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Beginner boards, sensors, relays, mesh, and home automation — project-first ESP32 content.
Tool Review: PlatformIO vs Arduino IDE for ESP32 — Reproducible Comparison
Citation magnet pack: platformio-vs-arduino-magnet.zip — same blink sketch, both toolchains, RESULTS.md for versions and timings. Review standard. Arduino IDE wins the first hour. PlatformIO wins the project that outli…
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…
ESP32-CAM Timelapse Rig for Print Monitoring
Power, lens focus, and storage tips for overnight capture.
Safe OTA Updates on ESP32 (Without Bricking the Lab)
Partition schemes, rollback, and staged fleet updates for a handful of boards.
PlatformIO vs Arduino IDE for ESP32 in 2026
When PlatformIO pays off: envs, libraries, and CI-friendly firmware.
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 (…
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