The “under cabinet wifi LED lighting controller” project has been completed.

Here are some bullet point features:

-During normal operation, the wifi connection is not needed. The LED's are turned on/off automatically by the infra red distance sensor or manually by the pushbutton switch.

-The LED configuration wifi pages do not require an internet connection.

(A tablet or phone connects to the ESP8266 module directly and not through a router)

-A 12V wall pack powers the controller and LED modules.

-The module has been installed under one of the shelves in my pantry for about two weeks. (It's a closet style pantry)

Figure 1: The red arrow points to the module in the pantry

The software was changed so when the IR sensor reads the pantry door going past a certain point, the LED lights turn on. The wifi software still allows the user to configure the module and the push button allows the user to manually turn the lighting on and off.

Figure 2: A much closer view of the Controller

The lighting LED modules were relatively easy to install. Double sticky tape holds the modules on the pantry door jam inner molding. This is a nice out of the way place where the LED's are not shining in your eyes. Also, the LED modules should not get bumped much there. There is a gap between molding and the drywall, so the wires are easy to stuff into the gap to hide them from view.

Figure 3: The LED modules on the inside of the pantry door jam

To detect the door opening, the software was changed to “threshold” type of LED activation.

The screen capture below shows the final wifi page.

That's all on this project.