# LED Strip Example (RMT backend + WS2812) This example demonstrates how to blink the WS2812 LED using the [led_strip](https://components.espressif.com/component/espressif/led_strip) component. ## How to Use Example ### Hardware Required * A development board with Espressif SoC * A USB cable for Power supply and programming * WS2812 LED strip ### Configure the Example Before project configuration and build, be sure to set the correct chip target using `idf.py set-target <chip_name>`. Then assign the proper GPIO in the [source file](main/led_strip_rmt_ws2812_main.c). If your led strip has multiple LEDs, don't forget update the number. ### Build and Flash Run `idf.py -p PORT build flash monitor` to build, flash and monitor the project. (To exit the serial monitor, type ``Ctrl-]``.) See the [Getting Started Guide](https://docs.espressif.com/projects/esp-idf/en/latest/get-started/index.html) for full steps to configure and use ESP-IDF to build projects. ## Example Output ```text I (299) gpio: GPIO[8]| InputEn: 0| OutputEn: 1| OpenDrain: 0| Pullup: 1| Pulldown: 0| Intr:0 I (309) example: Created LED strip object with RMT backend I (309) example: Start blinking LED strip ```
To create a project from this example, run:
idf.py create-project-from-example "espressif/led_strip=2.4.0:led_strip_rmt_ws2812"