This project shows how to work with NeoPixel + ESP8266 using PlatformIO + FastLED library and CLion IDE.

Project is supplementary material for my ESP8266 + NEO Pixel blog post.

Perquisites

You may use any IDE and toolchain for IoT coding, e.g. Arduino IDE. My preferred way is to use CLion by JetBrains as and IDE + PlatformIO as toolchain (compiler, SDK, ..).

For this project please install:

• PlatformIO (https://platformio.org), python 2.7 is required
• CLion IDE (https://www.jetbrains.com/clion)

Used hardware:

• ESP8266 module (this project configured for 'WeMos D1 Mini' or 'LoLin NodeMCU 3')
• WS2811 Neo Pixel LEDs or WS2812B LEDs strip

Setup

• After you cloned git repo run in terminal

$ cd $YOUR_CLONED_PROJECT_DIR$
$ pio init --ide clion

This will configure project files for CLion Code Insight features support

• Wire your micro controller and Neo Pixels as shown in by blog post or see files ./doc/esp8266_ws2811_wiring.png or ./doc/esp8266_ws2812B_stripe_wiring.png

• Open CLion IDEA, chose "File | Open..." dialog to open this project

Upload FW

In CLion chose PLATFORMIO_UPLOAD target (see doc/clion_platformion_upload_fw_target.png screenshot). Press Build button near target name.

P.S: According to PlatformIO + CLion integration implementation you are suppose to use Build button instead of Run to launch PlatformIO targets.