This project is a simple, Arduino-controlled work-from-home status board based on the Adafruit Huzzah. It uses the the Huzzah's WiFi capabilities to run a lightweight web server with a basic set of API endpoints used to control the following:
- 1 x Neopixel strip
- 3 x Neopixel LEDs
The API assumes your board has these labels for the LEDs:
- In a Meeting
- Do Not Disturb
- Headphones
- Needs Coffee
You probably have use of the first three, but the last one is flexible. You can re-label any of the endpoints in the script.
/status
Returns a JSON response with the current state of each LED
{"meeting":true, "headphones":false, "dnd":false, "coffee":false}/reset
Resets all LEDs to their off state
/meeting
Toggle the state of the Neopixel LED strip
/dnd
Toggle the state of the Do Not Distrub LED
/headphones
Toggle the state of the headphones LED
/coffee
Toggle the state of the "needs coffee" LED
Each endpoint returns a JSON response with a result and messge.
{"result": false, "message": "Meeting LED Off"}The web server root returns the contents of the index.h file. It is formatted for mobile phones. You can access it by saving it to your home screen. On iOS, you can create a shortcut that acts like an app. Use the "Open Safari" action to open your sign's IP address. You can set a custom app icon and the shortcut is smart enough to know if you already have the app open in a Safari tab. When you tap the icon, Safari will open and switch to your open tab or open a new tab.
The webpage has a running job to check the LED status every 2.5 seconds, so if your dashboards stay synced if you are controlling the sign from multiple browsers.
