diff --git a/klippy/extras/dotstar.py b/klippy/extras/dotstar.py
index ce98143e..d75f438a 100644
--- a/klippy/extras/dotstar.py
+++ b/klippy/extras/dotstar.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Support for "dotstar" leds
 #
-# Copyright (C) 2019-2020  Kevin O'Connor <kevin@koconnor.net>
+# Copyright (C) 2019-2022  Kevin O'Connor <kevin@koconnor.net>
 #
 # This file may be distributed under the terms of the GNU GPLv3 license.
 from . import bus
@@ -9,11 +9,10 @@ BACKGROUND_PRIORITY_CLOCK = 0x7fffffff00000000
 
 class PrinterDotstar:
     def __init__(self, config):
-        self.printer = config.get_printer()
+        self.printer = printer = config.get_printer()
         name = config.get_name().split()[1]
-        self.mutex = self.printer.get_reactor().mutex()
         # Configure a software spi bus
-        ppins = self.printer.lookup_object('pins')
+        ppins = printer.lookup_object('pins')
         data_pin_params = ppins.lookup_pin(config.get('data_pin'))
         clock_pin_params = ppins.lookup_pin(config.get('clock_pin'))
         mcu = data_pin_params['chip']
@@ -22,75 +21,38 @@ class PrinterDotstar:
         sw_spi_pins = (data_pin_params['pin'], data_pin_params['pin'],
                        clock_pin_params['pin'])
         self.spi = bus.MCU_SPI(mcu, None, None, 0, 500000, sw_spi_pins)
-        # Initial color
+        # Initialize color data
         self.chain_count = config.getint('chain_count', 1, minval=1)
-        red = config.getfloat('initial_RED', 0., minval=0., maxval=1.)
-        green = config.getfloat('initial_GREEN', 0., minval=0., maxval=1.)
-        blue = config.getfloat('initial_BLUE', 0., minval=0., maxval=1.)
-        color_data = [0xff, blue, green, red] * self.chain_count
-        self.color_data = [0, 0, 0, 0] + color_data + [0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff]
-        self.update_color_data(red, green, blue)
-        self.old_color_data = bytearray([d ^ 1 for d in self.color_data])
+        pled = printer.load_object(config, "led")
+        self.led_helper = pled.setup_helper(config, self.update_leds,
+                                            self.chain_count)
+        self.prev_data = None
         # Register commands
-        self.printer.register_event_handler("klippy:connect", self.send_data)
-        gcode = self.printer.lookup_object('gcode')
-        gcode.register_mux_command("SET_LED", "LED", name, self.cmd_SET_LED,
-                                   desc=self.cmd_SET_LED_help)
-    def update_color_data(self, red, green, blue, white=None, index=None):
-        red = int(red * 255. + .5)
-        blue = int(blue * 255. + .5)
-        green = int(green * 255. + .5)
-        color_data = [0xff, blue, green, red]
-        if index is not None:
-            self.color_data[index*4:(index+1)*4] = color_data
-        else:
-            self.color_data[4:-4] = color_data * self.chain_count
-    def send_data(self, print_time=None):
-        old_data, new_data = self.old_color_data, self.color_data
-        if new_data == old_data:
+        printer.register_event_handler("klippy:connect", self.handle_connect)
+    def handle_connect(self):
+        self.update_leds(self.led_helper.get_status()['color_data'], None)
+    def update_leds(self, led_state, print_time):
+        if led_state == self.prev_data:
             return
-
+        self.prev_data = led_state
+        # Build data to send
+        data = [0] * ((len(led_state) + 2) * 4)
+        for i, (red, green, blue, white) in enumerate(led_state):
+            idx = (i + 1) * 4
+            data[idx] = 0xff
+            data[idx+1] = int(blue * 255. + .5)
+            data[idx+2] = int(green * 255. + .5)
+            data[idx+3] = int(red * 255. + .5)
+        data[-4] = data[-3] = data[-2] = data[-1] = 0xff
+        # Transmit update
         minclock = 0
         if print_time is not None:
             minclock = self.spi.get_mcu().print_time_to_clock(print_time)
-        data = self.color_data
         for d in [data[i:i+20] for i in range(0, len(data), 20)]:
             self.spi.spi_send(d, minclock=minclock,
                               reqclock=BACKGROUND_PRIORITY_CLOCK)
-    cmd_SET_LED_help = "Set the color of an LED"
-    def cmd_SET_LED(self, gcmd):
-        # Parse parameters
-        red = gcmd.get_float('RED', 0., minval=0., maxval=1.)
-        green = gcmd.get_float('GREEN', 0., minval=0., maxval=1.)
-        blue = gcmd.get_float('BLUE', 0., minval=0., maxval=1.)
-        white = 0.0 #dotstar's dont have white yet
-        index = gcmd.get_int('INDEX', None, minval=1, maxval=self.chain_count)
-        transmit = gcmd.get_int('TRANSMIT', 1)
-        sync = gcmd.get_int('SYNC', 1)
-        def reactor_bgfunc(print_time):
-            with self.mutex:
-                self.update_color_data(red, green, blue, index=index)
-                if transmit:
-                    self.send_data(print_time)
-        def lookahead_bgfunc(print_time):
-            reactor = self.printer.get_reactor()
-            reactor.register_callback(lambda et: reactor_bgfunc(print_time))
-        if sync:
-            #Sync LED Update with print time and send
-            toolhead = self.printer.lookup_object('toolhead')
-            toolhead.register_lookahead_callback(lookahead_bgfunc)
-        else:
-            #Send update now (so as not to wake toolhead and reset idle_timeout)
-            lookahead_bgfunc(None)
     def get_status(self, eventtime):
-        cdata = []
-        for i in range(self.chain_count):
-            idx = (i + 1) * 4
-            cdata.append(
-                {k: round(v / 255., 4) for k, v in
-                 zip("BGR", self.color_data[idx+1:idx+4])}
-            )
-        return {'color_data': cdata}
+        return self.led_helper.get_status(eventtime)
 
 def load_config_prefix(config):
     return PrinterDotstar(config)