Support for Adafruit Pixie (#749)

* Support for Adafruit Pixie * Updated based on PR review to align with library style and added Pixie constructor to NeoPixelBugLg
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+// PixieTest
+// This example will cycle between showing Pixies as Red, Green, Blue, White
+// and then showing those Pixies as Black.
+//
+// There is serial output of the current state so you can confirm and follow along
+//
+
+#include <NeoPixelBus.h>
+
+const uint16_t PixelCount = 1; // Number of Pixies daisycahined
+
+#define colorSaturation 128
+
+// Pixie reads data in at 115.2k serial, 8N1.
+// Byte order is R1, G1, B1, R2, G2, B2, ... where the first triplet is the
+// color of the LED that's closest to the controller. 1ms of silence triggers
+// latch. 2 seconds silence (or overheating) triggers LED off (for safety).
+
+// Use either Software Serial or hardware serial depending on the board
+
+// #include "SoftwareSerial.h"
+// #define PIXIEPIN  6 // Pin number for SoftwareSerial output
+// SoftwareSerial pixieSerial(-1, PIXIEPIN);
+
+//hardware Serial
+#define pixieSerial Serial2
+
+NeoPixelBus<NeoRgbFeature, PixieStreamMethod> strip(PixelCount, &pixieSerial);
+
+RgbColor colors[5];
+
+void setup()
+{
+    Serial.begin(115200);
+    while (!Serial); // wait for serial attach
+
+    Serial.println();
+    Serial.println("Initializing...");
+    Serial.flush();
+
+    // Pixie requires 115200 buard rate and 8N1 (eight bits, no parity, 1 stop bit). 
+    pixieSerial.begin(115200, SERIAL_8N1); 
+
+    //setup array of colors (R,G,B,W,Black)
+    colors[0] = RgbColor(colorSaturation, 0, 0);
+    colors[1] = RgbColor(0, colorSaturation, 0);
+    colors[2] = RgbColor(0, 0, colorSaturation);
+    colors[3] = RgbColor(colorSaturation);
+    colors[4] = RgbColor(0);
+
+    // this resets all the Pixies to an off state
+    strip.Begin();
+    strip.Show();
+
+    Serial.println();
+    Serial.println("Running...");
+}
+
+
+void loop()
+{
+    Serial.println("RGB Colors R, G, B, W, Off");
+    // Cycle all the Pixies through Red->Green->Blue->White->Black/Off from the colors array
+    for(int colorIndex=0; colorIndex<5; colorIndex++)
+    {
+      for(int pixelIndex=0; pixelIndex<PixelCount; pixelIndex++)
+      {
+        strip.SetPixelColor(pixelIndex, colors[colorIndex]);
+      }
+      strip.Show(); 
+      delay(1000);
+      // As a safety feature, Pixie will shutoff if no data is received >2 seconds
+      // Adafruit recomends sending data <1 second.  If needed, .Show() can be called 
+      // again to resend the existing color value to reset this timer.
+      
+    }
+
+}