https://github.com/jimbobbennett/neopixelholidaylights
Control Neopixel holiday lights with a Raspberry Pi, Azure IoT Central and the Microsoft Power Platform. 🎄🎃🏮
https://github.com/jimbobbennett/neopixelholidaylights
azure azure-iot-central iot iot-central neopixel power-platform python raspberrypi
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Control Neopixel holiday lights with a Raspberry Pi, Azure IoT Central and the Microsoft Power Platform. 🎄🎃🏮
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/jimbobbennett/neopixelholidaylights
- Owner: jimbobbennett
- License: mit
- Created: 2020-11-07T19:32:05.000Z (almost 5 years ago)
- Default Branch: main
- Last Pushed: 2020-11-11T19:54:35.000Z (almost 5 years ago)
- Last Synced: 2025-02-10T10:44:20.967Z (8 months ago)
- Topics: azure, azure-iot-central, iot, iot-central, neopixel, power-platform, python, raspberrypi
- Language: Python
- Homepage:
- Size: 3.76 MB
- Stars: 2
- Watchers: 2
- Forks: 0
- Open Issues: 0
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- License: LICENSE
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# Python, IoT, and Power Platform powered Neopixel Holiday Lights
This repo contains a hands on guide showing how to control Neopixel powered holiday lights with Python running on a Raspberry Pi with Azure IoT Central and the Microsoft Power Platform.
## Hardware required
* A Raspberry Pi, SD card and power supply. You can use any Pi that can connect to the internet, so any Pi 3/4 with WiFi, a Pi Zero W, or a Pi Zero with a USB ethernet connection. If you are using a Pi Zero you may want to solder headers on to make it easier to connect the Neopixels.
* Programmable LEDs - anything based on WS2812 or WS2812B such as Neopixels or other programmable LED strip such as [this one](https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07FVPN3PH)
* A 5v power supply, either a [USB 2 to terminal block cable](https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07QQQZ1DV) or a [DC 5v power supply](https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B078RXZM4C)
* Appropriate cables depending on the LED strip you have and power supply
## Azure subscription
To work through this guide, you will need an Azure subscription. There won't be any cost to creating this project, as you will be using a free tier of the IoT service.
### Students
If you are a student aged 18 and up and have an email address from an academic institution, you can sign up for the free Azure for Students offer at [azure.microsoft.com/free/students](https://azure.microsoft.com/free/students/?WT.mc_id=academic-10672-jabenn) without a credit card. At the time of writing this gives you $100 of credit to use over 12 months, as well as free tiers of a number of services for that 12 months. At the end of the 12 months, if you are still a student you can renew and get another $100 in credit and 12 months of free services.
You can also sign up for the [GitHub Student Developer Pack](https://education.github.com/pack?WT.mc_id=academic-10672-jabenn) for a wide range of student software and services, and for there sign up for an Azure for Students account.
### Everyone else
If you are not a student, you can sign up at [azure.microsoft.com/free](https://azure.microsoft.com/free/?WT.mc_id=academic-10672-jabenn). You'll need a credit card for verification purposes only, you'll not be billed unless you decide to upgrade your account to a paid offering. At the time of writing the free account will give you US$200 of free credit to spend on what you like in the first 30 days, 12 months of free services, plus a load of services that have tiers that are always free.
## Power Platform
You will also need a Power Platform account. If you don't have one, you can sign up for a [community plan](https://powerapps.microsoft.com/communityplan/?WT.mc_id=academic-10672-jabenn). This will give you a free environment for learning and building your own apps.
## Steps
1. [Set up the Pi and the NeoPixels](./steps/set-up-neopixels.md)
1. [Set up IoT Central](./steps/set-up-iot-central.md)
1. [Control the Pi from IoT Central](./steps/control-pi-iot-central.md)
1. [Control the lights from a Power App](./steps/set-up-power-app.md)