The Tinker Dad | $5 Super Easy DIY Smart Decorative Light w/ Smart Phone Control & Alexa Integration @TheTinkerDad | Uploaded December 2020 | Updated October 2024, 7 minutes ago.
A quick project for the Holidays: let's make some super easy DIY smart LED lights that you can use for some festive decoration or to entertain the little ones - connect it to your network, control it with your smart phone or with your Amazon Echo. No deep electronics experience or programming required!


Parts I've used in the video:
- APA106 RGB LEDs: aliexpress.com/item/32704656076.html
- Wemos D1 Mini: banggood.com/Geekcreit-D1-mini-V2_2_0-WIFI-Internet-Development-Board-Based-ESP8266-4MB-FLASH-ESP-12S-Chip-p-1143874.html

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