Portable LED controller that makes garments glow. Built around the ESP32-C3 Mini and powered by a Li‑Po battery with a dedicated power switch and a custom button. LED animations are provided by the popular WLED project. This build uses the Battery usermod to display battery percentage.
- Compact form factor
- Battery-powered operation
- Configurable LED animations
- Easy assembly and mounting
- Low power consumption
WLED uses Wi‑Fi, which increases power consumption; I'm evaluating BLE-based alternatives to reduce battery drain. The project is under active development, and WLED makes configuration straightforward.
This repository contains three top-level folders:
WearableWLED_Mechanical— Inventor parts and assemblies. STL to download are on my GrabCadWearableWLED_Hardware— KiCad project and PCB files.WLED— Fork of WLED with configuration adapted for this hardware.
Clone the repository together with all submodules:
git clone --recurse-submodules https://github.com/MiCyg/WearableWLED.gitIf you already have the repository cloned:
git submodule update --init --recursiveContributions are welcome! I'm particularly interested in BLE firmware options, lower-power, and improved mechanical mounting. Open an issue or send a pull request to get involved.