LichtBit’s open-source ESP32 Art-Net/sACN NeoPixels controller can drive up to 2,720 RGB LEDs

Dutch hardware designer LichtBit has launched a fully open-source ESP32-based Art-Net/sACN NeoPixels LED strip controller designed for large-scale lighting installations and custom stage design. Built around an ESP32, the hardware routes lighting data over wired Ethernet or Wi-Fi to manage up to 16 universes of addressable LEDs across 4 dedicated outputs. We have previously written about various NeoPixel LED controllers, such as the xcrhom WLED Type-C, the Adafruit Sparkle Motion Stick, the full-featured Adafruit Sparkle Motion, and others, which are designed for portable lighting setups and standalone animations. But LichtBit’s board targets the professional event industry by bridging the gap between commercial live-performance software (such as Resolume Arena, MadMapper, or xLights) and low-cost digital LED strips. LichtBit’s Art-Net and sACN LED controller specifications: Development Board – Generic ESP32 based developmt board with ESP32-WROOM-32 MCU Display – 128×32 I2C OLED display for real-time device configurations, status, and IP mapping Network 10/100Mbps Ethernet via WIZnet W5500 [...] The post LichtBit’s open-source ESP32 Art-Net/sACN NeoPixels controller can drive up to 2,720 RGB LEDs appeared first on CNX Software - Embedded Systems News.