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[Kieran Evans]

I was playing with that library a few weeks ago. On an ESP32, but I can't
imagine there's much difference. I'm AFK for a few days, but can dig into
my code when I'm back to find some examples.


Are you using the code exactly as is in the article? I can't see anything
immediately obvious as wrong. There are some notes here
https://github.com/FastLED/FastLED/wiki/ESP8266-notes for fastled on 8266.
Maybe grab one of the example sketches from the examples directory in that
repo to double check things are working? Possibly a library conflict or
something?

In the end I went with a Pi for my project. Found that the WiFi stack, and
streaming fast updates to 100 LEDs was a bit much (I think it was interrupt
issues, glitchy animations and such, had neither the time, patience, nor
inclination to debug much further).

This is what I achieved on Pi:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLB7cIuujCNRzK1zinSGFgpaQkX5MVJ3Iy

With this code:
https://github.com/keyz182/LEDServer

I also use a fork I made of the rpi_ws281x library, because I'm a little
reluctant to run a webserver to push some LEDs as root. That said, it's
100% optional, and I'd advise against trying it for now as I've not done
any QC: https://github.com/keyz182/rpi_ws281x_serv

As I said above, once back on my PC, I can grab the Arduino code I've
messed with, and/or grab a spare 8266 and try the code in that article, but
if you aren't tied to the idea of an esp8266, and have a pi zero or
something spare, my stuff above could be an alternate starting point.



On Sat, 8 Aug 2020, 22:58 Ceri Clatworthy, <ceri.clatworthy at gmail.com>
wrote:

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> Hi all,
>
> I found this project:
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> https://www.instructables.com/id/Play-With-Fire-Over-WIFI-ESP8266-Neopixels/
>
>
> Really fancied making something 'flashy'
> But I cannot get the code to compile, SPI hardware not defined,
> using softSPI or similar error.
>
> As you might know I am not an arduino fan, so well confused.
>
> I have an ESP8266 module, I have got A-N-Other wifi project to work
> so the module is OK.
>
>
> Anyone know how to fix it ??
>
> Cheers
>
> Ceri
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> Arduino: 1.8.9 (Windows 10), Board: "Generic ESP8266 Module, 80 MHz,
> Flash, Legacy (new can return nullptr), All SSL ciphers (most compatible),
> dtr (aka nodemcu), 26 MHz, 40MHz, DOUT (compatible), 1MB (FS:64KB
> OTA:~470KB), 2, nonos-sdk 2.2.1+100 (190703), v2 Lower Memory, Disabled,
> None, Only Sketch, 921600"
>
> In file included from C:\Users\3D\Documents\Arduino\Fire
> Lamp\fire\fire.ino:3:0:
>
> C:\Users\3D\Documents\Arduino\libraries\FastLED/FastLED.h:14:21: note:
> #pragma message: FastLED version 3.003.003
>
>  #    pragma message "FastLED version 3.003.003"
>
>                      ^
>
> In file included from
> C:\Users\3D\Documents\Arduino\libraries\FastLED/FastLED.h:65:0,
>
>                  from C:\Users\3D\Documents\Arduino\Fire
> Lamp\fire\fire.ino:3:
>
> C:\Users\3D\Documents\Arduino\libraries\FastLED/fastspi.h:130:23: note:
> #pragma message: No hardware SPI pins defined.  All SPI access will default
> to bitbanged output
>
>  #      pragma message "No hardware SPI pins defined.  All SPI access will
> default to bitbanged output"
>
>                        ^
>
> In file included from
> C:\Users\3D\Documents\Arduino\libraries\FastLED/FastLED.h:48:0,
>
>                  from C:\Users\3D\Documents\Arduino\Fire
> Lamp\fire\fire.ino:3:
>
> C:\Users\3D\Documents\Arduino\libraries\FastLED/fastpin.h: In
> instantiation of 'class FastPin<7u>':
>
> C:\Users\3D\Documents\Arduino\libraries\FastLED/platforms/esp/8266/clockless_esp8266.h:21:49:
>   required from 'class ClocklessController<7, 20, 50, 30, (EOrder)66u, 0,
> false, 50>'
>
> C:\Users\3D\Documents\Arduino\libraries\FastLED/chipsets.h:582:7:
> required from 'class WS2812Controller800Khz<7u, (EOrder)66u>'
>
> C:\Users\3D\Documents\Arduino\libraries\FastLED/FastLED.h:105:52:
> required from 'class WS2812B<7u, (EOrder)66u>'
>
> C:\Users\3D\Documents\Arduino\libraries\FastLED/FastLED.h:302:39:
> required from 'static CLEDController& CFastLED::addLeds(CRGB*, int, int)
> [with CHIPSET = WS2812B; unsigned char DATA_PIN = 7u; EOrder RGB_ORDER =
> (EOrder)66u]'
>
> C:\Users\3D\Documents\Arduino\Fire Lamp\fire\fire.ino:70:78:   required
> from here
>
> C:\Users\3D\Documents\Arduino\libraries\FastLED/fastpin.h:207:2: error:
> static assertion failed: Invalid pin specified
>
>   static_assert(validpin(), "Invalid pin specified");
>
>   ^
>
> exit status 1
> Error compiling for board Generic ESP8266 Module.
>
> This report would have more information with
> "Show verbose output during compilation"
> option enabled in File -> Preferences.
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