XMAS tree with LED control via web

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<p>XMAS tree with LED control via web.&nbsp;<br>&nbsp;</p><p><strong>Functions:</strong></p><ul><li>RGB LED Christmas tree that prints without supports.</li><li>The upper tree part can be separated from the base part to recharge the LiPo battery.&nbsp;</li><li>The color and intensity can be controlled with an internal web page.&nbsp;</li><li>The device is hooked up to your network with the WiFi Manager.</li><li>Powered with an LiPo battery to be able to place it anywhere.</li><li>With the On/Off switch you can turn the device off to save battery power.&nbsp;</li><li>The LEDs will flash yellow 5 times when the battery status of 30% is reached.</li><li>The LEDs will flash orange 5 times when the battery status of 20% is reached.</li><li>The LEDs will flash red 5 times when the battery status of 10% is reached.</li><li>The battery status is shown in the web portal too.</li><li>During charging of the LiPo battery the battery shield LED will show the changing state.</li></ul><p>&nbsp;</p><p><strong>Web configuration:</strong></p><p><br><img src="https://media.printables.com/media/prints/320339/rich_content/07559a3a-d22c-416e-98c2-c8e892214196/b05652b3-eb83-40fd-9d51-2e21fd91bbd0.jpeg#%7B%22uuid%22%3A%226ed52943-fb4c-4b2c-9c41-b1c90a1424ef%22%2C%22w%22%3A2048%2C%22h%22%3A2493%7D"></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><strong>Parts used:&nbsp;</strong></p><ul><li>1x <a href="https://www.amazon.de/AZDelivery-D1-Mini-Entwicklungsboard-kompatibel/dp/B0754N794H?th=1">Arduino ESP8266 D1 mini</a></li><li>1x <a href="https://www.amazon.de/AZDelivery-WS2812B-12-Bit-Neopixel-Arduino/dp/B07PFFJ8TF">LED ring with 12 LEDs</a> Ø38mm</li><li>1x <a href="https://www.amazon.de/AZDelivery-Batterie-Lithium-Batterien-inklusive/dp/B07XB75NTD">D1 mini battery shield board</a> with JST plug to recharge the LiPo battery&nbsp;</li><li>1x <a href="https://www.amazon.de/dp/B08FD39Y5R">1100mAh LiPo battery with JST plug</a></li><li>1x <a href="https://www.amazon.de/gp/product/B084T4NW7C">Super glue</a> to glue the LED ring to the base</li><li>1x <a href="https://www.amazon.de/dp/B09BLNCYBD">On/Off-Switch</a>&nbsp;</li><li>7x <a href="https://www.amazon.de/NEUBACH®-Schrumpfschlauch-Set-Schrumpfschläuche-Schrumpfverhältnis/dp/B09W5YRFTZ">Shrink tubes</a> to secure the cable contacts.</li></ul><p>&nbsp;</p><p><strong>Wiring the parts:</strong></p><ul><li>Connect the D1 mini and its battery shield together. Take care of the pin orientation.</li><li>Solder 2 longer red wires to the On/Off switch and put the switch into the base before connecting it into the red wire of the LiPo battery.&nbsp;</li><li>On the battery shield solder the 2 sides of the “J2“ solder pad together to enable the battery monitor function used by the code to let you know when the battery gets empty.</li><li>After wiring the LED ring to the D1 mini simply plug in the JST connector of the LiPo battery to its power shield connector.</li></ul><figure class="table"><table><tbody><tr><td style="background-color:rgb(250, 104, 49);"><strong>ESP8266:</strong></td><td style="background-color:rgb(250, 104, 49);"><strong>LED ring:</strong></td><td style="background-color:rgb(250, 104, 49);"><strong>Color:</strong></td></tr><tr><td>5V</td><td>VCC</td><td>red</td></tr><tr><td>G</td><td>GND</td><td>white</td></tr><tr><td>D2</td><td>IN</td><td>green</td></tr></tbody></table></figure><p>&nbsp;</p><p><strong>Code:</strong></p><ul><li>The needed code can be found in my <a href="https://github.com/AWSW-de/XMAS-tree-with-LED-control-via-web">GitHub repository</a>.</li><li>Some animations will follow in a future version.&nbsp;</li></ul><p>&nbsp;</p><p><strong>Printing instructions:</strong></p><ul><li>0.3 draft profile</li><li>No supports needed</li><li>No brim needed</li><li>Print the base part in a darker color</li><li><strong>Important:</strong> Print the tree part in white color</li></ul><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Happy printing :)</p>