DIY ambient lighting with free source code
Demonstration of my full-featured Arduino script for creating ambient lighting behind your PC monitor.
Features:
Support for NodeMCU/ESP82XX/Arduino boards
Support for WS2812, WS2811, and WS2801 (see FastLED docs for full list)
Support any number of LEDs
Has debugging support
Has intro mode, for a cool little start-up lightshow
Configurable baud rates (higher rate allows faster refresh rate and more LEDs)
Has an optional lightshow mode (Display lightshow when idle)
Multiple lightshow options: rainbow, sweep, confetti, pulse, snake, random
Configurable lightshow speed: 'S' = slow, 'N' = normal, 'F' = fast, 'T' = trippy
Here's my source code: https://github.com/Domush/Adalight-ESP8266-WS281x-LED-Arduino-script