diy projects
Open Sauce 2026: Maker Builds You Can Recreate This Weekend
Seven takeaways from Open Sauce 2026, plus how to recreate the show floor's cleverest ESP32 and Raspberry Pi builds on your own desk this…
esp32 & esp8266
Build a Buzzing Hazard-Alert Wearable With an ESP32 and Gas Sensor
NC State's solar-powered patch buzzes when it senses toxic gas. Here's how to build a simpler ESP32 hazard-alert wearable this weekend.
esp32 & esp8266
Open RC Spotter: An ESP32 Data Logger for RC Car Racing
Open RC Spotter is an open-source ESP32 data logger that records GPS, IMU, throttle, and temperature from your RC car for pro-level lap analysis.
esp32 & esp8266
M5Stack PowerHub: An ESP32 Dev Kit That Smartly Manages Power
M5Stack's PowerHub pairs an ESP32 with an STM32 coprocessor and INA226 sensors to measure and switch power per channel, all from a Sony NP-F550…
microcontrollers
CircuitPython 10.3.0 Alpha 4 Brings Audio Effects to RP2040
CircuitPython 10.3.0-alpha.4 adds new audio effects to RP2040 and RP2350 boards, three settings.toml keys, and an SPI baudrate change worth knowing.
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ESP32 Bowling Scoring System Beats a $120K Proprietary Quote
An engineer replaced a $120,000 bowling scoring system with $1,600 of ESP32 boards, ESP-NOW mesh, and a Raspberry Pi. Here is how OpenLaneLink works.
esp32 & esp8266
An ESP32 and Eight ToF Sensors Give This Antique Lamp a Sixth Sense
A brass heirloom lamp gets eight ToF sensors, an ESP32, and a Raspberry Pi so it glows and sings when you walk near it.
diy projects
ESP32 Mesh Replaces a $120k Bowling Scoring System for $1,600
An abandoned 8-lane bowling center needed an $80k scoring system. One builder replaced it with an ESP-NOW mesh of ESP32s for about $1,600 instead.
diy projects
Penn State’s Paint-On Electronic Tattoos Read ECG, EEG and EMG
Penn State's brush-on conductive ink turns bare skin into a washable electrode that records ECG, EEG and EMG, and even drove a robotic hand.
esp32 & esp8266
Solar Devboard V1: An ESP32-C6 Sensor Node That Charges Itself
Andrei Pokotylo's Solar Devboard V1 packs an ESP32-C6 and a BQ25186 charger so remote sensor nodes top up their own battery from an 18…
esp32 & esp8266
Build a Solar-Powered IoT Node with This ESP32-C6 Board
An ESP32-C6 dev board built for solar IoT: BQ25186 charging, reverse-voltage protection, QWIIC I2C, and ten GPIO pins for cable-free sensor nodes.
esp32 & esp8266
Focus: The Open-Source UI Framework Behind an ESP32 E-Reader
Focus is an open-source C++ framework that brings app-style menus, view controllers, and safe scheduling to the ESP32 and other tiny-RAM boards.