Printed Circuit board for ESP32 with Touchscreen This is the next logical step after the “older and solder” touchscreens I have been using for years. ESP32 is a logical upgrade: more power, more GPIO and much simpler HTTPS capabilities. Furthermore several libraries have better versions. PCB production Everyone likes soldering, but a few of these… Continue reading PCB for ESP32 Touchscreen
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EPD47 Practical issues
The EPD47 is an ePaper equipped ESP32 microcontroller board from Lilygo, featuring Wifi and Battery management. In practical terms, getting these to work presents no significant challenges. Thankfully the board is equipped with USB-C connector which performs well and feels better to use than the flimsy USB-micros. This post is to offer a few simple… Continue reading EPD47 Practical issues
WiFi Remote control
ESP8266 to control a range of devices. SSD1306 & ESP8266 controller This gadget takes a bit of soldering ! When finished, it connects via WiFi to local servers to control lights, switches or anything that can be controlled via a http request. The examples show it being used to operate a music system via pHp… Continue reading WiFi Remote control
TTGO Watch: Images
High quality displays for TTGO Watch 2020 This is simply a demonstration of how Bodmer’s https://github.com/Bodmer/TFT_eSPI library can be used with the TTGO Watch 2020 v1 Rather than convert images to C arrays, I had the need to dynamically load images to the watch and have them displayed. To use this, the only requirment is… Continue reading TTGO Watch: Images
ESP32 S2 with ST7789 – Screen
These looked like the answer to upgrading many ESP8266 projects: more power, more IO and a colour display onboard. Having used a variety of displays from OLED ST7789 to ILI9341, there is often an application where having a small display onboard would have saved a lot of soldering and headaches. At the moment there appears… Continue reading ESP32 S2 with ST7789 – Screen