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Stuartf303 Vandaemon Platformio by tomevault-io

Name: Stuartf303 Vandaemon Platformio
Author: tomevault-io

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PlatformIO Skill

PlatformIO manages the ESP32 firmware for VanDaemon's 8-channel PWM LED dimmer. The firmware handles MQTT communication, WiFi provisioning via captive portal, and NVS state persistence. All firmware lives in hw/LEDDimmer/firmware/.

Quick Start

Build and Upload

cd hw/LEDDimmer/firmware

# Build for 8-channel variant (default)
pio run -e 8ch

# Upload via USB
pio run -e 8ch -t upload

# Build 4-channel variant
pio run -e 4ch -t upload

Monitor Serial Output

# Start serial monitor at 115200 baud
pio device monitor -e 8ch

# Monitor with timestamp
pio device monitor -e 8ch --filter time

Key Concepts

Concept	Usage	Example
Environment	Build target variant	`-e 8ch`, `-e 4ch`, `-e 8ch-ota`
Upload	Flash firmware to device	`pio run -e 8ch -t upload`
Monitor	Serial debugging	`pio device monitor`
Clean	Remove build artifacts	`pio run -t clean`
OTA	Over-the-air updates	`-e 8ch-ota` environment

Common Patterns

Full Development Cycle

When: Making firmware changes

# Clean, build, upload, then monitor
pio run -e 8ch -t clean && pio run -e 8ch -t upload && pio device monitor -e 8ch

OTA Update

When: Device deployed and accessible via WiFi

# Build and upload via OTA (requires device IP in platformio.ini)
pio run -e 8ch-ota -t upload

Upload Filesystem

When: Updating SPIFFS/LittleFS data

pio run -e 8ch -t uploadfs

Pin Configuration

// PWM Outputs (8 channels)
GPIO 25, 26, 27, 14, 4, 5, 18, 19

// Status LED (WS2812)
GPIO 16

// Buttons
GPIO 32 (Button 1), GPIO 33 (Button 2)

MQTT Integration

The firmware publishes to topics under vandaemon/leddimmer/{deviceId}/:

status - online/offline
config - device configuration JSON
channel/{N}/state - current brightness (0-255)

Subscribes to channel/{N}/set for brightness commands.

See the mqttnet skill for backend MQTT handling.

Related Skills

kicad - PCB design for the LED dimmer hardware
mqttnet - Backend MQTT communication with the dimmer
docker - Running MQTT broker for testing

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---name: stuartf303-vandaemon-platformiodescription: PlatformIO Skill---# PlatformIO SkillPlatformIO manages the ESP32 firmware for VanDaemon's 8-channel PWM LED dimmer. The firmware handles MQTT communication, WiFi provisioning via captive portal, and NVS state persistence. All firmware lives in `hw/LEDDimmer/firmware/`.## Quick Start### Build and Upload```bashcd hw/LEDDimmer/firmware# Build for 8-channel variant (default)pio run -e 8ch# Upload via USBpio run -e 8ch -t upload# Build 4-channel variantpio run -e 4ch -t upload```### Monitor Serial Output```bash# Start serial monitor at 115200 baudpio device monitor -e 8ch# Monitor with timestamppio device monitor -e 8ch --filter time```## Key Concepts| Concept | Usage | Example ||---------|-------|---------|| Environment | Build target variant | `-e 8ch`, `-e 4ch`, `-e 8ch-ota` || Upload | Flash firmware to device | `pio run -e 8ch -t upload` || Monitor | Serial debugging | `pio device monitor` || Clean | Remove build artifacts | `pio run -t clean` || OTA | Over-the-air updates | `-e 8ch-ota` environment |## Common Patterns### Full Development Cycle**When:** Making firmware changes```bash# Clean, build, upload, then monitorpio run -e 8ch -t clean && pio run -e 8ch -t upload && pio device monitor -e 8ch```### OTA Update**When:** Device deployed and accessible via WiFi```bash# Build and upload via OTA (requires device IP in platformio.ini)pio run -e 8ch-ota -t upload```### Upload Filesystem**When:** Updating SPIFFS/LittleFS data```bashpio run -e 8ch -t uploadfs```## Pin Configuration```cpp// PWM Outputs (8 channels)GPIO 25, 26, 27, 14, 4, 5, 18, 19// Status LED (WS2812)GPIO 16// ButtonsGPIO 32 (Button 1), GPIO 33 (Button 2)```## MQTT IntegrationThe firmware publishes to topics under `vandaemon/leddimmer/{deviceId}/`:- `status` - online/offline- `config` - device configuration JSON- `channel/{N}/state` - current brightness (0-255)Subscribes to `channel/{N}/set` for brightness commands.See the **mqttnet** skill for backend MQTT handling.## See Also- [patterns](references/patterns.md) - Build configurations and debugging- [workflows](references/workflows.md) - Development and deployment workflows## Related Skills- **kicad** - PCB design for the LED dimmer hardware- **mqttnet** - Backend MQTT communication with the dimmer- **docker** - Running MQTT broker for testing---> Converted and distributed by [TomeVault](https://tomevault.io/claim/stuartf303) — claim your Tome and manage your conversions.

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