#ESP8266 ARDUINO RGB LED STRIP HOW TO#
#ESP8266 ARDUINO RGB LED STRIP FULL#

Windows: instructions – ESP32 Board in Arduino IDE.

We’ll program the ESP32 using Arduino IDE, so make sure you have the ESP32 add-on installed before proceeding: Setting other colors draws less current, so you’ll probably won’t have your strip using the maximum current. Note: your strip consumes the maximum current when you set white color (this is the same as setting all three colors to the maximum brightness). So, we can use the S8050 NPN transistor that can handle up to 700mA.

#ESP8266 ARDUINO RGB LED STRIP FULL#

Since we’re using 12 LEDs, the maximum current is approximately 630mA at full brightness in white color. To determine the max current used by your LED strip, you can measure the current consumption when all the LEDs are at maximum brightness (when the color is white). However, depending on how many LEDs you have in your strip, you might need to use a NPN transistor that can handle more continuous current in the collector pin. In this circuit, we’re using the S8050 NPN transistor. ESP8266 – Schematic diagramįollow the next schematic diagram to connect the strip to your ESP8266. ESP32 – schematic diagramįollow the next schematic diagram to connect the strip to your ESP32. In this example, we’ll be powering the LED strip and the ESP32 or ESP8266 using the same 5V power supply. You can still use them with the code provided, but you need a suitable power supply.

Note: there are other similar strips that require 12V to operate.

#ESP8266 ARDUINO RGB LED STRIP HOW TO#

3x NPN transistors (see how to choose the proper transistor in the project description)įor this project, we’ll be using an RGB LED strip that can be powered with 5V.ESP32 (read best ESP32 development boards) or ESP8266 (read best ESP8266 development boards).Then, it sends a PWM signal with the corresponding value to the GPIOs that are controlling the strip.įor this project you need the following parts:.Your ESP32/ESP8266 receives the request and splits the value for each color parameter.When you chose a color, your browser makes a request on a URL that contains the R, G, and B parameters of the selected color.The ESP32/ESP8266 web server displays a color picker.Before getting started, let’s see how this project works:

Esp8266 arduino rgb led strip