At a Glance

  • Open-source, full-stack web application for controlling digital LED lights via Raspberry Pi running balenaOS.

  • Uses NodeJS, Express, and SQLite to expose a RESTful API for LED control which is hosted onboard the Pi.

  • Externally hosted, mobile friendly Vue frontend allows for intuitive light control and customization of animations/colors that can be named and saved as favorites.

  • Integrated with Alexa via IFTTT allowing for full voice control.

  • Personal Contributions:

    • Built system from scratch using separately purchased hardware components.
    • Integrated entire stack (NodeJS, Express, SQLite, Vue).
    • Implemented use of balenaOS for over the air updates and code Dockerization.
    • Architected complex database structure necessary for user-defined custom animations.

Backend repository: https://github.com/cSchubes/rpiled

Frontend repository: https://github.com/alanzeng17/vue-rpiled

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