I may have made some progress. It's confusing on which machine it needs to be plugged into at certain steps. I updated the serial drivers and got to the next step, but now need to figure out how the buttons need to be pressed for it to initialize.
Ok, I am lost.
I have tried following along with videos, but what I am seeing doesn't flow with the videos. Any suggestions? I have added a new device in ESPHome. I thought this flashed the device, but apparently not and now I need to load a bin file to it. I can't get the board to show as...
The one I plan to use is around 20"x17". The enclosure will probably be 30"x30" because I can't find anything in a 28" that will work.
A lot of people use an Epson L210SF, which is around 12"x10".
I want permanent lights since it would make every season much easier... but I have a hipped roof and there is no good way to install them that wouldn't look horrible the other 65% of the year.
Neighbors have started installing the Govee lights, but I am not a fan of the scalloped look on the...
Here are some captures, for reference. The X3 image could work for recognize, but I wasn't happy with it.
X3, even with ALL of the onboard IR it has. Unfortunately I didn't save many captures. These are the Mid and Far views.
Z4E with it's fewer onboard IR LEDs.
Well, I bought a $40 Lenovo Thinkcenter, got HA loaded onto it, and now have ESPHome running. I just need to wait for the USB TTL adapter to arrive, but I should probably also buy a better soldering station, too.
I have a Lenovo Thinkcenter on the way to run Home Assistant on. When that gets here I'll get ESPHome loaded on it.
I had ordered the parts above, but am now considering going with the one below to simplify wiring and everything inside of the enclosure. Will I lose anything by going with this...
This is what I ended up with:
8 Channel, 5v Relay Module
https://a.co/d/9MMoo4h
ESP-WROOM-32 Dev Board with Expansion Board
https://a.co/d/731UaVk
I plan to use 12v fans off of the relays. To keep power wire confusion at a minimum, I would like to power the ESP32 with 12v. Can I do that...
Right now I am trying to wrap my head around hardware so I can get it on the way while I look into set up and programming.
My thoughts are a simple setup of the controller, relays, DS18B20 temp probe, and an LCD screen to display temp locally.
Which is the better/easier path? Is there a...
Right now I only plan to build two of these, so I'm not sure I want to also go through and do Home Assistant, but maybe later on if I find more uses or other reasons.
Would I use the Command Line install method?
I have gone round and round with the best way to control temps in an outdoor projector enclosure, and I think I have finally settled on trying to build a multi-channel ESP-32 controller.
The catch? I know nothing about ESP-32.
How did I get here? My current enclosure uses an Inkbird wifi temp...
This is what I captured last night when a couple randomly decided to take a photo with my Christmas decorations. I feel my triple lens captures could be much better.
They also couldn't have stopped in a worse spot. They avoided a lot of my triggers, haha.
I have a Color4K-X from over the...
Yea, not overly happy with it at night, but it's likely the limitation of 2MP. Could be better, but could be worse. I have a lot of IR on the front of the house too.
I am on a 5.9 version.
It wasn't difficult. Click Go Live, then create a Stream Key (and make sure to adjust the resolution accordingly before saving it). If you have been live before, then just select the appropriate Stream Key from the drop down. Then in Blue Iris, from the camera's settings...