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Top 4 C++ Light Projects
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Project mention: Ask HN: What are the best programmable holiday lights? | news.ycombinator.com | 2024-12-06
https://kno.wled.ge/
Many 'effects' already prepackaged. Plus the ability to schedule time based changes (on/off/change pattern/etc.). Includes a web server to provide "app like" control over a phone or PC. Also includes integrations for several "home control" systems and a http API for programmatic control from another system. Can even synchronize plural controllers into a whole 'net' (note, I've not used this feature yet).
Small ESP32 boards (with wifi capability) such as this example (no affiliation, just an example that works):
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09Y8X1GK7
WS2811 LED strings [1] (of which there are an infinite variety) suitable for outdoor use. One example (no affiliation):
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CYZF1WCR
Suitable power supplies, outdoor weather sealed boxes, and wiring (all left to you to locate).
Willingness to assemble the pieces and some time to do so. Having a soldering iron is helpful here, although one could possibly get by with screw terminal blocks inside weatherproof boxes if need be for many of the 'connections'.
[1] Or other 'programmable LED' strings for which WLED is compatible (it works with numerous different programmable LED standards, browse the WLED website for details).
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C++ Light discussion
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Ask HN: What are the best programmable holiday lights?
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Those RGB Pixel Christmas trees cost how much?
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Welcome to WLED - WLED Project and LED projects
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Anyone know where I could obtain these
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The perfect WLED board... is not working.
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How do I get LED strips here? My plan is to use Govee H619A and PVC U profiles again (like in the last pic) for the green part but how do i get electricity up there? the outlet is X'ed 'cause theres gonna be a shower right under it and theres only one more outlet next to the sink in pic 2
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Index
What are some of the best open-source Light projects in C++? This list will help you:
# | Project | Stars |
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1 | WLED | 15,859 |
2 | esphome-esp-now | 76 |
3 | RayTracer | 13 |
4 | LightFlickerMeasure | 9 |