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    Step 1

    Get the github repositories listed below.

  • 2
    Step 2

    Program the ESP8266 with a copy of WS2812ESP8266, and attach a WS2812 LED to it, with the input pin on the WS2812 hooked to GPIO0 on the ESP8266.

  • 3
    Step 3

    Connect a computer running Linux to the ESP8266.