- Use python-dotenv to load environment variables
- Add CONTROL_SERVER_URI environment variable for WebSocket connection
- Create .env.example with configuration examples
- Update Pipfile to include python-dotenv dependency
- Allows easy configuration for running UI on desktop pointing to Pi
- Create UI client (src/ui_client.py) with MIDI controller integration
- Create control server (src/control_server.py) with lighting logic
- Implement WebSocket protocol between UI and control server
- Add startup script (start_lighting_controller.py) for all components
- Update Pipfile with new scripts for separated architecture
- Add comprehensive documentation (README_SEPARATED.md)
- Fix LED connection stability with heartbeat mechanism
- Fix UI knob display and button highlighting
- Maintain backward compatibility with existing MIDI mappings
