The Tuitar is a DIY project using an ESP32 to help learn guitar, featuring tuning assistance, a virtual fretboard, and game modes for practice.
Weather Station designed for the Lilygo T5 4.7 inch Epaper Development Platform. Allows for user-friendly configuration of weather display settings via a web interface.
This article details 7 ESPHome projects that enhance smart home functionality, including washing machine state detection, water leak detection, presence detection, Bluetooth proxy, custom smart speakers, cheap yellow displays, and ePaper dashboards.
A $50 Raspberry Pi and Whisplay HAT combination offers a customizable, open-source AI chat device that can utilize Gemini, Claude, or ChatGPT, providing an alternative to closed-ecosystem AI gadgets.
The author details their journey from commercial smart speakers like Google Nest and Amazon Echo to building custom open-source voice assistants using ESP32-based hardware, ESPHome, and Home Assistant, highlighting benefits like privacy, control, and cost savings.
This post details the creation of a weather dashboard using a Raspberry Pi Zero and a 7-color E-paper display, focusing on the challenges and design choices made during the project. It covers aspects like SVG graphing, icon design, color optimization for E-paper, 3D printing a case, and a unique "Human Guessing Design" philosophy.
This article details the repair of a Gaggia Classic coffee machine switch using generic parts and a 3D-printed mount, as the original switchbank is unavailable. It provides a step-by-step guide with images.
This article details a DIY digital barograph project that replaces traditional mechanical barographs with a modern digital solution using a BME280 pressure sensor, an ESP32 microcontroller, and a 128x64 LCD display. It offers advantages like eliminating paper replacement and reducing maintenance.
This article details the creation of a "Now Playing" display for a record player using an ESP32 microcontroller. It leverages a microphone, Shazam API (via Shazamio Python library), and MQTT to identify and display the currently playing track. The project involves hardware setup with a Waveshare display and software development in ESPHome.
This article details how to repurpose old hi-fi speakers by adding Bluetooth connectivity using a Raspberry Pi Zero 2W and moOde Audio OS. It covers the necessary components, OS configuration, and steps to enable both web interface and Bluetooth playback.
