Cellular Lantern

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**What the Heck is This All About?** This project is all about adding some serious LED power to nervoussystem's "Cellular Lamp". When you switch it on, get ready for a ton of awesome shadows on your wall! The idea hit me one day when I thought: "Why not beef up this lamp with some fancy lights and make it even more nerdy?" I'm using an ESP8266 D1 module and a LED ring from Adafruit with 24 LEDs. Aircookie's WLED is the controller for our LEDs, and we can control everything with our PC, smartphone, or tablet - either through a browser or by installing an app. Both options work like a charm! Flashing the WLED to the ESP8266 was a breeze. The WIKI on their GitHub page is amazing and explains everything in detail. And don't worry about resistors; we don't need any of those. **First Things First** Huge thanks to the following projects for being pure awesomeness! 1. [Nervoussystem - Cellular Lamp](https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:19104) 2. [Aircookie's - WLED](https://github.com/Aircoookie/WLED/) **What You Need** * Adafruit 24 RGB Neopixel LED-Ring with integrated drivers (Dimensions: 66mm / 2.6" outer diameter, 52.5mm / 2.05" inner diameter, 3.5mm / 0.125" thick) * AZDelivery D1 Mini NodeMCU with ESP8266-12F WLAN Module * Soldering iron * Hot glue / gun * USB cable * USB charger / USB power bank (Output should be: 5V 1A) **What to Do** As always, make sure you know what you're doing before diving into a DIY project. I'm not responsible if you mess up and destroy anything or hurt yourself - that's on you! If you haven't worked with microcontrollers or electronics before, this might be more challenging than it seems. This isn't a complete how-to guide; it's just here to help. Here's what you need to do: 1. Flash WLED binary to the ESP8266 module 2. Follow the WLED documentation on joining the module to your WiFi network 3. Solder cables to the ring and the module 4. Glue the ring to the cap 5. Power it up using a USB power bank - it's safer that way! **LED Ring** * PWR 5V: Red cable * GND: White cable * DATA INPUT: Yellow cable **ESP8266** * 5V: Red cable * GND: White cable * D4: Yellow cable