I set up an led strip using the software PWM on an ESP8266 and I couldn’t notice any issues with it, even when the ESP8266 was also running a Wemo plug emulator for Alexa integration.

To handle power to the ESP8266, and LEDs, I used two cheap generic DC-DC voltage converters in series to provide a 20v and then a 5v line from any DC input from 2-12v.

If you’ve already got an Amazon Alexa or Echo dot in your home or office, you can easily add your very own devices. In this quick project we’ll show how to use an Adafruit ESP8266 Feather ...