So I got this 5 channel controller for 12v/24v LED strips, and it has an ESP8265MOD M2 (1MB flash) onboard, which I've flashed to ESPHome to use with Home Assistant. I got this strip which actually ...
Alternatively, most of the "MagicHome" variant WIFI RGB LED strip controllers are actually just various ESP chips and apparently generally flashable (so that you're not potentially leaking who knows ...
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