Published April 28, 2019

Philips Hue and ESP8266/ESP32 (Part 2)

Let's see how to extend the light control capabilities with IR remote control or make an interactive switch with TFT shield.

BeginnerFull instructions provided1 hour3,973

Things used in this project

Hardware components

Wemos Lolin D32 Pro

Wemos D1 mini Pro

IR Controller Shield V1.0.0 for LOLIN

TFT 2.4 Touch Shield V1.0.0 for LOLIN

Software apps and online services

Arduino IDE

Hand tools and fabrication machines

Breadboard, 400 Pin

Story

In this video, I would like to continue with the ideas of using the microcontroller and Philips Hue system. Let's see how to extend the light control capabilities with IR remote control (e.g. remote control from TV) or make an interactive switch with TFT shield for ESP32 Lolin D32 with simple power consumption monitoring.

All use cases above are just a basic concepts and several other details need to be solved for real use (location of IR sensor, detection of the current state of the bulb by API getter etc.)

Libraries:

https://github.com/markszabo/IRremoteESP8266

https://github.com/adafruit/Adafruit-GFX-Library

https://github.com/adafruit/Adafruit_ILI9341

https://github.com/PaulStoffregen/XPT2046_Touchscreen