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Aug 5, 2024, 9:23 AM
The ESP32 weather station is now over a year old. So it's high time for an update. I have therefore spent the last few weeks developing a completely improved version of the weather station. I would like to present the changes to you in this article.
May 5, 2024, 1:27 PM
My new PC is a Minisforum UM690S. Despite its small size, it is very powerful. However, the small computer has one drawback: the two case fans are quite loud and run at full speed constantly. Therefore, I opted for a small modification to replace the case fans.
Apr 7, 2024, 12:37 AM
The FireBeetle 2 ESP32-C6 board from DFROBOT is very affordable and integrates not only the ESP32-C6 but also a charge controller for charging a lithium-ion battery and monitoring battery voltage. In this article, I'll show you how to build a cost-effective sensor for the weather station using this board.
Feb 28, 2024, 2:29 PM
This article illustrates the functionality of parallel LCDs, their integration with the ESP-IDF framework and the LVGL graphics library using the example of Makerfabs and Sunton Displays.
Feb 26, 2024, 4:04 PM
Makerfabs offers two new 7-inch displays with IPS panel and ESP32-S3 microcontroller. After my review, I realised that only one version actually has an IPS panel. The lower resolution display uses a TN panel and is similar to the Sunton 7-inch display.
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The TMC2208 stepper motor driver from Trinamic is considered the reference as far as noise is concerned. Therefore I have developed a component for the ESP32, with which the TMC2208 can be controlled very easily via the UART interface.