Firmware Setup

[FelixHauser]

Hi there,

I have extensively used an older version of the fastled-webserved in the past. I build Nanoleaf replicas and name signs, etc. It was a painless setup on the former .ino file, where I could setup what kind of setup I had (Nanoleaf, signs, etc.), the number of LEDs, the pin they were attached to, the device name and some other stuff. Never had a problem with it.

I am trying now to set up the most recent version. I have compiled the sketch, I have uploaded to my board (ESP8266), I have uploaded the webdata. No problem. However I fail to see the whole setup parameters I could setup before. Since I did not see them on the sketch, I assumed I could setup everything on the web interface. However this is not the case. I haven' found any documentation about it on the repository or discussions.

So, I guess that's my question. How do I setup all those things on the current version of the webserver?

Thanks in advance.

[jasoncoon]

Hey @FelixHauser,

A while back we combined all of the various product branches into a single one. It's now all configured with preprocessor directives, conditional includes, etc. We also added support for PlatformIO which, if you haven't tried it yet, is a huge step up from the Arduino IDE.

More info: #206 (comment)

[FelixHauser]

thanks for your reply @jasoncoon

unfortunately however, it hasn't become more clear to me. I am able to download a sketch or Platformio project, modify a couple of variables and upload it to the board, but not much more. I do not understand what you mean by "preprocessor directives, conditional includes, etc.". Could you point at the files I have to tinker with? it would be really appreciated!

thanks!

[qawsed55]

@FelixHauser in Platformio.ini you need to setup default_envs (what type of version you want to compile)
in esp8266-fastled-webserver\include\configs\controller you can setup all you need
or you can setup \platformio_override_example.ini and rename it to \platformio_override.ini and setup all there
In down (blue) part of PIO window press on Default (esp8266-fastled...) and select what type of product you want to compile.
Here, also you can find other usefull comands.