UPDATE: We are consolidating the code into a single driver as it is expanding quickly ... the new code set is locate here:
https://github.com/sfranzyshen/esp8266_tpm2net
esp8266_tpm2net is a custom firmware for the esp8266 wifi module that will drive a strand of addressable RGB LED pixels using the TPM2NET control protocol. I was successful at driving 132 LEDs (11x12 matrix) using this firmware and the pixelcontroller (v2.1.0-RC1) software. I expect it to operate more LEDs (hopefully up to 512 LEDs) ... This is based on work by Charles (cnlohr) and Frans (Frans-Willem)
https://github.com/sfranzyshen/esp8266_tpm2net_ws2812
we are also adding other chipsets for testing ...
https://github.com/sfranzyshen/esp8266_tpm2net_ws2801
https://github.com/sfranzyshen/esp8266_tpm2net_lpd6803