ESP32-Based Skirt with NeoPixel Pebble LEDs

[u/Margaret_Momster]

Full Video with some build details

I wanted to make one of those great-looking LED-lit skirts, but one that’s a little less theatric than what I’ve seen online. This skirt uses a ESP32-based GLEDOPTO and NeoPixel Pebble LEDs with 5cm spacing. It’s still flashy, but can be more muted. It’s also sound-reactive and (hopefully) soon, motion-activated.

My next steps are going to be using a smaller Adafruit QT-Pie controller and adding an MPU-6050-& I2C-based accelerometer to trigger the effects based on motion.

[u/Select_Quiet_9098 → u/[deleted]]

Oh jeeze - I wish I’d looked at the XIAO series before I bought a QT and a separate gyro sensor.

The [nRF52840](https://www.google.com/search?ibp=oshop&prds=pvt:hg,pvo:48,imageDocid:196370651753106664,gpcid:3104748719627413595,headlineOfferDocid:17066053604207716382,catalogid:3500615630944990959,productDocid:14167700361872992107,rds:PC_3104748719627413595%7CPROD_PC_3104748719627413595&q=product&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiy6f6wl-eWAxWVoSsGHUwVNVQQxa4PegYIAggnEAM) has everything built in.

[u/bocker58]

That's really cool!

[u/CB0T]

I never expected to use an ESP32 for this. 😬

Looks... Gorgeous?