# PlummersSoftwareLLC/NightDriverStrip

NightDriver client for ESP32

Repository: https://github.com/PlummersSoftwareLLC/NightDriverStrip
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/nightdriverstrip
Homepage: https://plummerssoftwarellc.github.io/NightDriverStrip/
Language: G-code
License: GPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: arduino, cpp, esp32, led, platformio
Last push: 2026-08-14T23:13:27+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 86/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 97, release rhythm 64, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 1808, "days_push": 19, "days_rel": 80, "gap_med": 115, "n_releases_24m": 6}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1579, forks 238 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:06.767164+00:00)

## What it is
NightDriverStrip is C++ firmware for the ESP32 that drives addressable LED strips and matrices with animated effects, configurable over WiFi through a built-in web UI and API. It ships with a browser-based Web Serial installer for flashing, WiFi provisioning, and runtime LED configuration.

## Use cases
- control ws2812 led strips from an esp32
- flash animated led effects firmware to esp32
- run a led matrix clock like the mesmerizer
- control led strip effects over wifi from a browser
- build an addressable led art display
- provision esp32 led device wifi over usb

## When to choose
- you have an ESP32 and addressable LEDs and want polished, ready-made effects
- you want a browser-based installer and web UI instead of hand-editing config
- you want to extend firmware with custom LED effects in C++

## When to avoid
- you need LED control on non-ESP32 microcontrollers
- you want a simple Arduino sketch rather than a large PlatformIO C++ project
- you need a general-purpose home automation LED controller with integrations like Home Assistant out of the box

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: embedded, iot, animation, graphics, http-server, json, configuration-management
- domain: embedded-systems, iot, hardware, graphics
- platform: embedded, iot, cpp, browser
- tags: led-strip, ws2812, esp32-firmware, fastled, platformio, arduino, led-matrix, web-installer, led-effects, web-serial, automation, web-server

## Member repositories
- PlummersSoftwareLLC/NightDriverStrip (main) score 86

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:06.767164+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T03:56:39.229947+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/PlummersSoftwareLLC/NightDriverStrip (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:06.767164+00:00, sha 4d44f24866f3)
  - homepage: https://plummerssoftwarellc.github.io/NightDriverStrip/ (fetched 2026-08-29T11:26:55.477915+00:00, sha 0f6598fc5b5e)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.