An ESP8266/ESP32 based LED controller with focus on usability, customization and synchronizantion. It can control NeoPixel (WS2812B) LEDs over a modern web interface.
- Lots of effects
- Fully customizable color palettes
- Multiple effects and palettes through virtual devices
- Save presets and playlists and sync them with other SyncLEDs
- Automatic time synchronization with other SyncLEDs
- Access Point for initial configuration and as a fallback
- 2D effects for LED matrices
- 7 Segment Display options (Time, Countdown, ...)
- Auto Brightness for daytime dependent brightness
- Stream from other software (Hyperion, Audio-reactive-led, ...)
- ESP8266 / ESP32 microcontroller
- LED strip (WS2812B)
- 5V Power Supply with enough wattage
- 5V to 3.3V Regulator (or go the cheap way and just use 2 diodes)
- Connect the LED strip power wires and the Regulator to the Power Supply
- Connect the microcontroller to the Regulator
- Connect the data wire of the LED strip to the TX0 pin of the microcontroller
- Clone the project
- Open the project in PlatformIO using VS Code
- Upload the code using the Upload Task
- Upload the additional data with the Little FS upload plugin
After the upload is completed and the microcontroller booted, you should be able to see a new WiFi AP called "SyncLED #...". Connect to it and the setup wizzard should appear.
Create and configure virtual devices on a single physical LED strip using the LED indices on the strip.
Each virtual device behaves like an individual controller. Effect, color palette and individual parameters can be chosen.
Create individual color palettes for each situation.
Color palettes can even be synchronized to other SyncLED instances to enable seamless integration.
Custom presets lets you save different configurations of you LEDs that you like.
A preset not only exists on the local device. Multiple SyncLED instances can be added to a preset to save the configuration of your whole setup.
Furthermore playlists can be created to cycle through different presets.
The software natively supports overlays for LED clocks.
Different settings are available to configure your clock to your preferences.
The buildin settings let you configure the WiFi settings and the number of LEDs in use.
Furthermore an automatic brightness feature lets you set a custom brightness curve over the cycle of a day.
