FastLED
The FastLED library for colored LED animation on Arduino. Please direct questions/requests for help to the FastLED Reddit community: http://fastled.io/r We'd like to use github "issues" just for tracking library bugs / enhancements. (by FastLED)
Tasmota
Alternative firmware for ESP8266 and ESP32 based devices with easy configuration using webUI, OTA updates, automation using timers or rules, expandability and entirely local control over MQTT, HTTP, Serial or KNX. Full documentation at (by arendst)
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| FastLED | Tasmota | |
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| 344 | 209 | |
| 6,223 | 21,330 | |
| 0.9% | - | |
| 7.7 | 9.9 | |
| 15 days ago | about 22 hours ago | |
| C++ | C | |
| MIT License | GNU General Public License v3.0 only |
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Stars - the number of stars that a project has on GitHub. Growth - month over month growth in stars.
Activity is a relative number indicating how actively a project is being developed. Recent commits have higher weight than older ones.
For example, an activity of 9.0 indicates that a project is amongst the top 10% of the most actively developed projects that we are tracking.
FastLED
Posts with mentions or reviews of FastLED.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-07-10.
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Guru Meditation Error if more than 2 Pins/ 2 controller are used with filehandling
I used the examples from here https://github.com/FastLED/FastLED/wiki/Multiple-Controller-Examples
- FastLED's newest feature - HD mode for the APA102/SK9822/Dotstar LEDS
- High Bit Depth Gamma Correction Algorithm for APA102/Dotstar LEDs
- Is there an alternative to using two WS2811 ics to control RGBW channels [first image], and are there any adjustments needed for the current regulator circuit [second image] ?
- Frames getting stuck with ESP32 and 16 by 16 LED Matrix
- changing brightness of the individual led's?
- Arduino Due SPI to control LED strip(s)
- Powering 300 LEDs w/ battery
- led_sysdefs_avr.h error
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Multiple RGB outputs
Sweet. Then pretty much any arduino or other microcontroller would take care of what you need. The strips only take one output pin plus power and ground so just about everything will work for driving them. They act like a long shift register so the single pin is all that's needed to load the full strip with whatever patterns you want regardless of the length. You just have to tell it how many LEDs there are in total is all. Check out the FastLED library. You can learn more about it there and/or install the library in the IDE by pressing "ctrl shift I" for windows or "command shift I" for mac and search for it in the upper search area and install it right there. It comes with working examples too so all you would have to do is install the library, load one of the new example sketches that came with it, and probably edit the example to change the NUM_LEDS count to match what you're working with.
Tasmota
Posts with mentions or reviews of Tasmota.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-12-02.
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Printing emails based on Message Filters, does not seem possible
All of my office devices are connected to Sonoff S31 smart plugs, flashed with Tasmota on their own locked-down VLAN, and can be controlled via voice, Alexa, Tasker automation on my Android, NFC tags at my office door and various scripts triggered via my StreamDeck (on Linux). This all works fantastic, and I can turn on or off my devices, including my printer, when I start or end my day at work.
- Philips Hue will soon force users to create an account
- Tasmota – open-source firmware for ESP devices
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Ask HN: I’m an FCC Commissioner proposing regulation of IoT security updates
The best alternative firmware example for true IOT devices is Tasmota [1]. Erase manufacturer firmware for every ESP devices the day after purchase to avoid those careless manufacturer firmwares.
[1] https://tasmota.github.io/docs/
- Making Tapo smart plug turn on when phone is connected to charger
- Smarthome Gefahren. Worauf soll man achten?
- Caffè Italia * 22/06/23
- MBC: Quand les GAFAM contrôlent votre maison
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Sonoff smart plugs
The ESP8266 based Sonoff S31 and ESP32 based Switchbot plugs, both flashed with either Tasmota or ESPHome, are my go-to options for US WiFi smart plugs with power monitoring.
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Add $4 WiFi Logging to IKEA’s $12 Air Quality Sensor (Wemos and Vindriktning)
And if you want to turn your ESP8266 into a standalone appliance, with a web interface and directly editable config that doesn't need a build step, Tasmota is another great option.
https://tasmota.github.io/docs/
What are some alternatives?
When comparing FastLED and Tasmota you can also consider the following projects:
WLED - Control WS2812B and many more types of digital RGB LEDs with an ESP8266 or ESP32 over WiFi!
FastLED-esp32 - Parallel outputs for esp32
tuya-iotos-embeded-sdk-wifi-ble-bk7231n - Tuya IoTOS Embeded SDK WiFi & BLE for BK7231N
I2SClocklessLedDriver
esp-homekit-devices - Advanced firmware to add native Apple HomeKit and custom configurations, compatible with any SoC based on ESP32, ESP32-S, ESP32-C and ESP8266 series. (Shelly, Sonoff, Electrodragon, Tuya...)
FastLED_NeoMatrix - Adafruit GFX compatible library for NeoPixel based Matrices using FastLED library
esphome - ESPHome is a system to control your ESP8266/ESP32 by simple yet powerful configuration files and control them remotely through Home Automation systems.
OctoWS2811 - Control thousands of WS2811/2812 LEDs at video refresh speeds
zigbee2mqtt - Zigbee 🐝 to MQTT bridge 🌉, get rid of your proprietary Zigbee bridges 🔨
esp32-fastled-webserver - Work in progress ESP32 port of https://github.com/jasoncoon/esp8266-fastled-webserver
ESP-Now - ESP-Now Examples
FastLED vs WLED
Tasmota vs WLED
FastLED vs FastLED-esp32
Tasmota vs tuya-iotos-embeded-sdk-wifi-ble-bk7231n
FastLED vs I2SClocklessLedDriver
Tasmota vs esp-homekit-devices
FastLED vs FastLED_NeoMatrix
Tasmota vs esphome
FastLED vs OctoWS2811
Tasmota vs zigbee2mqtt
FastLED vs esp32-fastled-webserver
Tasmota vs ESP-Now