Update LED bar to handle message type field

- Process 't' field to distinguish between beat ('b') and update ('u') messages
- Beat messages: execute pattern immediately using current parameters
- Update messages: only update parameters, don't execute pattern
- Maintains backward compatibility with default to beat if 't' not specified
- Enables proper synchronization between controller and bars

configure_bar.py

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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+"""
+LED Bar Configuration Script
+Updates the settings.json file for each LED bar with its unique name
+"""
+
+import json
+import os
+
+# LED Bar names/IDs
+LED_BAR_NAMES = ["100", "101", "102", "103", "104", "105", "106", "107"]
+
+def update_bar_settings(bar_name, settings_file="settings.json"):
+    """Update the settings.json file with the bar name"""
+    if not os.path.exists(settings_file):
+        print(f"Error: {settings_file} not found")
+        return False
+    
+    # Read current settings
+    with open(settings_file, 'r') as f:
+        settings = json.load(f)
+    
+    # Update the name
+    settings["name"] = bar_name
+    
+    # Write back to file
+    with open(settings_file, 'w') as f:
+        json.dump(settings, f, indent=4)
+    
+    print(f"Updated {settings_file} with name: {bar_name}")
+    return True
+
+def main():
+    print("LED Bar Configuration Script")
+    print("=" * 40)
+    print("Available bar names:", LED_BAR_NAMES)
+    print()
+    
+    while True:
+        print("Enter bar name to configure (or 'quit' to exit):")
+        bar_name = input("> ").strip()
+        
+        if bar_name.lower() == 'quit':
+            break
+        
+        if bar_name not in LED_BAR_NAMES:
+            print(f"Invalid bar name. Must be one of: {LED_BAR_NAMES}")
+            continue
+        
+        if update_bar_settings(bar_name):
+            print(f"Successfully configured LED bar as '{bar_name}'")
+        else:
+            print("Failed to update settings")
+        
+        print()
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()