CheerLights Arduino Library

An Arduino library to synchronize with the global CheerLights color by fetching the latest color from the CheerLights API.

Features

• Fetch the latest CheerLights color name.
• Retrieve RGB values for the current color.
• Easy integration with LED strips like NeoPixels.

IDE Installation

1. Open the Arduino IDE.
2. Select Tools > Manage Libraries.
3. Search for "CheerLights" and install.

Usage

Include the library in your sketch and initialize it with your WiFi credentials. Use the provided methods to fetch and use the current CheerLights color.

Methods

• begin(const char* ssid, const char* password): Initialize the library with your WiFi credentials to let the library handle the WiFi connection.
• begin(): Initialize the library without WiFi credentials (use this if you want to manually connect to the WiFi network and manage the WiFi connection outside of the library).
• reconnect(): Reconnect to the WiFi network.
• isConnected(): Returns a boolean indicating whether the library is connected to the WiFi network.
• getCurrentColor(): Get the current CheerLights color from ThingSpeak channel 1417. Returns a pointer to a constant char array.
• currentColorName(): The current CheerLights color name (e.g. "red"). Returns a pointer to a constant char array.
• currentColorHex(): The current CheerLights color as a hex value (e.g. 0xFF0000). Returns a uint32_t.
• currentRed(), currentGreen(), currentBlue(): The RGB values for the current CheerLights color (e.g. 255, 0, 0). Returns a uint8_t.
• hasColorChanged(): Returns a boolean indicating whether the current CheerLights color has changed since the last call to this method.

Compatibility

This library supports WiFi-enabled Arduino-compatible boards. It has been tested with the following boards:

• Arduino MKR1000
• Arduino MKR WiFi 1010
• Arduino Uno WiFi Rev2
• Arduino Mega WiFi Rev2
• Arduino Uno R4 WiFi
• ESP8266
• ESP32