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ESP8266 RGB Ledstrip controller for ws2801 5050 5v led strips

This repository is unmaintained since I moved all my esp ledstrips to esphome

This little sketch is created by copy pasting from many other led controller projects for esp8266 nodemcu. (Thanks to all who semi-voluntary contributed to this project by adding their code on github :))

It currently only supports controlling ws2801 led strips using a nodemcu. It works out of the box with homeassistant using the mqtt_json light and supports OTA updates and has a beautiful web interface.

Setup

Connecting the ws2801 to the esp8266

WS 2801 LED PINS	ESP8266 PINS
5V	Vin
GND	GND
CK	GPIO2 (D4)
SI	GPIO3 (RX)

Installing the nodemcu

• Install the arduino IDE, use the esp8266 board manager
• Open this project as a new arduino project
• Connect your nodemcu to usb
• Configure the nodemcu settings in Tools.
• Install the libs listed in requirements.txt
• Compile && Upload
• Profit

Thanks to / Learned from / Used in / Wow!

• https://github.com/r41d/WS2801FX
• https://github.com/adafruit/Adafruit-WS2801-Library
• https://github.com/toblum/McLighting/
• https://github.com/corbanmailloux/esp-mqtt-rgb-led
• https://github.com/bruhautomation/ESP-MQTT-JSON-Digital-LEDs
• https://github.com/doctormord/Responsive_LED_Control