More challenging to build than it should be...
For DIY ESP32 SmartClock Kit with Weather Forecasting
This looks cool, but I still don't have it working yet. There are a couple of things to watch for. There is not part outline for the switches. They go on the side with the buzzer (which is obvious if you look at the picture). Unfortunately, I didn't look at the picture and for some reason thought they should be on the back. I cut them off, cleared the holes, and used some other switches I had as replacements. There also was an 8 pin header and there are 8 pins for the display. I dutifully soldered it in place assuming there must be a socket on the display. If I had opened the bag with the display, I would have known that the display had a pre-installed 8-pin header. So I cut the plastic holding the pins and pulled them off one by one. I put some insulating tape where the display goes to avoid contact and then soldered the display in place. At this point, the screen goes white when I turn it on, but nothing else happens. It is difficult to troubleshot because once the display is mounted there is about half the board you can't really get to and inspect. I will probably try reflashing it next to see if the processor is going, but I have to admit I'm just going to set it to the side for a bit for now. This is a really cool idea and I've been building for a long time. I rarely have one that is a dud and I suspect the problem is me, not the design. But the instructions could definitely use improvement and having some way to test before permanently mounting the display would have been useful. Hopefully all of that saves someone else some hassle as they build one.
