ESP32 Replacement For Lighting Display Controller

A hobbyist found that a failing NanoLeaf modular light controller can be replaced with a simple ESP32 board, since NanoLeaf publishes its firmware and the panels communicate positions and orientation over a single data bus. With slight modification, the ESP32 runs the firmware and can also report status over the network, allowing control from other lighting software. The project and alternative fixes are discussed in a related Reddit thread, and it follows earlier community projects building NanoLeaf-inspired panels from scratch.

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