John suggested an alternate solution that requires no changes to the software and no extra MCU pinL Precharge the LEDs by just connecting a fairly large-valued resistor from Vcc to the common line. I tried it out with a couple of 20k resistors and it works! Awesome!
Updated schematic:

Discussions
Become a Hackaday.io Member
Create an account to leave a comment. Already have an account? Log In.