diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index 2f4af26..1144f0d 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #set(CMAKE_INCLUDE_CURRENT_DIR ON)
 
 set(SOURCES
+  ws2812.cpp
   abfall.cpp
 )
 
@@ -30,6 +31,8 @@ set_target_properties(${CMAKE_PROJECT_NAME}
   CMAKE_LIBRARY_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}"
 )
 
+pico_generate_pio_header(${CMAKE_PROJECT_NAME} ${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/ws2812.pio)
+
 pico_enable_stdio_uart(${CMAKE_PROJECT_NAME} 1)
 pico_enable_stdio_usb(${CMAKE_PROJECT_NAME} 0)    
 
diff --git a/src/abfall.cpp b/src/abfall.cpp
index 606e78f..e861930 100644
--- a/src/abfall.cpp
+++ b/src/abfall.cpp
@@ -3,7 +3,9 @@
 
 #include <string>
 
+#include "hardware/pio.h"
 #include "hardware/rtc.h"
+
 #include "pico/cyw43_arch.h"
 #include "pico/stdlib.h"
 #include "pico/util/datetime.h"
@@ -11,8 +13,12 @@
 #include "lwip/apps/http_client.h"
 #include "lwip/apps/sntp.h"
 
+#include "ws2812.h"
+
 using std::string;
 
+#define WS2812_PIN 22
+
 int wifi_setup(uint32_t country, const string &ssid, const string &pw, bool firstTry = true) {
     if (firstTry) {
         if (cyw43_arch_init_with_country(country)) {
@@ -40,7 +46,7 @@ int wifi_setup(uint32_t country, const string &ssid, const string &pw, bool firs
                 continue;
             }
             flashrate = flashrate / (status + 1);
-            //printf("Connect status: %d %d\n", status, flashrate);
+            // printf("Connect status: %d %d\n", status, flashrate);
         }
         cyw43_arch_gpio_put(CYW43_WL_GPIO_LED_PIN, 1);
         sleep_ms(flashrate);
@@ -82,7 +88,7 @@ err_t headers_callback(httpc_state_t *connection, void *arg, struct pbuf *hdr, u
 }
 
 err_t body_callback(void *arg, struct altcp_pcb *conn, struct pbuf *p, err_t err) {
-    //printf("Body\n");
+    // printf("Body\n");
     pbuf_copy_partial(p, myBuffer, p->tot_len, 0);
     // printf("%s", myBuffer);
 
@@ -116,6 +122,8 @@ int main() {
     stdio_init_all();
     rtc_init();
 
+    WS2812 led(WS2812_PIN);
+
     bool firstTry = true;
     int res = -1;
     do {
@@ -154,7 +162,8 @@ int main() {
     while (true) {
         rtc_get_datetime(&dt);
         datetime_to_str(datetime_str, sizeof(datetime_buf), &dt);
-        //printf("DateTime: %s\n", datetime_str);
+        // printf("DateTime: %s\n", datetime_str);
+        led.switchColor(Color::RED);
         sleep_ms(5000);
     }
 
diff --git a/src/ws2812.cpp b/src/ws2812.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bb3b836
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ws2812.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+#include "ws2812.h"
+
+WS2812::WS2812(uint gpio, PIO pio, uint sm) : m_pio{pio}, m_sm{sm} {
+    uint offset = pio_add_program(m_pio, &ws2812_program);
+    ws2812_program_init(m_pio, m_sm, offset, gpio, 800000, true);
+    switchColor(Color::OFF);
+}
+
+void WS2812::switchColor(Color color) {
+    putPixel(static_cast<uint32_t>(color));
+}
+
+void WS2812::putPixel(uint32_t pixel_grb) { pio_sm_put_blocking(m_pio, m_sm, pixel_grb << 8u); }
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diff --git a/src/ws2812.h b/src/ws2812.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8bfe79a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ws2812.h
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include "pico/stdlib.h"
+
+#include "ws2812.pio.h"
+
+enum class Color : uint32_t {
+    RED = 0xff0000,
+    GREEN = 0x00ff00,
+    BLUE = 0x0000ff,
+    WHITE = 0xffffff,
+    OFF = 0x000000,
+    YELLOW = 0xffff00
+};
+
+class WS2812 {
+  public:
+    WS2812(uint gpio, PIO pio = pio0, uint sm = 0);
+    void switchColor(Color color);
+
+  private:
+    void putPixel(uint32_t pixel_rgb);
+    PIO m_pio;
+    uint m_sm;
+};
+
+static inline void put_pixel(uint32_t pixel_grb) { pio_sm_put_blocking(pio0, 0, pixel_grb << 8u); }
+
+// static inline uint32_t urgb_u32(uint8_t r, uint8_t g, uint8_t b) {
+//     return ((uint32_t)(r) << 8) | ((uint32_t)(g) << 16) | (uint32_t)(b);
+// }
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