Home automation over WiFi using WeMos ESP8266
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- čas přidán 30. 09. 2016
- This video shows how to use a smartphone to controll LED ligths.
It also supports controlling switches.
Links to the parts (I get small cut at no extra cost for you):
Get the WeMos here:
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Get LEDs here:
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Find the sketch here:
github.com/bitluni/bitluniHom...
Adruino ide:
www.arduino.cc/en/Main/Software
Url to esp board definitions for arduino settings:
arduino.esp8266.com/stable/pac...
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I'm having trouble understanding some parts of the tutorial.
Example: how to get the girl come in?
make your house from LEDs
It's a Robot in Disguise ! He used the Remote remember to control it.
Loved the ending though.
Brilliant! I've used your program along with Node Red to control esp8266 devices and it works wonderfully. I also appreciate your ability to explain all of this and make it simple for a non-programmer like myself. Good work and thanks
Totally agree!!
This is one of the best and easiest esp8266 tutorials I've found yet! Thanks for this!
Sorry for reupload.. had to fix issues
Women issues...?
domoticz is definitively interesting in this direction since the app also supports widgets. I will get deeper into it since I want the lights to wake me up slowly. I will try set up a raspberry with domoticz and make an episode about it.
Hey dude, can you put your whole sketch in the description?
can you show us how te dc converter is made?
The Fade Function and Rainbow Function is crashing my Wemos after about 15 minutes runtime. Sketch Problem?
This together with Homebridge installed on a raspberry pi is amazing. You can do all kinds of things like changing color/brightness/ etc.
how do you do it with homebridge?
Haha that end was nice xD
Nice explanation, seems much easier than I expected to make my LEDs smartphone controllable :D
by far the BEST ESP8266 Tutorial out there! You did a very, very good job man! Subscribed :)
ROMANCE MODE ACTIVATED - WOW, JUST WOW.
Dude! I can see people making silly & comic comments down below but for me, you are an amazing teacher as I could have finally understood everything. I did same as you explained & they just worked fine. Hats off to you as you are indeed a very great trainer. You've explained well steps by steps. Keep it up with the good work. Thanks very much.
Hahaha the romance part mode was epic. Your faces...great job btw
That was incredible! Informative, and almost gave me an anxiety attack! Well done. Loved the blooper reel at the end. Thank you
this was first time saw your videos, and im allready hooked :D Great work man! Continue good work!!
Finde ich geil, dass du das alles sooo einfach erklärst dass es sogar jemand hinbekommt der sich absolut nicht damit auskennt ^^
Up in the middle of the night and found you. More home automation please.
i liked the part of Romance Mode lol xD , Respect and great job =)
more like "creep mode"
It all depends, if she finds you attractive it's romance mode, of she does not then it's creep mode.
Your sketch works great on the NodeMCU! Thanks for the excellent work and cool video!
thanks for the video.
I had an older version of Ardiuno IDE (1.7 something) that didn't have the "Additional Boards Manager URL's" box. Updated to 1.8 and it's there.
How did "Romance mode" work out for you?
You videos are very informational, I enjoy watching. I would be lost without your help.
Thanks, bitluni! You can get some interesting lighting effects by using different animation sequences after branching additional WS2812 LED strings from different points on the first LED string, as the branch will behave exactly like the first string at the point where you branch. Create a tree shape on your wall, with lots of branching LED strings. Even a simple rainbow animation looks ... amazing.
You can also create a nice web interface in HTML and JavaScript, and access it via the ESP8266WebServer library module.
Hello Bitluni!! Wow, that is great stuff!! The quality of your videos is awesome!! Now I can see that this takes quite some time to make! Also really fun: The little fun part in the end!! :D Was nice to meet you in Stuttgart! Keep up the good work! Martin :)
Thanks :)
This is the best think!!!!!!🎉🎉🎉
Thank you so much.
I learned 5 hours on arduino iot cloud how to do it and nothing happend and then I saw your video and I did it thank you
Finally a video about this esp i can follow with ease, well put and love the ending :-) subscribed
Gotta re-model my bedroom and add lights. So when I invite my "Guest". Keep up the good work.
You make so great videos! I like the way you explain the important steps! Thank you so much.
Sense of humor 300%! 😂 Bravo, man
Thank you Sir for this video. You surly are a great man with big potential. Keep up the good work !
This tutorial helped me out a bunch, great work and thank you!
The whole thing was very enjoyable, good luck.
I think you just taught me a little about polymorphism! thanks for sharing!
You are awesome man , had so much fun while watching your video , keep it up :D
LOVE YOU! THANKS! 16 hours searching and I found!
Thank you very much for the walkthrough! I'm building one of these to mount under my kid's skateboard. :D
Great video especially at the last part... you rock! :)
A true engineer right here. Love it
Thx for tutoriel ! All work perfectly.
But now if i want add effect? How I can do that?
Exemple Fire effect?
I try but i have error...
After so many hours looking for decent information how to connect led strip. I found your video and finally my LED strip lit up!
But still didn't get it how to connect to wifi :)
Thank you so much for posting this. Your tutorial was perfect! I have zero experience working with Arduino. I have been attempting to do exactly what you have shown for well over a week. It was nice to show my wife some results of this LED project I swore to her would make the house so much better.
Would anyone possibly know a direction to point me in to build on this sketch? I would like to add more functions to it such as Fire, Bouncing balls, Sparkle, etc.
Been going over it trying to piece something together but my lack of knowledge is holding me back.
Looking at the sketches for the above examples (Fire, Bouncing balls, Sparkle, etc.) I just do not see how to insert it into this.
awesome video bro, I can't believe I never thought of controlling them that way ;) you got my sub. can't wait for romance mode 2
Wow. Just what I was looking for. Not a computer geek but I think I can figure it out. Thanks buddy. I now have a nice project to do 👍👍👍🔥🔥🔥🔥
Great video! Will order those modules myself now.
I'm giving this a go, I have ordered the same parts. Thanks
I'd like to add some animations similar to Rainbow and Wave. I can write the sketches and get them to run on the lights, but I don't know enough about the server and calling the new sketches with links like you have. Can someone point me to a tutorial that might help?? Thanks!
I love your channel. You are the best.
THANK YOU SO MUCH, finally a video which shows exactly what I wanna do
Great work,very clear video, now to use fauxmo and Amazon echo to control it.
BRO, YOU'RE AWESOME - THANKS FOR YOUR WISDOM!!!
Loved the ending, great video, cheers
Great tutorial and code, Thank You! I just got it working on a little generic ESP-01 (had to rename/renumber some pin assignments in PinStates.h and the ino). The ESP was not responding some times but adding some more filter cap on the 3v3 fixed that and it now works like a champ. (Was also getting some odd 'stray \302 error' in the code or something - I fixed that with opening all the .h/.ino on github as a 'raw' then cutting/pasting them into the Arduino IDE panes not just saving the linked file.)
Can you share your changes ? I am trying to do the same thing.
Seriously, it was nothing...
In pinstates.h:
const int PIN_COUNT = 4;
//const char *pinNames[PIN_COUNT] = {"D0", "D1", "D2", "D3", "D4", "D5", "D6", "D7", "D8"};
const char *pinNames[PIN_COUNT] = {"IO0", "IO1", "IO2", "IO3"};
// const int pinNumbers[PIN_COUNT] = {D0, D1, D2, D3, D4, D5, D6, D7, D8};
const int pinNumbers[PIN_COUNT] = {0, 1, 2, 3};
AND in the main *.ino file:
//const int LED_PIN = D4;
const int LED_PIN = 2;
void handleRf() {
const int pinNumbers[PIN_COUNT] = {0, 1, 2, 3};
I would have forgotten to change the Pin Names! Thanks you saved me a bunch o'time..
This is a quality tutorial with all details, great job and well thought out, nice girlfriend too !
thanks
Romance Mode Activated. Well done, nice explanation.
Nice video! I haven't tried the WeMos yet myself but I've been using their cousin, the NodeMCU (lolin v3). Just thought that I would mention that I added "man-in-the-middle" NodeMCU to my doorbell so that I could intercept the doorbell signal. This way, I get a text message and have the ability to disable the chime itself while still getting notified (also let's me ring the chime at-will and drive the dog crazy!). Although, I wouldn't argue with the interruption you got... ;)
Great content dude!
Have you made an updated version of this Light? Especially in means of a app or advanced browser handling?
Really nice Tutorial and very good presentation ...very nice
Welcome back!
very nice work with clear instructions
Nicley done, very educational and inspiring.
that will help me a lot with the projekt i´m planing thx mate!
okay hab grad im abspann gesehen, dass du deutsch sprichst :D danke ;)
All the geek talk just evaporates when the romance mode is activated! Great video.. you seem to have a knack for it :)
I got the strip and server working. yay!! now I'm trying to add more functions. I've been looking at your GitHub page but I'm having a hard time finding parts I can just cut and past into the server sketch. Can you post the whole sketch you made when you did the "Warning: Engineering" part?
Found it.
Brilliant and innovative technical. Thx for sharing..
Fantastic! Thanks for your hard work
I'm getting a error message saying..
PinStates.h: no file or directory.
any idea what I'm doing wrong? I've downloaded the neopixel directory you said to download, is there others I have to download as well? thanks for any help
Like your sense of humor.
Great video! Thanks for posting this. I just started using Arduino and am looking to do something like this.
Can you give us any more detail on the power supply you used? You said 18 V. What about amps?
And the converter you built?
Thanks!
Great tutorial man! I was wondering if it's possible to connect an ir sensor to this setup to automatically turn on/off the led strip when there is motion in the room?
Thanks for this fantastic video. Just one silly question : What is the RF functionality ? What does RF stand for ?
Grate video! Very well explained.
Gotta love the WEMOS D1 Mini! But, I prefer using the webREPL CLI over Wifi for direct control and copying uPython files to/from the MCU in order to maintain cross-compatibility w/Python on the RPi. Just learning MQTT & BLYNK for runtime and GUI control. Let's not forget the dual core ESP32 big brother, either.
Just replaced a NANO CNC board with a WEMOS D1 Mini prototype, which uses 3 * DRV8834 stepper drivers. This greatly increases my processing power and eliminates the need for a second 8VDC motor power source, because my stepper motors are only 5VDC. Less is more!
Heck with the stepper motors! Show us how you programmed it to summon a sexy lady!😏
Thanks for sharing.😎💨
Hi, it's a great tutorial. Thank you for posting it.
I have a litte question about Rainbow function: with which variable can I decrease the LED value(If I want to dim the LEDs from 255 to 64)
Thank you in andvance
I don't think there is a variable to dim the LEDs. But there is a function. Go to the libraries folder and there is the file "Adafruit_CircuitPlayground.cpp". Last function is "void Adafruit_CircuitPlayground::senseColor()". It looks like you can change the brightness with strip.setBrightness(new_brightness);
You can set the brightness from 1-255.
I can't check if it work bc i don't have all my parts yet :(
excellent tutorial thanks man
I admit I am late to this party, but am super impressed with this project. I love the rainbow function. Are there other functions to add and create a playlist to keep the Christmas visitors entertained with my out door lights?
Is it possible to drive DC12V WS2815 strips with WeMos ESP8266? Would be nice to see an example.
I will have four 10 meters long strips with 600 LED on each strip.
Superlässig! Toller Sketch zum Schluss.
Hi how many led strips can you add to one power supply for this to work , i want to add 4 reels together , to make the same effect but not sure adding 4 reels the leds will dim half way through the reels .
Great content and presentation! Well done!
PS: I thought the ESP was cheap when the ESP1 was $3. The Wemos has more pins AND built-in USB interface for less than $3!?
Including shipping all over the world... Sick isn't it?
Using the affiliate links from the description it even gives me a small cut without getting more expensive :-o
Just my 2 cents but....Enjoy my 2 cents =^)
Nice video. You may also want to checkout the review of home automation on my blog at *alfredreviews. com/home-automation-review/* Thanks, Baxter.
there is a sketch/smarthing FW/device handler for smart things for an ESP8266 based RGBW/WW LED strip controller the H801 on smartthings forums
i was wondering if anyone would know weather this could be easily ported to do the same thing on this device ,flash it with a similar sketch and have it work with smart things ,or if anyone has any other ideas about how this could be controlled more directly with alexa(no smartthings hub)to control RGB/W strips , these are even cheaper than the H801 esp8266 strip controllers
or would these not be sufficient for RGB/W , the H801 has 4 large transistors voltage regulators i think , they must serve some essential function no? like does this not have the ability to run longer strips because of the smaller voltage regulators? or are these only good for the individually addressable type strips and not regular RGB , RGBW?
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thats great, really usefull video..
amazing work and really fun video
Hello, blunt's lab Thanks for such an innovative video. I am very much excited to make something but I m not from the electronics background. What step should I follow to make a simple project over wifi?
DOne some C programming in School.
Also, I saw a video where Blynk App is used.
pls guide me I m confused
That video is awesome!!!
Very interesting, for the led strips using how many ampere for 300 leds.
Great tutorial!!!
I'm new to the world of Arduino. Will these sketches run on the NodeMCU or are they board specific? When I compile the sketches provided in your link, I get errors.
Hi bitluni,
Really appreciate the videos, as a beginner in electronics they are very helpful. Right now I’m working on a project and there a few things that I am just not grasping, I was wondering if you would be willing to help walk me through some of the steps?
Looking forward to hearing from you!
Best,
Jake
I have followed this video 2 years ago and got it working fine. But with updated drivers and everything else LEDS are blinking too fast now. What setting I should check ?
Hey There man, im trying to build a iphone case which has a bluetooth module inside. Any small bluetooth module that you recommend ? That don't have that much height.
Thank you an advance !
First off, why do you want a Bluetooth module in the case? How will you power it? If you are going to communicate with it from the iPhone, "any" module will not work.
I'm trying to compile a steady color function like "setled" as well as a sync function that works with E1.31 and your work is the closest I've found. By chance, you haven't done that already, have you? In any case, this is a good video and I'm going to link it to pass along as a good example for others.
Cheers!
Great Tutorial.
But where do I find the esp8266 library by esp community? My Arduino libraries are plentiful ;-) but does not show this
Great video, i am looking to make something similar, but i see your power supplies show you only using 4 amp, but on the led manufacturer's site it says it takes 18w/m (for 60led/m which it looks like you have) and it looks like you have a 5m strip, it should take 18amp but is only taking 4 amp, can you explain?
18W when it is full white / full brightness
that sounds awful high to me i never hear of led strip using 18w let alone 100w ! that is what he is saying 18w per meter, times 5m
no way in hell even at full brightness white
i was just watching a great scott video where he builds a hyperion ambilight with one of these strips and a pi zero and he used a 5v 9w power supply
to power the strip the pi zero and an HDMI splitter
There are things you can do like never allow the strip to run all white at full brightness (way too bright anyway) and you could therefore use a lower current supply. Remember, an LED typically needs 10-20ma (full bright) and each pixel has 3 leds so in theory you could have 60ma per pixel current draw off the 5v.
@@andreamitchell4758 they do use 18w per meter at full brightness white
Please share Arduino code which u have implemented in this video...and what is the code to switch leds off
Can u make this project again for esp32 please as I tried on mine real hard but it didn’t work
Hi!
Great video :) Everything worked in the end but I would like to add some more effects. Do you have a short answer on how to add other effects in the code ? I am not a professional with arduino so I hope you can help me to try more stuff on my own :).
Thanks again for the video !
Greetings from John
What should be added to make it react to a music. I guess there should be one more part with a built in mic and a sensitivity adjustment and some kind of code that will make it move in several different patterns: lights going apart, coming together, waves of different colors moving in rhythm with the bass drum, right?
Very nice. Thanks for sharing!
Hey brother
Nice Job with this esp, i´m trying to do the same thing in my room but my LED has 4 wires in total, where should i connect the RED GREEN BLUE and the Ground ?
I want to link four 16 foot led strips. 2 on one side and 2 on the other. I would like to know which power supply is best for that amount of led strips???
Great vid thanks for making it!
Beautiful Tutorial!
Great video, but don't you need 5V logic to signal the LED strip?
so can i make some different like the wemos joining with my hotspot wifi from my smartphone so can i accses with the same smartphone what i use ?
my arduino 1.8.5 says 'strip' does not name a type when I go to compile it :(
I thought it was defined with Adafruit_NeoPixel strip = Adafruit_NeoPixel(8, PIN, NEO_GRB + NEO_KHZ800);
no Joy :(...