diy projects
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.
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.
raspberry pi
Add LoRa Long-Range Radio to Your Raspberry Pi Pico This Weekend
Send sensor data up to 15km from a Raspberry Pi Pico with a plug-in LoRa module and a LiPo battery. A cheap weekend build…
iot & smart home
Inky Bird Frame: A Raspberry Pi E-Paper Display of Local Birds
A Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W and a six-color e-paper frame that auto-displays field-guide art of birds spotted near your home.
arduino
Weekend Build: A Self-Cleaning Solar Tracker on Arduino UNO Q
An Arduino UNO Q panel that tracks the sun, vibrates off its own dust, and hides from storms. Fully open source, and a solid…
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
FGRFMesh Brings Open Sub-GHz Mesh Networking to ESP32 & STM32
Crowded Wi-Fi pushing you out? FGRFMesh is an open 868 MHz mesh platform for ESP32 and STM32 that makes sub-GHz networking refreshingly hackable.
uncategorized
Espressif Reveals CoreBoard and Korvo Dev Kits for ESP32-S31
Espressif's new dual-core RISC-V ESP32-S31 lands with two dev kits: the networking-focused CoreBoard and a camera-and-LCD Korvo board for HMI builds.
microcontrollers
M5Stack StopWatch Dev Kit Crams ESP32-S3 Into a Smart Pocket Watch
M5Stack's $45 StopWatch Dev Kit squeezes an ESP32-S3R8, AMOLED touchscreen, 6-axis IMU, RTC, mic and speaker into a pocketwatch-sized maker board.
esp32 & esp8266
M5Stack PaperColor Brings a Color E Ink Screen to ESP32-S3
M5Stack's PaperColor packs a 4-inch color E Ink Spectra 6 panel, ESP32-S3, microphone, speaker, RTC, and environmental sensors into one $75 dev kit.
microcontrollers
RP2350 Roundup: 6 Standout Pico-Style Boards Worth a Look in 2026
From AMOLED touchscreens to Ethernet jacks, six standout RP2350 boards push the Raspberry Pi Pico 2 chip into wearables, robotics, and IoT builds.