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submitted 7 months ago by cm0002@no.lastname.nz to c/hardware@programming.dev

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Sometimes just the thought of choosing components, designing a PCB, and assembling and testing the hardware is enough to kill a perfectly good idea for a new electronic gadget. That’s a lot of work, and when we are deciding what to do with our free time, work is not usually the number one choice. It is for this reason that hobbyists need to have tools available to them that will help them cut some corners to get a prototype up and running quickly.

The Waveshare ESP32-C6 1.8-inch Touch AMOLED Display Development Board is one such tool. It’s a tiny device that can fit in the palm of your hand; however it’s loaded down with just about everything but the kitchen sink. Having so many hardware components in a ready-to-go device makes it easy to start building everything from IoT devices to AI-powered voice assistants and smart home dashboards.

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[–] apfelwoiSchoppen@lemmy.world 10 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Looks like an excellent candidate for a thermostat project.

[–] grue@lemmy.world 3 points 7 months ago

Thanks, that made me take a second look at it. I've been wanting to DIY a smart thermostat...

[–] fubarx@lemmy.world 7 points 7 months ago

If they had only included LoRa, the Meshtastic folks would be all over this.

[–] Oisteink@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Not much for io though

[–] cmnybo@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 7 months ago

Yeah, it only has a UART and I2C. That really limits what you can use it for. It would be much more useful if it also had SPI and a few GPIO pins.

[–] usualsuspect191@lemmy.ca 2 points 7 months ago

I was hoping for an actual SAK