# nanoleaf

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## ESP32 Replacement for Lighting Display Controller

DevFeed: [ESP32 Replacement for Lighting Display Controller](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/esp32-replacement-for-lighting-display-controller-58334.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://hackaday.com/2026/09/22/esp32-replacement-for-lighting-display-controller/>)

Author: Bryan Cockfield

Published: 2026-09-22T23:00:52Z

Content type: news

Language: en

Sources: [Hackaday](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/hackaday.md>)

Topics: [ESP32](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/esp32.md>), [Embedded Software Dev](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/embedded-software-dev.md>), [Hardware](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/hardware.md>), [Network](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/network.md>)

Tags: [controller](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/controller.md>), [esp32](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/esp32.md>), [firmware](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/firmware.md>), [hardware](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/hardware.md>), [led-hacks](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/led-hacks.md>), [lighting](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/lighting.md>), [nanoleaf](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/nanoleaf.md>), [network](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/network.md>), [python](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/python.md>), [replacement](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/replacement.md>)

### AI overview

A builder replaced a failing NanoLeaf lighting controller with an ESP32. The panels report their positions and orientations over a data bus, while modified published firmware lets the ESP32 interpret the panels and expose status over the network for control by lighting software.

### Source excerpt

As a company, NanoLeaf has been producing modular lights that can be easily snapped together into various geometric shapes for around a decade. Similar to the addressable LED light strips ...read more