diff --git a/src/NeoPixelBus.h b/src/NeoPixelBus.h
index 566748a..295f497 100644
--- a/src/NeoPixelBus.h
+++ b/src/NeoPixelBus.h
@@ -389,6 +389,12 @@ protected:
         return T_COLOR_FEATURE::pixels(_method.getData());
     }
 
+    const uint8_t* _pixels() const
+    {
+        // get pixels data within the data stream
+        return T_COLOR_FEATURE::pixels(_method.getData());
+    }
+
     void _rotateLeft(uint16_t rotationCount, uint16_t first, uint16_t last)
     {
         // store in temp
diff --git a/src/internal/DotStarColorFeatures.h b/src/internal/DotStarColorFeatures.h
index 0ab2001..2239c8d 100644
--- a/src/internal/DotStarColorFeatures.h
+++ b/src/internal/DotStarColorFeatures.h
@@ -175,6 +175,11 @@ public:
     {
         return pData;
     }
+
+    static const uint8_t* pixels(const uint8_t* pData)
+    {
+        return pData;
+    }
 };
 
 class DotStar4ElementsNoSettings : public DotStar4Elements
@@ -191,6 +196,11 @@ public:
     {
         return pData;
     }
+
+    static const uint8_t* pixels(const uint8_t* pData)
+    {
+        return pData;
+    }
 };
 
 class DotStarBgrFeature : public DotStar3ElementsNoSettings
@@ -206,10 +216,10 @@ public:
         *p = color.R;
     }
 
-    static ColorObject retrievePixelColor(uint8_t* pPixels, uint16_t indexPixel)
+    static ColorObject retrievePixelColor(const uint8_t* pPixels, uint16_t indexPixel)
     {
         ColorObject color;
-        uint8_t* p = getPixelAddress(pPixels, indexPixel);
+        const uint8_t* p = getPixelAddress(pPixels, indexPixel);
 
         p++; // ignore the first byte
         color.B = *p++;
@@ -247,10 +257,10 @@ public:
         *p = color.R;
     }
 
-    static ColorObject retrievePixelColor(uint8_t* pPixels, uint16_t indexPixel)
+    static ColorObject retrievePixelColor(const uint8_t* pPixels, uint16_t indexPixel)
     {
         ColorObject color;
-        uint8_t* p = getPixelAddress(pPixels, indexPixel);
+        const uint8_t* p = getPixelAddress(pPixels, indexPixel);
 
         color.W = (*p++) & 0x1F; // mask out upper three bits
         color.B = *p++;
@@ -288,10 +298,10 @@ public:
         *p = color.B;
     }
 
-    static ColorObject retrievePixelColor(uint8_t* pPixels, uint16_t indexPixel)
+    static ColorObject retrievePixelColor(const uint8_t* pPixels, uint16_t indexPixel)
     {
         ColorObject color;
-        uint8_t* p = getPixelAddress(pPixels, indexPixel);
+        const uint8_t* p = getPixelAddress(pPixels, indexPixel);
 
         p++; // ignore the first byte
         color.G = *p++;
@@ -329,10 +339,10 @@ public:
         *p = color.B;
     }
 
-    static ColorObject retrievePixelColor(uint8_t* pPixels, uint16_t indexPixel)
+    static ColorObject retrievePixelColor(const uint8_t* pPixels, uint16_t indexPixel)
     {
         ColorObject color;
-        uint8_t* p = getPixelAddress(pPixels, indexPixel);
+        const uint8_t* p = getPixelAddress(pPixels, indexPixel);
 
         color.W = (*p++) & 0x1F; // mask out upper three bits
         color.G = *p++;
@@ -371,10 +381,10 @@ public:
         *p = color.B;
     }
 
-    static ColorObject retrievePixelColor(uint8_t* pPixels, uint16_t indexPixel)
+    static ColorObject retrievePixelColor(const uint8_t* pPixels, uint16_t indexPixel)
     {
         ColorObject color;
-        uint8_t* p = getPixelAddress(pPixels, indexPixel);
+        const uint8_t* p = getPixelAddress(pPixels, indexPixel);
 
         p++; // ignore the first byte
         color.R = *p++;
@@ -412,10 +422,10 @@ public:
         *p = color.B;
     }
 
-    static ColorObject retrievePixelColor(uint8_t* pPixels, uint16_t indexPixel)
+    static ColorObject retrievePixelColor(const uint8_t* pPixels, uint16_t indexPixel)
     {
         ColorObject color;
-        uint8_t* p = getPixelAddress(pPixels, indexPixel);
+        const uint8_t* p = getPixelAddress(pPixels, indexPixel);
 
         color.W = (*p++) & 0x1F; // mask out upper three bits
         color.R = *p++;
@@ -453,10 +463,10 @@ public:
         *p = color.G;
     }
 
-    static ColorObject retrievePixelColor(uint8_t* pPixels, uint16_t indexPixel)
+    static ColorObject retrievePixelColor(const uint8_t* pPixels, uint16_t indexPixel)
     {
         ColorObject color;
-        uint8_t* p = getPixelAddress(pPixels, indexPixel);
+        const uint8_t* p = getPixelAddress(pPixels, indexPixel);
 
         p++; // ignore the first byte
         color.R = *p++;
@@ -494,10 +504,10 @@ public:
         *p = color.G;
     }
 
-    static ColorObject retrievePixelColor(uint8_t* pPixels, uint16_t indexPixel)
+    static ColorObject retrievePixelColor(const uint8_t* pPixels, uint16_t indexPixel)
     {
         ColorObject color;
-        uint8_t* p = getPixelAddress(pPixels, indexPixel);
+        const uint8_t* p = getPixelAddress(pPixels, indexPixel);
 
         color.W = (*p++) & 0x1F; // mask out upper three bits
         color.R = *p++;
@@ -536,10 +546,10 @@ public:
         *p = color.R;
     }
 
-    static ColorObject retrievePixelColor(uint8_t* pPixels, uint16_t indexPixel)
+    static ColorObject retrievePixelColor(const uint8_t* pPixels, uint16_t indexPixel)
     {
         ColorObject color;
-        uint8_t* p = getPixelAddress(pPixels, indexPixel);
+        const uint8_t* p = getPixelAddress(pPixels, indexPixel);
 
         p++; // ignore the first byte
         color.G = *p++;
@@ -577,10 +587,10 @@ public:
         *p = color.R;
     }
 
-    static ColorObject retrievePixelColor(uint8_t* pPixels, uint16_t indexPixel)
+    static ColorObject retrievePixelColor(const uint8_t* pPixels, uint16_t indexPixel)
     {
         ColorObject color;
-        uint8_t* p = getPixelAddress(pPixels, indexPixel);
+        const uint8_t* p = getPixelAddress(pPixels, indexPixel);
 
         color.W = (*p++) & 0x1F; // mask out upper three bits
         color.G = *p++;
@@ -618,10 +628,10 @@ public:
         *p = color.G;
     }
 
-    static ColorObject retrievePixelColor(uint8_t* pPixels, uint16_t indexPixel)
+    static ColorObject retrievePixelColor(const uint8_t* pPixels, uint16_t indexPixel)
     {
         ColorObject color;
-        uint8_t* p = getPixelAddress(pPixels, indexPixel);
+        const uint8_t* p = getPixelAddress(pPixels, indexPixel);
 
         p++; // ignore the first byte
         color.B = *p++;
@@ -659,10 +669,10 @@ public:
         *p = color.G;
     }
 
-    static ColorObject retrievePixelColor(uint8_t* pPixels, uint16_t indexPixel)
+    static ColorObject retrievePixelColor(const uint8_t* pPixels, uint16_t indexPixel)
     {
         ColorObject color;
-        uint8_t* p = getPixelAddress(pPixels, indexPixel);
+        const uint8_t* p = getPixelAddress(pPixels, indexPixel);
 
         color.W = (*p++) & 0x1F; // mask out upper three bits
         color.B = *p++;
diff --git a/src/internal/Lpd8806ColorFeatures.h b/src/internal/Lpd8806ColorFeatures.h
index 2dade10..a7c5a43 100644
--- a/src/internal/Lpd8806ColorFeatures.h
+++ b/src/internal/Lpd8806ColorFeatures.h
@@ -101,10 +101,10 @@ public:
 		*p = (color.G >> 1) | 0x80;
 	}
 
-	static ColorObject retrievePixelColor(uint8_t* pPixels, uint16_t indexPixel)
+	static ColorObject retrievePixelColor(const uint8_t* pPixels, uint16_t indexPixel)
 	{
 		ColorObject color;
-		uint8_t* p = getPixelAddress(pPixels, indexPixel);
+		const uint8_t* p = getPixelAddress(pPixels, indexPixel);
 
 		color.B = (*p++) << 1;
 		color.R = (*p++) << 1;
@@ -139,10 +139,10 @@ public:
         *p = (color.B >> 1) | 0x80;
     }
 
-    static ColorObject retrievePixelColor(uint8_t* pPixels, uint16_t indexPixel)
+    static ColorObject retrievePixelColor(const uint8_t* pPixels, uint16_t indexPixel)
     {
         ColorObject color;
-        uint8_t* p = getPixelAddress(pPixels, indexPixel);
+        const uint8_t* p = getPixelAddress(pPixels, indexPixel);
 
         color.G = (*p++) << 1;
         color.R = (*p++) << 1;
diff --git a/src/internal/NeoColorFeatures.h b/src/internal/NeoColorFeatures.h
index 257c682..d76862e 100644
--- a/src/internal/NeoColorFeatures.h
+++ b/src/internal/NeoColorFeatures.h
@@ -162,6 +162,11 @@ public:
     {
         return pData;
     }
+
+    static const uint8_t* pixels(const uint8_t* pData)
+    {
+        return pData;
+    }
 };
 
 class Neo4ElementsNoSettings : public Neo4Elements
@@ -178,6 +183,11 @@ public:
     {
         return pData;
     }
+
+    static const uint8_t* pixels(const uint8_t* pData)
+    {
+        return pData;
+    }
 };
 
 class NeoGrbFeature : public Neo3ElementsNoSettings
@@ -192,10 +202,10 @@ public:
         *p = color.B;
     }
 
-    static ColorObject retrievePixelColor(uint8_t* pPixels, uint16_t indexPixel)
+    static ColorObject retrievePixelColor(const uint8_t* pPixels, uint16_t indexPixel)
     {
         ColorObject color;
-        uint8_t* p = getPixelAddress(pPixels, indexPixel);
+        const uint8_t* p = getPixelAddress(pPixels, indexPixel);
 
         color.G = *p++;
         color.R = *p++;
@@ -231,10 +241,10 @@ public:
         *p = color.W;
     }
 
-    static ColorObject retrievePixelColor(uint8_t* pPixels, uint16_t indexPixel)
+    static ColorObject retrievePixelColor(const uint8_t* pPixels, uint16_t indexPixel)
     {
         ColorObject color;
-        uint8_t* p = getPixelAddress(pPixels, indexPixel);
+        const uint8_t* p = getPixelAddress(pPixels, indexPixel);
 
         color.G = *p++;
         color.R = *p++;
@@ -273,10 +283,10 @@ public:
         *p = color.W;
     }
 
-    static ColorObject retrievePixelColor(uint8_t* pPixels, uint16_t indexPixel)
+    static ColorObject retrievePixelColor(const uint8_t* pPixels, uint16_t indexPixel)
     {
         ColorObject color;
-        uint8_t* p = getPixelAddress(pPixels, indexPixel);
+        const uint8_t* p = getPixelAddress(pPixels, indexPixel);
 
         color.R = *p++;
         color.G = *p++;
@@ -313,10 +323,10 @@ public:
         *p = color.B;
     }
 
-    static ColorObject retrievePixelColor(uint8_t* pPixels, uint16_t indexPixel)
+    static ColorObject retrievePixelColor(const uint8_t* pPixels, uint16_t indexPixel)
     {
         ColorObject color;
-        uint8_t* p = getPixelAddress(pPixels, indexPixel);
+        const uint8_t* p = getPixelAddress(pPixels, indexPixel);
 
         color.R = *p++;
         color.G = *p++;
@@ -351,10 +361,10 @@ public:
         *p = color.G;
     }
 
-    static ColorObject retrievePixelColor(uint8_t* pPixels, uint16_t indexPixel)
+    static ColorObject retrievePixelColor(const uint8_t* pPixels, uint16_t indexPixel)
     {
         ColorObject color;
-        uint8_t* p = getPixelAddress(pPixels, indexPixel);
+        const uint8_t* p = getPixelAddress(pPixels, indexPixel);
 
         color.B = *p++;
         color.R = *p++;
@@ -389,10 +399,10 @@ public:
         *p = color.G;
     }
 
-    static ColorObject retrievePixelColor(uint8_t* pPixels, uint16_t indexPixel)
+    static ColorObject retrievePixelColor(const uint8_t* pPixels, uint16_t indexPixel)
     {
         ColorObject color;
-        uint8_t* p = getPixelAddress(pPixels, indexPixel);
+        const uint8_t* p = getPixelAddress(pPixels, indexPixel);
 
         color.R = *p++;
         color.B = *p++;
diff --git a/src/internal/NeoSegmentFeatures.h b/src/internal/NeoSegmentFeatures.h
index 9e5ea54..f0118f6 100644
--- a/src/internal/NeoSegmentFeatures.h
+++ b/src/internal/NeoSegmentFeatures.h
@@ -98,10 +98,10 @@ public:
         }
     }
 
-    static ColorObject retrievePixelColor(uint8_t* pPixels, uint16_t indexPixel)
+    static ColorObject retrievePixelColor(const uint8_t* pPixels, uint16_t indexPixel)
     {
         ColorObject color;
-        uint8_t* p = getPixelAddress(pPixels, indexPixel);
+        const uint8_t* p = getPixelAddress(pPixels, indexPixel);
         uint8_t commonSize = (PixelSize < color.SegmentCount) ? PixelSize : color.SegmentCount;
 
         for (uint8_t iSegment = 0; iSegment < commonSize; iSegment++)
diff --git a/src/internal/NeoTm1814ColorFeatures.h b/src/internal/NeoTm1814ColorFeatures.h
index 729b560..bc5035f 100644
--- a/src/internal/NeoTm1814ColorFeatures.h
+++ b/src/internal/NeoTm1814ColorFeatures.h
@@ -80,6 +80,11 @@ public:
     {
         return pData + SettingsSize;
     }
+
+    static const uint8_t* pixels(const uint8_t* pData)
+    {
+        return pData;
+    }
 };
 
 
@@ -96,10 +101,10 @@ public:
         *p = color.B;
     }
 
-    static ColorObject retrievePixelColor(uint8_t* pPixels, uint16_t indexPixel)
+    static ColorObject retrievePixelColor(const uint8_t* pPixels, uint16_t indexPixel)
     {
         ColorObject color;
-        uint8_t* p = getPixelAddress(pPixels, indexPixel);
+        const uint8_t* p = getPixelAddress(pPixels, indexPixel);
 
         color.W = *p++;
         color.R = *p++;