I looking into the use of the ESP8266 with MQTT protocol.
The ESP8266 is highly versatile with WiFi built in and lots of support from "hackers". The MQTT protocol while not supported in CQC would be trivial to implement (for those who can write drivers).
RGB is done a lot with the ESP8266 - plenty of examples on the net.
I like to stay away from USB devices. Unless they are emulating a serial port CQC can't really communicate with them, and there is a distance issue. Serial is easier and Ethernet is better again as you can go wireless. One of the reasons I like the ESP8266
The ESP8266 is highly versatile with WiFi built in and lots of support from "hackers". The MQTT protocol while not supported in CQC would be trivial to implement (for those who can write drivers).
RGB is done a lot with the ESP8266 - plenty of examples on the net.
I like to stay away from USB devices. Unless they are emulating a serial port CQC can't really communicate with them, and there is a distance issue. Serial is easier and Ethernet is better again as you can go wireless. One of the reasons I like the ESP8266
Mykel Koblenz
Illawarra Smart Home
Illawarra Smart Home