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Getting Started with ESP32 for Beginners — First Project (Full Bench Guide)
USB data cable → DevKit → breadboard LED + resistor. If the LED never blinks, suspect the cable before the code. This is the long-form companion to the free ESP32 Starter Kit PDF. Goal: a first board that enumer…
ESP32 Home Automation with Sensors & Relays (Safe Bench Build)
Sensors publish; actuators subscribe. Keep v1 on low-voltage practice loads. Pairs with the Pi + ESP32 MQTT architecture and free ESP32 kit PDF. Scope & non-goals In scope: BME280/DHT class sensors, opto…
Raspberry Pi + ESP32 Mesh for Smart Home (Local MQTT Architecture)
Pi runs the broker; ESP32 nodes publish sensors and subscribe to commands. LAN only for v1. Companion to the paid ESP32 + Pi Project Bundle and free Pi weekend PDF. Goal: one broker, one publishing node, one com…
Building a Custom CNC with ESP32 and 3D Printed Parts (Bench Protocol)
ESP32 as motion brain is only safe after mechanical baseline and E-stop path exist. Diagram ≠ commission. Review standard: /review-standard. This build is documented as a protocol + BOM. Real cut photos and dial…
Safe OTA Updates on ESP32 (Without Bricking the Lab)
Partition schemes, rollback, and staged fleet updates for a handful of boards.
ESP32 Power Budget for Battery Projects (Measured Protocol)
Measured content: this is a protocol for numbers you take with a meter. Do not invent µA figures from marketing slides. Hardware under test (declare yours) ItemExample BoardESP32-WROOM DevKit vs bare module (…