Feather Weather Lamp

by Ruiz Brothers

published June 16, 2016, last updated October 06, 2024

posted in LEDs/ LED Pixels 3D Printing Feather/ Feather Boards

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Intermediate

Project guide

Circuit Diagram

Reference Connections

Use the circuit diagram to reference for connecting the components together. The diagram does not depict exact wire lengths or size of components.

This circuit expects 5V power to the Adafruit Feather HUZZAH ESP8266 via microUSB

Wired Connections

Pin 14 from HUZZAH to Data Input on NeoPixel
GND from HUZZAH to GND on NeoPixel
3V from HUZZAH to PWR +5V on NeoPixel
EN from HUZZAH to Slide Switch
GND from NeoPixel to Slide Switch

Power On/Off

The slide switch opens/closes a connection to the EN (enable) pin on the Adafruit Feather HUZZAH ESP8266.

The EN pin is connected to the 3.3V regulator. It's pulled up, so when it's connect to ground, the 3.3V regulator is disabled.

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