ezWS2812gpio bug - debug cycle counter not running

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#1

The debugger needs to be connected for the cycle counter to run, when programming with the Arduino IDE this is not the case and the counter stays at 0 crashing the ezWS2812 library, this can be enabled in firmware but seems unreliable. A better approach would be to use a timer running at CPU clock.

#2 
    //enable debug cycle counter
    volatile unsigned int *DWT_LAR   = (volatile unsigned int *)0xE0001FB0;
    volatile unsigned int *SCB_DEMCR = (volatile unsigned int *)0xE000EDFC;
    *DWT_LAR = 0xC5ACCE55;
    *SCB_DEMCR |= 0x01000000;
    *DWT_LAR = 0xC5ACCE55;
    DWT->CTRL |= 1;