diff --git a/src/main/drivers/light_ws2811strip.c b/src/main/drivers/light_ws2811strip.c
index d91d5d5bc5..1eac8f5ab5 100644
--- a/src/main/drivers/light_ws2811strip.c
+++ b/src/main/drivers/light_ws2811strip.c
@@ -43,14 +43,15 @@
 #include "drivers/timer.h"
 #include "drivers/light_ws2811strip.h"
 
-static uint32_t ledStripDMABuffer[WS2811_DMA_BUFFER_SIZE];
+#define WS2811_PERIOD (WS2811_TIMER_HZ / WS2811_CARRIER_HZ)
+#define WS2811_BIT_COMPARE_1 ((WS2811_PERIOD * 2) / 3)
+#define WS2811_BIT_COMPARE_0 (WS2811_PERIOD / 3)
+
+static uint8_t ledStripDMABuffer[WS2811_DMA_BUFFER_SIZE];
 static IO_t ws2811IO = IO_NONE;
 static TCH_t * ws2811TCH = NULL;
 static bool ws2811Initialised = false;
 
-static uint16_t BIT_COMPARE_1 = 0;
-static uint16_t BIT_COMPARE_0 = 0;
-
 static hsvColor_t ledColorBuffer[WS2811_LED_STRIP_LENGTH];
 
 void setLedHsv(uint16_t index, const hsvColor_t *color)
@@ -103,10 +104,7 @@ void ws2811LedStripInit(void)
     }
 
     /* Compute the prescaler value */
-    uint16_t period = WS2811_TIMER_HZ / WS2811_CARRIER_HZ;
-
-    BIT_COMPARE_1 = period * 2 / 3;
-    BIT_COMPARE_0 = period / 3;
+    uint8_t period = WS2811_TIMER_HZ / WS2811_CARRIER_HZ;
 
     ws2811IO = IOGetByTag(IO_TAG(WS2811_PIN));
     IOInit(ws2811IO, OWNER_LED_STRIP, RESOURCE_OUTPUT, 0);
@@ -116,7 +114,7 @@ void ws2811LedStripInit(void)
     timerPWMConfigChannel(ws2811TCH, 0);
 
     // If DMA failed - abort
-    if (!timerPWMConfigChannelDMA(ws2811TCH, ledStripDMABuffer, WS2811_DMA_BUFFER_SIZE)) {
+    if (!timerPWMConfigChannelDMA(ws2811TCH, ledStripDMABuffer, sizeof(uint8_t), WS2811_DMA_BUFFER_SIZE)) {
         ws2811Initialised = false;
         return;
     }
@@ -141,7 +139,7 @@ STATIC_UNIT_TESTED void fastUpdateLEDDMABuffer(rgbColor24bpp_t *color)
     uint32_t grb = (color->rgb.g << 16) | (color->rgb.r << 8) | (color->rgb.b);
 
     for (int8_t index = 23; index >= 0; index--) {
-        ledStripDMABuffer[dmaBufferOffset++] = (grb & (1 << index)) ? BIT_COMPARE_1 : BIT_COMPARE_0;
+        ledStripDMABuffer[dmaBufferOffset++] = (grb & (1 << index)) ? WS2811_BIT_COMPARE_1 : WS2811_BIT_COMPARE_0;
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/main/drivers/pwm_output.c b/src/main/drivers/pwm_output.c
index 5413f51d0f..5a0f2a2913 100644
--- a/src/main/drivers/pwm_output.c
+++ b/src/main/drivers/pwm_output.c
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ typedef struct {
 
 #ifdef USE_DSHOT
     // DSHOT parameters
-    uint32_t dmaBuffer[DSHOT_DMA_BUFFER_SIZE] __attribute__ ((aligned (4)));
+    uint8_t dmaBuffer[DSHOT_DMA_BUFFER_SIZE];
 #endif
 } pwmOutputPort_t;
 
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ static pwmOutputPort_t * motorConfigDshot(const timerHardware_t * timerHardware,
     dshotMotorUpdateIntervalUs = MAX(dshotMotorUpdateIntervalUs, motorIntervalUs);
 
     // Configure timer DMA
-    if (timerPWMConfigChannelDMA(port->tch, port->dmaBuffer, DSHOT_DMA_BUFFER_SIZE)) {
+    if (timerPWMConfigChannelDMA(port->tch, port->dmaBuffer, sizeof(uint8_t), DSHOT_DMA_BUFFER_SIZE)) {
         // Only mark as DSHOT channel if DMA was set successfully
         memset(port->dmaBuffer, 0, sizeof(port->dmaBuffer));
         port->configured = true;
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ static void pwmWriteDshot(uint8_t index, uint16_t value)
     motors[index]->value = value;
 }
 
-static void loadDmaBufferDshot(uint32_t * dmaBuffer, uint16_t packet)
+static void loadDmaBufferDshot(uint8_t *dmaBuffer, uint16_t packet)
 {
     for (int i = 0; i < 16; i++) {
         dmaBuffer[i] = (packet & 0x8000) ? DSHOT_MOTOR_BIT_1 : DSHOT_MOTOR_BIT_0;  // MSB first
diff --git a/src/main/drivers/timer.c b/src/main/drivers/timer.c
index b60e087e39..89084b3d87 100755
--- a/src/main/drivers/timer.c
+++ b/src/main/drivers/timer.c
@@ -233,14 +233,14 @@ uint32_t timerGetBaseClockHW(const timerHardware_t * timHw)
     return SystemCoreClock / timerClockDivisor(timHw->tim);
 }
 
-bool timerPWMConfigChannelDMA(TCH_t * tch, void * dmaBuffer, uint32_t dmaBufferSize)
+bool timerPWMConfigChannelDMA(TCH_t * tch, void * dmaBuffer, uint8_t dmaBufferElementSize, uint32_t dmaBufferElementCount)
 {
-    return impl_timerPWMConfigChannelDMA(tch, dmaBuffer, dmaBufferSize);
+    return impl_timerPWMConfigChannelDMA(tch, dmaBuffer, dmaBufferElementSize, dmaBufferElementCount);
 }
 
-void timerPWMPrepareDMA(TCH_t * tch, uint32_t dmaBufferSize)
+void timerPWMPrepareDMA(TCH_t * tch, uint32_t dmaBufferElementCount)
 {
-    impl_timerPWMPrepareDMA(tch, dmaBufferSize);
+    impl_timerPWMPrepareDMA(tch, dmaBufferElementCount);
 }
 
 void timerPWMStartDMA(TCH_t * tch)
@@ -256,4 +256,4 @@ void timerPWMStopDMA(TCH_t * tch)
 bool timerPWMDMAInProgress(TCH_t * tch)
 {
     return tch->dmaState != TCH_DMA_IDLE;
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/src/main/drivers/timer.h b/src/main/drivers/timer.h
index 2fe3c39e3f..27e3e93fc2 100644
--- a/src/main/drivers/timer.h
+++ b/src/main/drivers/timer.h
@@ -190,8 +190,11 @@ void timerEnable(TCH_t * tch);
 void timerPWMConfigChannel(TCH_t * tch, uint16_t value);
 void timerPWMStart(TCH_t * tch);
 
-bool timerPWMConfigChannelDMA(TCH_t * tch, void * dmaBuffer, uint32_t dmaBufferSize);
-void timerPWMPrepareDMA(TCH_t * tch, uint32_t dmaBufferSize);
+// dmaBufferElementSize is the size in bytes of each element in the memory
+// buffer. 1, 2 or 4 are the only valid values.
+// dmaBufferElementCount is the number of elements in the buffer
+bool timerPWMConfigChannelDMA(TCH_t * tch, void * dmaBuffer, uint8_t dmaBufferElementSize, uint32_t dmaBufferElementCount);
+void timerPWMPrepareDMA(TCH_t * tch, uint32_t dmaBufferElementCount);
 void timerPWMStartDMA(TCH_t * tch);
 void timerPWMStopDMA(TCH_t * tch);
 bool timerPWMDMAInProgress(TCH_t * tch);
diff --git a/src/main/drivers/timer_impl.h b/src/main/drivers/timer_impl.h
index aa9b7fee27..bb9d55af98 100644
--- a/src/main/drivers/timer_impl.h
+++ b/src/main/drivers/timer_impl.h
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ void impl_timerChCaptureCompareEnable(TCH_t * tch, bool enable);
 
 void impl_timerPWMConfigChannel(TCH_t * tch, uint16_t value);
 void impl_timerPWMStart(TCH_t * tch);
-bool impl_timerPWMConfigChannelDMA(TCH_t * tch, void * dmaBuffer, uint32_t dmaBufferSize);
-void impl_timerPWMPrepareDMA(TCH_t * tch, uint32_t dmaBufferSize);
+bool impl_timerPWMConfigChannelDMA(TCH_t * tch, void * dmaBuffer, uint8_t dmaBufferElementSize, uint32_t dmaBufferElementCount);
+void impl_timerPWMPrepareDMA(TCH_t * tch, uint32_t dmaBufferElementCount);
 void impl_timerPWMStartDMA(TCH_t * tch);
 void impl_timerPWMStopDMA(TCH_t * tch);
diff --git a/src/main/drivers/timer_impl_hal.c b/src/main/drivers/timer_impl_hal.c
index 1834d84c74..34099abd05 100644
--- a/src/main/drivers/timer_impl_hal.c
+++ b/src/main/drivers/timer_impl_hal.c
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@ static void impl_timerDMA_IRQHandler(DMA_t descriptor)
     }
 }
 
-bool impl_timerPWMConfigChannelDMA(TCH_t * tch, void * dmaBuffer, uint32_t dmaBufferSize)
+bool impl_timerPWMConfigChannelDMA(TCH_t * tch, void * dmaBuffer, uint8_t dmaBufferElementSize, uint32_t dmaBufferElementCount)
 {
     tch->dma = dmaGetByTag(tch->timHw->dmaTag);
     tch->dmaBuffer = dmaBuffer;
@@ -346,11 +346,29 @@ bool impl_timerPWMConfigChannelDMA(TCH_t * tch, void * dmaBuffer, uint32_t dmaBu
     init.Channel = channelLL;
     init.PeriphOrM2MSrcAddress = (uint32_t)impl_timerCCR(tch);
     init.PeriphOrM2MSrcIncMode = LL_DMA_PERIPH_NOINCREMENT;
+    uint32_t memoryDataSize;
+    switch (dmaBufferElementSize) {
+        case 1:
+            memoryDataSize = LL_DMA_MDATAALIGN_BYTE;
+            break;
+        case 2:
+            memoryDataSize = LL_DMA_MDATAALIGN_HALFWORD;
+            break;
+        case 4:
+            memoryDataSize = LL_DMA_MDATAALIGN_WORD;
+            break;
+        default:
+            // Programmer error
+            while(1) {
+
+            }
+    }
+
     init.PeriphOrM2MSrcDataSize = LL_DMA_PDATAALIGN_WORD;
     init.MemoryOrM2MDstAddress = (uint32_t)dmaBuffer;
     init.MemoryOrM2MDstIncMode = LL_DMA_MEMORY_INCREMENT;
-    init.MemoryOrM2MDstDataSize = LL_DMA_MDATAALIGN_WORD;
-    init.NbData = dmaBufferSize;
+    init.MemoryOrM2MDstDataSize = memoryDataSize;
+    init.NbData = dmaBufferElementCount;
     init.Direction = LL_DMA_DIRECTION_MEMORY_TO_PERIPH;
     init.Mode = LL_DMA_MODE_NORMAL;
     init.Priority = LL_DMA_PRIORITY_HIGH;
@@ -375,10 +393,10 @@ bool impl_timerPWMConfigChannelDMA(TCH_t * tch, void * dmaBuffer, uint32_t dmaBu
     return true;
 }
 
-void impl_timerPWMPrepareDMA(TCH_t * tch, uint32_t dmaBufferSize)
+void impl_timerPWMPrepareDMA(TCH_t * tch, uint32_t dmaBufferElementCount)
 {
     const uint32_t streamLL = lookupDMALLStreamTable[DMATAG_GET_STREAM(tch->timHw->dmaTag)];
-    DMA_TypeDef * dmaBase = tch->dma->dma;
+    DMA_TypeDef *dmaBase = tch->dma->dma;
 
     // Make sure we terminate any DMA transaction currently in progress
     // Clear the flag as well, so even if DMA transfer finishes while within ATOMIC_BLOCK
@@ -389,7 +407,7 @@ void impl_timerPWMPrepareDMA(TCH_t * tch, uint32_t dmaBufferSize)
         DMA_CLEAR_FLAG(tch->dma, DMA_IT_TCIF);
     }
 
-    LL_DMA_SetDataLength(dmaBase, streamLL, dmaBufferSize);
+    LL_DMA_SetDataLength(dmaBase, streamLL, dmaBufferElementCount);
     LL_DMA_ConfigAddresses(dmaBase, streamLL, (uint32_t)tch->dmaBuffer, (uint32_t)impl_timerCCR(tch), LL_DMA_DIRECTION_MEMORY_TO_PERIPH);
     LL_DMA_EnableIT_TC(dmaBase, streamLL);
     LL_DMA_EnableStream(dmaBase, streamLL);
diff --git a/src/main/drivers/timer_impl_stdperiph.c b/src/main/drivers/timer_impl_stdperiph.c
index 17ccae91c2..047ff262ac 100644
--- a/src/main/drivers/timer_impl_stdperiph.c
+++ b/src/main/drivers/timer_impl_stdperiph.c
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ static void impl_timerDMA_IRQHandler(DMA_t descriptor)
     }
 }
 
-bool impl_timerPWMConfigChannelDMA(TCH_t * tch, void * dmaBuffer, uint32_t dmaBufferSize)
+bool impl_timerPWMConfigChannelDMA(TCH_t * tch, void * dmaBuffer, uint8_t dmaBufferElementSize, uint32_t dmaBufferElementCount)
 {
     DMA_InitTypeDef DMA_InitStructure;
     TIM_TypeDef * timer = tch->timHw->tim;
@@ -319,12 +319,30 @@ bool impl_timerPWMConfigChannelDMA(TCH_t * tch, void * dmaBuffer, uint32_t dmaBu
     DMA_StructInit(&DMA_InitStructure);
 
     DMA_InitStructure.DMA_PeripheralBaseAddr = (uint32_t)impl_timerCCR(tch);
-    DMA_InitStructure.DMA_BufferSize = dmaBufferSize;
+    DMA_InitStructure.DMA_BufferSize = dmaBufferElementCount;
     DMA_InitStructure.DMA_PeripheralInc = DMA_PeripheralInc_Disable;
     DMA_InitStructure.DMA_MemoryInc = DMA_MemoryInc_Enable;
-    DMA_InitStructure.DMA_MemoryDataSize = DMA_MemoryDataSize_Word;
+    uint32_t DMA_MemoryDataSize;
+    switch (dmaBufferElementSize) {
+        case 1:
+            DMA_MemoryDataSize = DMA_MemoryDataSize_Byte;
+            break;
+        case 2:
+            DMA_MemoryDataSize = DMA_MemoryDataSize_HalfWord;
+            break;
+        case 4:
+            DMA_MemoryDataSize = DMA_MemoryDataSize_Word;
+            break;
+        default:
+            // Programmer error
+            while(1) {
+
+            }
+    }
+    DMA_InitStructure.DMA_MemoryDataSize = DMA_MemoryDataSize;
     DMA_InitStructure.DMA_Mode = DMA_Mode_Normal;
 
+
 #ifdef STM32F4
     DMA_InitStructure.DMA_Channel = dmaGetChannelByTag(tch->timHw->dmaTag);
     DMA_InitStructure.DMA_Memory0BaseAddr = (uint32_t)dmaBuffer;
@@ -345,7 +363,7 @@ bool impl_timerPWMConfigChannelDMA(TCH_t * tch, void * dmaBuffer, uint32_t dmaBu
     return true;
 }
 
-void impl_timerPWMPrepareDMA(TCH_t * tch, uint32_t dmaBufferSize)
+void impl_timerPWMPrepareDMA(TCH_t * tch, uint32_t dmaBufferElementCount)
 {
     // Make sure we terminate any DMA transaction currently in progress
     // Clear the flag as well, so even if DMA transfer finishes while within ATOMIC_BLOCK
@@ -356,7 +374,7 @@ void impl_timerPWMPrepareDMA(TCH_t * tch, uint32_t dmaBufferSize)
         DMA_CLEAR_FLAG(tch->dma, DMA_IT_TCIF);
     }
 
-    DMA_SetCurrDataCounter(tch->dma->ref, dmaBufferSize);
+    DMA_SetCurrDataCounter(tch->dma->ref, dmaBufferElementCount);
     DMA_Cmd(tch->dma->ref, ENABLE);
     tch->dmaState = TCH_DMA_READY;
 }