In this section, we will set up our CheerLights code and deploy it to the ESP8266 Huzzah.
Getting the CheerLights code set up
Set up the Arduino IDE
The Arduino IDE is a free IDE provided by https://www.arduino.cc/ that makes it easy to write and deploy code on Arduino and Arduino-based boards like the ESP8266. It's written in Java and it supports Windows, GNU/LINUX, and macOS. Before we start, you must install the Arduino IDE from the following link. You might have to select the correct version for your OS.
https://www.arduino.cc/en/main/software
If you already have the Arduino IDE, make sure its version is higher than 1.6.4.
By default, the Arduino IDE doesn’t support the ESP8266. The Arduino IDE needs to be...