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ESP8266 Connected WS2812 RGB LED Controlled Through WiFi

by shababmf

strip connected to ESP8266 via web server.

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Credit for the original idea and the code goes to

Hey Guys.
Aircoookie.

This is my second instructable.

Link to Original Project: WLED

In this instructable we will control WS2812 RGB LED

Step 1: Materials Required

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1. ESP8266 to be on safe side.

- I used NodeMCU LOLIN Board, but practically any 4. Enclosure

ESP8266 board will work
- I repurposed an old LED ceiling lamp
2. 5V WS2812 RGB LED strip
5. Dupont cables
3. 5V Power Supply
6. Soldering Iron
- Salvaged from old charger. The wattage depends on
the number of LEDs in the strip. Each LED draws 7. Hot Glue Gun
around max 50mA. For this project there are 30 LEDs,
so 50mA X 30 LED = 1500 mA (1.5A). I used a 2A supply

Step 2: Construction

For the enclosure i repurposed an old Ceiling LED lamp. Removed the back cover and took out the LED driver board
and the LEDs. Then xed the WS2812 RGB strip to the inside of the lamp. This was little bit di cult as the WS2812
was bigger and thicker than the old LEDs. I used generous amount of hot glue to keep the strip in place.

Once the WS2812 strip is xed the further steps are pretty straight forward.

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Step 3: Circuit

The connections are pretty simple

1. Connect the +5V from the Power Supply to the "VIN" of the ESP8266 and the "+5V" of the WS2812.

2. Connect the GND from the Power Supply to the "GND" of the ESP8266 and the "GND" of the WS2812

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3. Connect the D4 pin of the ESP8266 to the "DATA" of the WS2812

Once the connections were done all wires were secured to the back of the lamp using glue.

Step 4: Code

I am not an expert on the coding part, all I did was copy the code from the original project by Aircoookie.

Please refer this link for details.

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Step 5: User Interface

Once powered up, the ESP8266 will look for
con gured WiFi networks. If not found it will go to
Access Point Mode (AP) and create a WiFi connection
with name "WLED-AP" and password "wled1234". Once
connected to this AP, go to IP Adress 4.3.2.1 on your
browser. This will connect you to the webserver. You
have a lot of options to con gure, but the most
important is the number of LEDs. You can also
con gure your home WiFi credentials if you like. Thats
it!!!
I did also try to interface it with Blynk, but the
connection was sluggish and it will use up all your
Blynk energy.
Read through the github for full information.
Once again all the credit goes to Aircoookie
Thanks for reading through my instructable. Have
fun.

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Step 6: Watch the Video

Watch the patterns and styles video

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