It’s been a while since I was looking for something to automate using an esp32 but I think I’ve landed on a couple of ideas now:
- a ringer system for Sputnik that might eliminate the need for gotify
- a physical clock using a separate display (usb-c preferably). I was thinking of going in the quote otd direction too, I would need a high res display for either.
- a “soul signal” that could mimic your current mood based nanobot calls.
I don’t think I have ever dabbled with hardware so this would be a very interesting learning opportunity.
UPDATE: I have now acquired the materials. I have bought:
- an esp32 devkit 38-pin (because claude advised me to not nerf myself down with the 32pin)
- a breadboard
- MM wires (the moment I realised why it’s called MM or MF or FF my mind was absolutely blown away)
- the most interesting one: 4-in-1 MAX7219 display panels. See my plan below.
- a microUSB cable
- a button (which I don’t even think is compatbile with what I am making because I don’t know how to connect it)
The plan
I want to create a physical clock that would display the current time on the max7219 display panels using some blackbox network connection. Some todos:
- read about the chip on randomnerdtutorials.com
- create a wokwi simulation