Create an autonomous light show (Standalone mode) for your RC car

For a show, a display window, or just to film a nice sequence: Standalone mode turns your RC car into an autonomous light show. A loop of effects played by the ESP32 board, with no phone connected.

How it works

You build a loop of steps: each step picks a target (headlights, light bar, fog, backfire, custom LED, headlight flash…), on/off, the effect and brightness, then a delay before the next step. During the show, the loop takes over everything (RC control is suspended).

1. Open the Standalone tab

In the app menu, open the Standalone tab. You can load the Demo preset to instantly see an example that sweeps through every function.

2. Build your loop

Add steps one by one, and set the delay between each right in the loop. You can reorder or delete a step. When you're happy, save the loop under a name: that's how you create your own presets.

Tip: a delay of 0 between two steps chains them immediately — handy to light several lights at the exact same time.

3. Start the show

Press Start. Enable "Start on boot" so the loop auto-starts when the board powers up — and resumes after a cutoff. Perfect for a display: plug in, it plays.

Great for

Shows and booths: the car animates on its own.
Display windows: auto-start, zero intervention.
Filming a sequence that repeats identically.