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@ -6,14 +6,38 @@ Control an addressable LED strip with an ESP8266 via a web browser or infrared r
Hardware
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An ESP8266 development board, such as the [Adafruit HUZZAH ESP8266 Breakout]:
##### ESP8266 development board
[![Wemos D1 Mini Pro & Headers](https://ae01.alicdn.com/kf/HTB1P1KVaMsSMeJjSsphq6xuJFXah/WEMOS-D1-mini-Pro-V1-1-0-16M-bytes-external-antenna-connector-ESP8266-WIFI-Internet-of.jpg_200x200.jpg)](https://www.aliexpress.com/item/WEMOS-D1-mini-Pro-16M-bytes-external-antenna-connector-ESP8266-WIFI-Internet-of-Things-development-board/32724692514.html)
[Wemos D1 Mini Pro & Headers](https://www.aliexpress.com/item/WEMOS-D1-mini-Pro-16M-bytes-external-antenna-connector-ESP8266-WIFI-Internet-of-Things-development-board/32724692514.html)
or
[![Adafruit HUZZAH ESP8266 Breakout](https://cdn-shop.adafruit.com/310x233/2471-10.jpg)](https://www.adafruit.com/products/2471)
Addressable LED strip, such as the [Adafruit NeoPixel Ring]:
[Adafruit HUZZAH ESP8266 Breakout](https://www.adafruit.com/products/2471)
##### Addressable LED strip
[![Adafruit NeoPixel Ring](https://www.adafruit.com/images/145x109/1586-00.jpg)](https://www.adafruit.com/product/1586)
[Adafruit NeoPixel Ring]
Other hardware:
* [3.3V to 5V Logic Level Shifter](http://www.digikey.com/product-detail/en/texas-instruments/SN74HCT245N/296-1612-5-ND/277258) (required if LEDs "glitch")
Recommended by [Adafruit NeoPixel "Best Practices"](https://learn.adafruit.com/adafruit-neopixel-uberguide/best-practices) to help protect LEDs from current onrush:
* [1000µF Capacitor](http://www.digikey.com/product-detail/en/panasonic-electronic-components/ECA-1EM102/P5156-ND/245015)
* [300 to 500 Ohm resistor](https://www.digikey.com/product-detail/en/stackpole-electronics-inc/CF14JT470R/CF14JT470RCT-ND/1830342)
Optional shield to make everything more tidy:
[![Wemos D1 Mini ESP8266 LED & Level Shifter Shield](https://d3s5r33r268y59.cloudfront.net/13194/products/thumbs/2017-05-06T15:02:37.208Z-IMG_20170506_100623.jpg.114x76_q85_pad_rcrop.jpg)](https://www.tindie.com/products/jasoncoon/wemos-d1-mini-esp8266-led-and-level-shifter-shield/)
[Wemos D1 Mini ESP8266 LED & Level Shifter Shield](https://www.tindie.com/products/jasoncoon/wemos-d1-mini-esp8266-led-and-level-shifter-shield)
Features
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* Turn the NeoPixel Ring on and off
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The app depends on the following libraries. They must either be downloaded from GitHub and placed in the Arduino 'libraries' folder, or installed as [described here](https://www.arduino.cc/en/Guide/Libraries) by using the Arduino library manager.
* [FastLED](https://github.com/FastLED/FastLED)
* [IRremoteESP8266](https://github.com/markszabo/IRremoteESP8266)
* [IRremoteESP8266](https://github.com/sebastienwarin/IRremoteESP8266)
* [Arduino WebSockets](https://github.com/Links2004/arduinoWebSockets)
Download the app code from GitHub using the green Clone or Download button from [the GitHub project main page](https://github.com/jasoncoon/esp8266-fastled-webserver) and click Download ZIP. Decompress the ZIP file in your Arduino sketch folder.
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Infrared Remote Control
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Control via infrared remote control is also supported, via the [ESP8266 port of the IRremote library](https://github.com/markszabo/IRremoteESP8266).
Control via infrared remote control is also supported, via the [ESP8266 port of the IRremote library](https://github.com/sebastienwarin/IRremoteESP8266).
[Adafruit NeoPixel Ring]:https://www.adafruit.com/product/1586
[Adafruit HUZZAH ESP8266 Breakout]:https://www.adafruit.com/products/2471