A nodemcu powering a WS2812B 144 LED strip to create lighting effects under a model rocket powered by Home Assistant
- ESP8266 Development Board
- 1M RGB LED Strip - WS2812B
- Electrolytic Decoupling Capacitors - 1000uF/25V
- Resistor 330 Ohm 1/4 Watt
- 74AHCT125 - Quad Level-Shifter (3V to 5V) - 74AHCT125 - Wasn't used but is recommended
Create a secrets.h file in the same directory as rocket_led.ino and define the following secrets.
/************ WIFI and MQTT Information (CHANGE THESE FOR YOUR SETUP) *************/ #define STASSID "" // Wifi SSID #define STAPSK "" // Wifi Password const char *ssid = STASSID; const char *password = STAPSK; #define mqtt_server "" #define mqtt_username "" #define mqtt_password "" const int mqtt_port = 1883; /**************************** FOR OTA **************************************************/ #define SENSORNAME "led" //change this to whatever you want to call your device #define OTApassword "password" //the password you will need to enter to upload remotely via the ArduinoIDE int OTAport = 8266;The LED effects and power is controlled by Home Assistant.
light: - platform: mqtt schema: json name: model_rocket_led state_topic: "rocket/led" command_topic: "rocket/led/set" rgb: true effect: true effect_list: [ rocket_take_off, rocket_flight, bpm, candy cane, confetti, cyclon rainbow, dots, fire, glitter, juggle, lightning, noise, police all, police one, rainbow, rainbow with glitter, ripple, sinelon, solid, twinkle, ] optimistic: false qos: 0 input_number: rocket_animation_speed: name: Rocket Animation Speed initial: 150 min: 1 max: 150 step: 10
For changing the speed of the light effect.
- alias: "Rocket Animation Speed" initial_state: True hide_entity: False trigger: - platform: state entity_id: input_number.rocket_animation_speed action: - service: mqtt.publish data_template: topic: "rocket/led/set" payload: '{"transition":{{ trigger.to_state.state | int }}}'Based on ESP-MQTT-JSON-Digital-LEDs