The code of the remote uses the UDP protocol to send the number of rotations to the client. The python code of the server(send.py) should be edited so line 4 has the IP of the client and the code of the client (recv.py) should be edited so line 7 has the IP of the ESP8266 that is running the client code.

The client has a neopixel stick with 8 neopixels connected at pin 12. Here is a video of the remote dimming the neopixels: