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LEDmatrix

demo video of the LED matrix

Control your Esp32 based LED matrix remotely. This firmware works in conjunction with a web app (github.com/DomGarguilo/LEDserver) to allow us to upload animations on the web and have them pulled and displayed on the LED matrix.

Getting the firmware uploaded to your matrix

  1. Go to the Arduino website and download the IDE

  2. Follow this tutorial to enable use of ESP32 board in arduino IDE.

  3. Clone this repo and open main/ in the Arduino IDE

  4. Create a copy of secrets-example.h and rename it to secrets.h. Edit the file to add your wifi credentials and the URL to your LEDserver.

  5. Flash main.ino to your Esp32 from the arduino IDE. You may need to hold the boot button while the console reads Connecting...

Status visual key

Loading animations indicate different processes. If the loading animation color is...

  • Green: firmware is updating
  • Blue: fetching and saving new data
  • Red: old files are being cleaned up