diff --git a/src/ws2812.pio b/src/ws2812.pio
index 12f9840..bbd6ee2 100644
--- a/src/ws2812.pio
+++ b/src/ws2812.pio
@@ -1 +1,43 @@
 .program ws2812
+
+.side_set 1
+
+.define public T1 2
+.define public T2 5
+.define public T3 3
+
+.lang_opt python sideset_init = pico.PIO.OUT_HIGH
+.lang_opt python out_init     = pico.PIO.OUT_HIGH
+.lang_opt python out_shiftdir = 1
+
+.wrap_target
+bitloop:
+    out x, 1       side 0 [T3 - 1] ; Side-set still takes place when instruction stalls
+    jmp !x do_zero side 1 [T1 - 1] ; Branch on the bit we shifted out. Positive pulse
+do_one:
+    jmp  bitloop   side 1 [T2 - 1] ; Continue driving high, for a long pulse
+do_zero:
+    nop            side 0 [T2 - 1] ; Or drive low, for a short pulse
+.wrap
+
+% c-sdk {
+#include "hardware/clocks.h"
+
+static inline void ws2812_program_init(PIO pio, uint sm, uint offset, uint pin, float freq, bool rgbw) {
+
+    pio_gpio_init(pio, pin);
+    pio_sm_set_consecutive_pindirs(pio, sm, pin, 1, true);
+
+    pio_sm_config c = ws2812_program_get_default_config(offset);
+    sm_config_set_sideset_pins(&c, pin);
+    sm_config_set_out_shift(&c, false, true, rgbw ? 32 : 24);
+    sm_config_set_fifo_join(&c, PIO_FIFO_JOIN_TX);
+
+    int cycles_per_bit = ws2812_T1 + ws2812_T2 + ws2812_T3;
+    float div = clock_get_hz(clk_sys) / (freq * cycles_per_bit);
+    sm_config_set_clkdiv(&c, div);
+
+    pio_sm_init(pio, sm, offset, &c);
+    pio_sm_set_enabled(pio, sm, true);
+}
+%}
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