ANAVI Miracle Controller is an open source hardware Wi-Fi development board powered by the ESP8266 and designed to control two 5 V and 12 V addressable LED strips simultaneously. It supports popular LEDs including Neopixel, WS2811, WS2812B, TM1809, etc. It also has a dedicated slot for a mini OLED I²C display and slots for up to three additional I²C sensor modules. Furthermore, there are UART pins for easy flashing of custom software and an extra GPIO for connecting external peripherals. All these features make ANAVI Miracle Controller appropriate for developers, makers, students, and open source enthusiasts interested in home automation.

ANAVI Miracle Controller is fully compliant with Arduino IDE, PlatformIO, the popular open source home automation software tools, as well as with Home Assistant and OpenHAB via the lightweight messaging protocol MQTT. With ANAVI Miracle Controller, developers can focus on the software by easily building and flashing their own versions of the source code. Tech savvy users can easily integrate ANAVI Miracle Controller in their existing open source home automation platforms.

Quick Setup, No Soldering Required

Getting started with ANAVI Miracle Controller is easy. No soldering is required. It supports 5 V or 12 V input voltages. To turn on the board, set the pin to 5 V or 12 V and plug appropriate power supply in to the standard 2.1x5.5 mm DC barrel jack. Right out of the box, it works with Home Assistant.

Supports Popular LED Strips

All addressable LED strips currently supported by the popular FastLED Arduino library (with three wires) are supported by ANAVI Miracle Controller, including WS2812, WS2812b, WS2811, and TM1804. To prevent spikes, a 300 to 500 Ohm choke resistor might be required at the data wire. Some LED strips, including those provided with our kits, already have this resistor built-in.

470 Ohm Choke Resistor Included

Strips provided in ANAVI Miracle Controller kits are WS2812B strips with ten LEDs each, appropriate connectors, and built-in 470 Ohm choke resistor!

Fun and Accessible At All Skill Levels

ANAVI Miracle Controller is fun and easy to use. You don’t need to be a tech whiz. You can assemble it with your bare hands and a screwdriver to mount the addressable LED strips. Whether you’re new to addressable LED strips or an experienced engineer, ANAVI Miracle Controller is a great choice for most projects.

ANAVI Miracle Controller can also serve as a convenient development board for various home automation systems with addressable LED strips. It’s suitable for anyone passionate about the Internet of Things (IoT), coding, and open source.

ANAVI Miracle Controller is useful for:

• Creating colorful lighting solution for indoor home automation
• Controlling outdoor house lights and advertisements
• Making unique holiday decorations for Christmas and Halloween
• Rapid Internet of Things prototyping and software development
• Learning embedded software development and writing Arduino sketches by saving you the hassle of breadboards and jumper cables

Certified Open Source

ANAVI Miracle Controller is an entirely open source project that combines open source hardware with free and open source software. It has been certified by the Open Source Hardware Association under UID BG000050.

The free and open source software tools KiCAD and OpenSCAD were used to design ANAVI Miracle Controller and its acrylic enclosure. Source code and schematics are available at GitHub. All units will be manufactured in Plovdiv, Bulgaria.

Features & Specifications

• Microcontroller: Tensilica L106 32-bit processor (ESP8266)
• Wireless: Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
• Voltage Connectivity: Simultaneous support for two 5 V or 12 V addressable LED strips
• LED Compatibility: Open source Arduino sketch with FastLED library will support various strips strips: WS2812, WS2812B, WS2811, TM1804, etc.
• Peripheral Support: Mini OLED display, UART pins, button, three slots for I²C sensors
• Software Compatibility: Arduino IDE, PlatformIO, Home Assistant, OpenHAB 2, MQTT, and any modern web browser
• Open Source Certification: Open Source Hardware Association (OSHWA) BG000050
• Dimensions: 75 mm x 40 mm

Sensors and Peripherals

Out of the box, ANAVI Miracle Controller supports the following sensors and peripherals:

• 0.96" OLED I²C display
• BH1750 I²C sensor for light
• BMP180 I²C sensor for temperature and barometric pressure
• APDS-9960 I²C sensor for RGB color and gesture detection
• HTU21D I²C sensor for temperature and humidity

You can also attach any other I²C sensor modules, but you will have to take care of their software integration.

What Comes In A Kit?

Comparisons

There is a huge variety of LED strips and literally hundreds of projects and development boards for controlling them. Unlike the rest, ANAVI Miracle Controller is entirely open source and and doesn’t require a breadboard or soldering iron to get started. The main advantage of ANAVI Miracle Controller are the slots, the I²C peripherals, and support for two simultaneously addressable LED strips.

More than a year ago we created ANAVI Light Controller for simple and cheap 12 V non-addressable LED strips. These LED strips are excellent solutions for indoor lightning, however for colorful light decorations and animations addressable LED strips are required. Now, due to the high demand in the community for an entirely open source solution that allows easy control of 12 V and 5 V addressable LED strips, we were inspired to create ANAVI Miracle Controller.

Stretch Goals

Our crowdfunding campaign has a very modest goal of just $1, but if we raise:

• $1,000, we'll add awesome stickers for all contributors
• $2,500, we'll publish a lot of additional free video tutorials

Support & Documentation

We provide a comprehensive user’s manual with exact steps for using all the features of ANAVI Miracle Controller. Over time, we will post frequent updates to the user’s manual and articles with ideas for using ANAVI Miracle Controller in hobby projects by makers. The ANAVI Miracle Controller is joining the well-documented and established ANAVI family, so there are lots of resources available.

ANAVI Miracle Controller is an entirely open source project, the source code and the schematics are available at our GitHub repositories. Please have a look at the following links:

• User's manual
• Default Arduino sketch
• ANAVI Technology GitHub

If you have a question about ordering, paying, or shipping, please refer to The Crowd Supply Guide.

Manufacturing Plan

To ensure consistent high quality, all printed circuit boards (PCBs) for ANAVI Miracle Controller will be manufactured and assembled at a local factory in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, EU. The PCBs will have a gold surface finish. The fabrication process includes a procedure called panelization, which groups together a number of PCBs on a larger board called a "panel". After that, components will be mounted on each board. All boards will be carefully manually flashed with open source software (already available on GitHub), tested, and packaged in individual cardboard boxes.

Risks & Challenges

ANAVI Miracle Controller is a certified open source hardware product. We have already manufactured a small-run batch to ensure that everything works correctly. Although this significantly reduces any risks, mass production still depends on factories and suppliers. Availability of parts can also be an issue. In order to provide ANAVI Miracle Controller at the best price, we are working with reliable suppliers and a trusted local factory in Plovdiv, Bulgaria.

We have experience successfully delivering projects on time, and even ahead of schedule, from our previous crowdfunding campaigns for ANAVI Thermometer, ANAVI Gas Detector, ANAVI Infrared pHAT, ANAVI Light Controller, and many more. We are confident that we can again arrange successful mass production on time. However, if any delays occur, backers will be notified promptly through regular updates.

Fulfillment & Logistics

At the end of the crowdfunding campaign, orders will be shipped by Crowd Supply. For more details, please explore Crowd Supply ordering, paying, and shipping guide. After that period, products will continue to be available at Crowd Supply and from our distributors.