Entry-level DIY kit, designed as fun activity one can complete in one evening
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What is it? ESP8266 Led Matrix Clock is and entry-level DIY kit, designed as fun activity one can complete in one evening. Key component of the board is a Wemos ESP8266 mini board, that is connected …
Read More…ESP8266 Led Matrix Clock is and entry-level DIY kit, designed as fun activity one can complete in one evening.
Key component of the board is a Wemos ESP8266 mini board, that is connected to MAX7219 driven 8×32 LED matrix.
I designed it to assemble it together with my 6-years old son. End result is internet-synchronized digital clock with dynamic brightness and customizable UI.
Detailed step-by-step assembly instructions can be found here
Kit includes all headers and connectors you need to make it work. However you’d need to have soldering iron and small piece of soldering wire.
Soldering job will take 10 to 60 minutes depending on your skills.
If you'd like, you have the choice to order a Kit that includes an acrylic glass front panel (which you can see in the last three images of the product gallery). This Kit comes with a modified PCB and a set of bolts that enable you to easily assemble everything together. By adding the glass front panel, it becomes simpler to mount the clock on the top of your display or on your desk, giving it a more polished and refined appearance.
Kits ships with sample Platformio project, so please follow the official Platformio installation guide first.
Open included firmware source code and build project using Platformio: Build
task. Flash firmware to target using Platformio: Upload
task. Platformio will handle all the framework and library dependencies automatically.
Firmware uses WiFiManager for WiFi configuration. First time device will not find known WiFi network and will start its own named ESP-XXXXXX, with ChipId suffix. Connect to that network, you will be redirected to captive portal and prompted for WiFi credentials. From this moment forward device will connect to known network automatically.
Alternative to native firmware, the clock can be used together with Home Assistant via ESPHome. Although it is not a standalone solution, it has some additional features: - It shows the weather along with the time and date - It can show any text you like whenever it is pushed from the HA - It allows easy remote firmware flashing
Configuration is here. You'll need to upload 2 included font files into the HA esphome/fonts
folder.
Looks like this
Clock | Date | Weather |
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Both software and hardware documentation can be found on project’s Github. You can follow project progress at Hackaday
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Currently, Poczta Polska does not ship to Israel, and a few more countries due to a lack of airline operations. As soon as they will lift the restrictions, I'll restore shipments.
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