diff --git a/src/assemble.py b/src/assemble.py
index 645d656..400898d 100644
--- a/src/assemble.py
+++ b/src/assemble.py
@@ -1,29 +1,26 @@
-import sys
-from contextlib import contextmanager
+import io
+import pathlib
+from contextlib import redirect_stdout
 
 import adafruit_pioasm
 import click
 
 
-@contextmanager
-def temporary_stdout(filename):
-    old_stdout = sys.stdout
-    try:
-        with open(filename, "w", encoding="utf-8") as sys.stdout:
-            yield sys.stdout
-    finally:
-        sys.stdout = old_stdout
-
 @click.command
 @click.argument("infile")
 @click.argument("outfile")
 def main(infile, outfile):
-    program_name = infile.rpartition("/")[2].partition(".")[0]
-    print(program_name)
+    program_name = pathlib.Path(infile).stem
     program = adafruit_pioasm.Program.from_file(infile, build_debuginfo=True)
 
-    with temporary_stdout(outfile):
+    c_program = io.StringIO()
+    with redirect_stdout(c_program):
         program.print_c_program(program_name)
 
+    with open(outfile, "w", encoding="utf-8") as out:
+        print("#pragma once", file=out)
+        print("", file=out)
+        print(c_program.getvalue().rstrip().replace("True", "true"), file=out)
+
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     main()
diff --git a/src/include/piomatter/piomatter.h b/src/include/piomatter/piomatter.h
index 062c5d4..0f63e4d 100644
--- a/src/include/piomatter/piomatter.h
+++ b/src/include/piomatter/piomatter.h
@@ -111,6 +111,8 @@ struct piomatter : piomatter_base {
         pio_sm_config c = pio_get_default_sm_config();
         sm_config_set_wrap(&c, offset + protomatter_wrap_target,
                            offset + protomatter_wrap);
+        // 1 side-set pin
+        sm_config_set_sideset(&c, 2, true, false);
         sm_config_set_out_shift(&c, /* shift_right= */ false,
                                 /* auto_pull = */ true, 32);
         sm_config_set_fifo_join(&c, PIO_FIFO_JOIN_TX);
@@ -119,10 +121,11 @@ struct piomatter : piomatter_base {
         // frequency is approximately the best sustainable clock with current
         // FW & kernel.
         constexpr double target_freq =
-            2700000; // 2.7MHz PIO clock -> 1.35MHz pixel clock
+            2700000 * 2; // 2.7MHz pixel clock, 2 PIO cycles per pixel
         double div = clock_get_hz(clk_sys) / target_freq;
         sm_config_set_clkdiv(&c, div);
         sm_config_set_out_pins(&c, 0, 28);
+        sm_config_set_sideset_pins(&c, pinout::PIN_CLK);
         pio_sm_init(pio, sm, offset, &c);
         pio_sm_set_enabled(pio, sm, true);
 
diff --git a/src/include/piomatter/protomatter.pio.h b/src/include/piomatter/protomatter.pio.h
index 0a2d84b..73485e2 100644
--- a/src/include/piomatter/protomatter.pio.h
+++ b/src/include/piomatter/protomatter.pio.h
@@ -2,24 +2,27 @@
 
 const int protomatter_wrap = 4;
 const int protomatter_wrap_target = 0;
-const int protomatter_sideset_pin_count = 0;
-const bool protomatter_sideset_enable = 0;
+const int protomatter_sideset_pin_count = 1;
+const bool protomatter_sideset_enable = true;
 const uint16_t protomatter[] = {
     // ; data format (out-shift-right):
     // ; MSB ... LSB
     // ; 0 ddd......ddd: 31-bit delay
     // ; 1 ccc......ccc: 31 bit data count
+    // .side_set 1 opt
     // .wrap_target
     // top:
     0x6021, //     out x, 1
     0x605f, //     out y, 31
-    0x0025, //     jmp !x delay_loop
+    0x0025, //     jmp !x do_delay
             // data_loop:
     0x6000, //     out pins, 32
-    0x0083, //     jmp y--, data_loop
+    0x1883, //     jmp y--, data_loop  side 1 ; assert clk bit
             // .wrap
+            // do_delay:
+    0x6000, //     out pins, 32
             // delay_loop:
-    0x0085, //     jmp y--, delay_loop
+    0x0086, //     jmp y--, delay_loop
     0x0000, //     jmp top
     //     ;; fill program out to 32 instructions so nothing else can load
     0xa042, //     nop
diff --git a/src/include/piomatter/render.h b/src/include/piomatter/render.h
index 4e8abe8..12c49c4 100644
--- a/src/include/piomatter/render.h
+++ b/src/include/piomatter/render.h
@@ -7,10 +7,10 @@
 
 namespace piomatter {
 
-constexpr unsigned DATA_OVERHEAD = 3;
-constexpr unsigned CLOCKS_PER_DATA = 2;
-constexpr unsigned DELAY_OVERHEAD = 5;
-constexpr unsigned CLOCKS_PER_DELAY = 1;
+constexpr int DATA_OVERHEAD = 3;
+constexpr int CLOCKS_PER_DATA = 2;
+constexpr int DELAY_OVERHEAD = 5;
+constexpr int CLOCKS_PER_DELAY = 1;
 
 constexpr uint32_t command_data = 1u << 31;
 constexpr uint32_t command_delay = 0;
@@ -137,12 +137,12 @@ void protomatter_render_rgb10(std::vector<uint32_t> &result,
 
     int data_count = 0;
 
-    auto do_delay = [&](uint32_t delay) {
-        if (delay == 0)
-            return;
+    auto do_data_delay = [&](uint32_t data, int32_t delay) {
+        delay = std::max((delay / CLOCKS_PER_DELAY) - DELAY_OVERHEAD, 1);
         assert(delay < 1000000);
         assert(!data_count);
         result.push_back(command_delay | (delay ? delay - 1 : 0));
+        result.push_back(data);
     };
 
     auto prep_data = [&data_count, &result](uint32_t n) {
@@ -153,27 +153,15 @@ void protomatter_render_rgb10(std::vector<uint32_t> &result,
         data_count = n;
     };
 
-    auto do_data = [&](uint32_t d) {
-        assert(data_count);
-        data_count--;
-        result.push_back(d);
-    };
-
     int32_t active_time;
 
-    auto do_data_active = [&active_time, &do_data](uint32_t d) {
+    auto do_data_clk_active = [&active_time, &data_count, &result](uint32_t d) {
         bool active = active_time > 0;
         active_time--;
         d |= active ? pinout::oe_active : pinout::oe_inactive;
-        do_data(d);
-    };
-
-    auto do_data_delay = [&prep_data, &do_data, &do_delay](uint32_t d,
-                                                           int32_t delay) {
-        prep_data(1);
-        do_data(d);
-        if (delay > 0)
-            do_delay(delay);
+        assert(data_count);
+        data_count--;
+        result.push_back(d);
     };
 
     auto calc_addr_bits = [](int addr) {
@@ -195,9 +183,9 @@ void protomatter_render_rgb10(std::vector<uint32_t> &result,
         return data;
     };
 
-    auto add_pixels = [&do_data_active, &result](uint32_t addr_bits, bool r0,
-                                                 bool g0, bool b0, bool r1,
-                                                 bool g1, bool b1) {
+    auto add_pixels = [&do_data_clk_active,
+                       &result](uint32_t addr_bits, bool r0, bool g0, bool b0,
+                                bool r1, bool g1, bool b1) {
         uint32_t data = addr_bits;
         if (r0)
             data |= (1 << pinout::PIN_RGB[0]);
@@ -212,8 +200,7 @@ void protomatter_render_rgb10(std::vector<uint32_t> &result,
         if (b1)
             data |= (1 << pinout::PIN_RGB[5]);
 
-        do_data_active(data);
-        do_data_active(data | pinout::clk_bit);
+        do_data_clk_active(data);
     };
 
     int last_bit = 0;
@@ -243,7 +230,7 @@ void protomatter_render_rgb10(std::vector<uint32_t> &result,
             active_time = 1 << last_bit;
             last_bit = bit;
 
-            prep_data(2 * pixels_across);
+            prep_data(pixels_across);
             auto mapiter = matrixmap.map.begin() + 2 * addr * pixels_across;
             for (size_t x = 0; x < pixels_across; x++) {
                 assert(mapiter != matrixmap.map.end());
diff --git a/src/protomatter.pio b/src/protomatter.pio
index c4f082a..1aef1f2 100644
--- a/src/protomatter.pio
+++ b/src/protomatter.pio
@@ -3,17 +3,20 @@
 ; 0 ddd......ddd: 31-bit delay
 ; 1 ccc......ccc: 31 bit data count
 
+.side_set 1 opt
 .wrap_target
 top:
     out x, 1
     out y, 31
-    jmp !x delay_loop
+    jmp !x do_delay
 
 data_loop:
     out pins, 32
-    jmp y--, data_loop
+    jmp y--, data_loop  side 1 ; assert clk bit
 .wrap
 
+do_delay:
+    out pins, 32
 delay_loop:
     jmp y--, delay_loop
     jmp top