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Test Your Signal with the WiFi Cup

Tue, 11 Nov 2014 09:01:09 +0000, by Theodora Fabio

[CNLohr] wanted to test the WiFi range in his house. One look at his
roommate's cup and an unorthodox idea was born. The WiFi
Cup
used an ESP8266 to connect to
his home network. For output, [CNLohr] also added a WS2812 LED strip to the
cup. The ESP8266 was programmed to send UDP packets to [CNLohr's] laptop. When
the laptop responded back, the ESP8266 turned on the LEDs, lighting up the
cup. The cup's response to signal strength was very quick – about a second.

[CNLohr] took the WiFi Cup around the house. He was surprised to detect the
connection … Read the rest


#wireless-hacks #cup #ESP8266 #wireless #ws2812

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