filteredDownProblem

#include "FastLED.h"

#define NUM_LEDS 245
#define DATA_PIN 14
#define CLOCK_PIN 13

byte i = 1;
unsigned char brightness = 50;
CRGB bottomLeds[NUM_LEDS]; // Here is our FastLED Object

/////////////////////////////// class SolidColors //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
/* The class constructor takes 4 inputs. Three inputs for RGB values, and one input of a pointer to a fastLED CGRB Object Array we wish to modifiy  */
class SolidColors
{
  public:
    SolidColors(unsigned char strip, int rLevel, int gLevel, int bLevel, CRGB *LED_Array);
    int stripNumber;
    int redLevel;
    int greenLevel;
    int blueLevel;
    void begins();
    CRGB *LED_Array;
};

/*///////////// Constructor /////////////////*/
SolidColors::SolidColors(unsigned char strip, int rLevel, int gLevel, int bLevel, CRGB*LED_Array){
    stripNumber = strip;
    redLevel = rLevel;
    greenLevel = gLevel;
    blueLevel = bLevel;
}
/*////////// End of Constructor ///////////////*/


void SolidColors::begins(){
     Serial.print(" Begins fired off. ");
     for(int iLed = 0; iLed < NUM_LEDS; iLed++){
          //LED_Array[iLed].r = redLevel;
          //LED_Array[iLed].g = greenLevel;
          //LED_Array[iLed].b = blueLevel;
     }
}
/*//////////////////////// End of class SolidColors ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////*/

SolidColors PersistantColor(1,0,0,200,bottomLeds); // Here is where we institaniate an Object of class SolidColors and pass in a pointer to the FastLED CRGB Object "botomLeds".

void setup() {
     Serial.begin(115200);
     FastLED.addLeds<SK9822, DATA_PIN, CLOCK_PIN, BGR, DATA_RATE_MHZ(10)>(bottomLeds, NUM_LEDS);
     LEDS.setBrightness(brightness);
}

void loop() {
     while(i==1){
         i = 0;
         PersistantColor.begins();
         Serial.print("This message should show only once.");
         FastLED.show();
     }
}