If I want to use a Teensy 3.2/OctoWS2811 and an Huzzah ESP2866 to control

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If I want to use a Teensy 3.2/OctoWS2811 and an Huzzah ESP2866 to control LEDs via WI-Fi, should I replace the MCU/Lua on the ESP2866 with the Arduino Core?

The Teensy 3.2 uses the Arduino Core, right? So I figure it might be easier if they were both using the same language but I have no idea what I’m doing so maybe it makes no difference.

Originally I was hoping to copy and paste the code that this guy uses: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3zQ8qC1KQgU&index=5&list=PLk2pTHzGGwfp9R3TOJ94WjVfBHZFnzhxk but I’m using the Teensy/Octo for higher animation speeds while his system uses a Witty Cloud.

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you can run this code on a teensy for sure , you will need to get rid of the web , wifi interface and just change the animations either automatically , or by serial , or any other way as your convenience .

Lua, doesnt play any role here , you may be confused with some readings related to the ESP .

good luck

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why do you need the Teensy? The Feather Huzzah can drive a lot of LEDs and do the WiFi at the same time.

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+Gustavo K I want to control the LEDs with a phone or PC via Wi-Fi so I don’t think I can get rid of the web/Wi-Fi interface.

@Juergen_Bruegl I want to operate ~846-864 RGB LEDs and I was advised that for higher refresh-rates I should use a Teensy with OctoWS8211 adapter. I just want the refresh rate to be high enough to use light animations like Fire 2012. Do you think I should get a Feather instead? Maybe I will find some other use for my Teensy.

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I have Feathers running 780 APA102 LEDs with no problem. For 16$ I would give it a try . . .

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Okay, thanks, I’ll try it. Incidentally, is this the most recent version of ESP8266 FastLED code (version 4): http://pastebin.com/Pydqx6n2 ? Thanks!

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Yep, V4 is good.
If you want to get more sophisticated and use SPIFF you can give this a try:
https://plus.google.com/+JasonCoon1/posts/QhFE7hwmxBn?sfc=true

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I’ll check it out. Thanks very much Juergen!