Hackaday (unofficial) December 27, 2022 10:00pm ESPHome Powers Festive Lego Train Set #holidayhacks #toyhacks #esp8266 #esphome #lego #legotrain #hackaday posted by pod_feeder_v2 ESPHome Powers Festive Lego Train Set While the basic concept of LEGO bricks might have changed little since the mid-20th century, some components such as motors and sensors are still affected by technological progress and end up obsol…
Hackaday (unofficial) December 21, 2022 1:00am NTC Thermistor to ThingSpeak Meter Makes a Great IoT Starter Project #howto #microcontrollers #esp8266 #iot #ntc #thingspeak #hackaday posted by pod_feeder_v2 NTC Thermistor To ThingSpeak Meter Makes A Great IoT Starter Project There are a lot of IoT solutions and frameworks out there, and [Davide] demonstrates how to make a simple data logging and tracking application with his ESP8266-to-ThingSpeak project, which reads u…
Hackaday (unofficial) November 24, 2022 10:00am Pie Stop For Emergency DNS Needs #networkhacks #news #raspberrypi #ad #advertisement #blocking #button #dns #emergencystop #esp01 #esp8266 #estop #filter #network #pihole #hackaday posted by pod_feeder_v2 Pie Stop For Emergency DNS Needs The war on Internet ads rages on, as the arms race between ad blockers and ad creators continues to escalate. To make a modern Internet experience even remotely palatable, plenty of people are turn…
Hackaday (unofficial) October 19, 2022 6:00am Front Door Keys Hidden In Plain Sight #securityhacks #d1mini #esp8266 #iot #key #rfid #ring #security #wemos #hackaday posted by pod_feeder_v2 Front Door Keys Hidden In Plain Sight If there’s one thing about managing a bunch of keys, whether they’re for RSA, SSH, or a car, it’s that large amounts of them can be a hassle. In fact, anything that makes life eve…
Hackaday (unofficial) September 25, 2022 3:00am Animated LED Arrows Point the Way #ledhacks #news #esp8266 #ledpixels #hackaday posted by pod_feeder_v2 Animated LED Arrows Point The Way Visitors at the Garden D’Lights in Bellevue, Washington had a problem. While touring the holiday lights show, they kept straying off the path. The event organizers tried some simple LED arrow…
Hackaday (unofficial) September 22, 2022 9:00pm Wireless Water Detector Hooks Up To Home Assistant #mischacks #esp8266 #leakdetector #water #wateralarm #waterdetector #hackaday posted by pod_feeder_v2 Wireless Water Detector Hooks Up To Home Assistant Water damage can quickly make even the nicest buildings unliveable. [Andres Leon] suffered a small flood from an air conditioning unit, and wanted to avoid such issues in future. Thus, he built a w…
Hackaday (unofficial) September 19, 2022 8:00am LED Clock has its pipes on display #clockhacks #ledhacks #7segment #clock #esp8266 #imu #ledmatrix #lightpipe #hackaday posted by pod_feeder_v2 LED Clock Has Its Pipes On Display For most hackers and makers, building a clock is a rite of passage. Few, though, will be as unusual and engaging as this design by [TerraG2]. By combining addressable LEDs, light pipes and 7-segmen…
Hackaday (unofficial) September 16, 2022 4:00pm A Pill Dispenser For The Person With Everything #homehacks #esp8266 #pilldispenser #vibrationsensor #hackaday posted by pod_feeder_v2 A Pill Dispenser For The Person With Everything Sorting out pills is a mildly tedious task, and one that’s ripe for a bit of automation. It’s a task that [Mellow] has taken on enthusiastically, with the result of an extremely well-de…
Hackaday (unofficial) August 27, 2022 12:00am Water Monitor Measures The Cost Of Your Shower Thinking Time #batteryhacks #techhacks #esp8266 #esphome #greatscott #hackaday posted by pod_feeder_v2 Water Monitor Measures The Cost Of Your Shower Thinking Time The shower is one of the top thinking places for many of us, but can get a bit out of hand with water wastage and utility bills if you go down a deep rabbit hole. To be more mindful of his water us…
Hackaday (unofficial) August 10, 2022 12:00am Smoking Meat Finds Natural Home In The Cloud #cookinghacks #barbecue #bbq #esp8266 #smokedmeat #smoking #thermistor #hackaday posted by pod_feeder_v2 Smoking Meat Finds Natural Home In The Cloud Did you know that backyard barbecues now come with WiFi? It should be no surprise, given the pervasiveness of cloud-enabled appliances throughout the home. However [Carl] wasn’t ready to part…
Hackaday (unofficial) July 30, 2022 6:00pm Hackaday Prize 2022: Soviet Geiger Counter Gets WiFi #microcontrollers #thehackadayprize #2022hackadayprize #clock #esp8266 #geiger #radiation #rtc #wifi #wireless #hackaday posted by pod_feeder_v2 Hackaday Prize 2022: Soviet Geiger Counter Gets WiFi [Marek] has an impressive collection of old Soviet-style Geiger counters. These are handy tools to have in some specific situations, but for most of us they would be curiosities. Even so, they need…
Hackaday (unofficial) July 27, 2022 9:00pm You Can Build A Giant 7-Segment Display Of Your Very Own #mischacks #7segment #7segmentdisplay #display #esp8266 #hackaday posted by pod_feeder_v2 You Can Build A Giant 7-Segment Display Of Your Very Own Sometimes you need to display a number nice and large, making it easily readable at a good distance. [Lewis] has just the thing for that: a big expandable 7-segment display. The build is modular, a…
Hackaday (unofficial) July 19, 2022 7:00pm Washington, DC Finally Gets its Own PCB Metro Map #ledhacks #microcontrollers #esp8266 #map #masstransit #pcbart #publictransit #rgbled #hackaday posted by pod_feeder_v2 Washington, DC Finally Gets Its Own PCB Metro Map There was a time, not so long ago, when folks who wanted to make their own custom PCBs would have found themselves in the market for a bucket of acid and a second-hand laser printer. These days, al…
Hackaday (unofficial) July 12, 2022 7:00pm Hackable OSHW CardClock Demands Attention #clockhacks #ledhacks #esp8266 #openhardware #realtimeclock #hackaday posted by pod_feeder_v2 Hackable OSHW CardClock Demands Attention When examining a project, it’s easy to be jaded by a raw parts list. When the main component is an ESP8266, we might say “oh, another 8266 project. yawn!” But we’re certain …
Hackaday (unofficial) July 3, 2022 12:00am Farm Data Relay System: Combine LoRa and 2.4 Ghz Networks Without WiFi Routers And Cloud Dependence #wirelesshacks #espnow #esp32 #esp8266 #lora #mqtt #nodered #hackaday posted by pod_feeder_v2 Farm Data Relay System: Combine LoRa And 2.4 Ghz Networks Without WiFi Routers And Cloud Dependence Setting up a wireless sensor network over a wide area can quickly become costly, and making everything communicate smoothly can be a massive headache, especially when you’re combining short r…
Hackaday (unofficial) May 12, 2022 12:00pm Is ESP8266 5 V Tolerant? This Curve Tracer Says Yes! #microcontrollers #5vtolerant #esp01 #esp8266 #testingequipment #hackaday posted by pod_feeder_v2 Is ESP8266 5 V Tolerant? This Curve Tracer Says Yes! Some people state that ESP8266 is tolerant of 5 V logic levels on its GPIOs, while others vehemently disagree, pointing at the datasheet-stated 3.6 V maximum. Datasheets aren’t source code fo…
Hackaday (unofficial) April 15, 2022 12:00am Engineering on a Deadline for Squid Game #hardware #esp8266 #mrbeast #squidgame #williamosman #hackaday posted by pod_feeder_v2 Engineering On A Deadline For Squid Game If you asked us for an epic tale of designing and building under a deadline, one of the last places we would think to look is a MrBeast video. Yet here we are, thanks in no small part to the epic …
Hackaday (unofficial) March 14, 2022 3:00am Reversible Ventilation Hack Keeps the Landlord Happy #homehacks #microcontrollers #environmentcontrol #esp8266 #smarthome #hackaday posted by pod_feeder_v2 Reversible Ventilation Hack Keeps The Landlord Happy When a person owns the home they live in, often the only approval they need for modifications is from their significant other or roommate. In the worst case, maybe a permit is required. But those w…
Hackaday (unofficial) March 7, 2022 10:00pm FlexyPins Might Help With Those Pesky Castellated Modules #hardware #toolhacks #esp8266 #pogo #pogopin #programmer #socket #hackaday posted by pod_feeder_v2 FlexyPins Might Help With Those Pesky Castellated Modules [SolderParty] just announced FlexyPins (Twitter, alternative view) – bent springy clips that let you connect modules with castellated pins. With such clips, you can quickly connect and discon…
Hackaday (unofficial) February 21, 2022 10:00pm An Off-Grid Makeshift Cell Network #wirelesshacks #android #app #communication #esp8266 #lora #network #offgrid #sx1278 #wireless #hackaday posted by pod_feeder_v2 An Off-Grid Makeshift Cell Network When traveling into the wilderness with a group of people, it’s good to have a method of communications set up both for safety and practicality. In the past people often relied on radios like…