Apple HomeKit + NeoPixels? Arduino & Library recommendations?

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A few years ago I built several projects using Arduino 328’s and NeoPixels.

At the time there weren’t very many reliable options for a Wi-Fi device that also ran a strand of NeoPixels. ESP8266 was limited, ESP32 was just being released, and the Raspberry Pi Zero W overkill.

For my actual project, I’d love to run to small RGBW strips asynchronously (or pseudo asynchronously) to create a subtle candle effect… but also be able to wirelessly trigger them to change brightness.

Do you have any device or library recommendations that I should check out?

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recently been using an ESP32 for NeoPixels
note Adafruit_NeoPixel library does not work with ESP32 Arduino Core Version 3
see neopixel-crash-with-75-pixels-using-esp32-core-3-0-x
reverted to V2.0.17 and it works OK

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If you want something simple I would give WLED a try?

https://kno.wled.ge/

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show your strip

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For HomeKit integration I use an ESP32 and HomeSpan. I find it overall quite convenient and well thought through.

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