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I have yet to see a real use case for these IOT chips (other than adding wifi to your toaster or other innecesary things)
by xchip 4y ago
I have yet to see a real use case for these IOT chips (other than adding wifi to your toaster or other innecesary things)
- xchip 4y agoCan't mention any good use cases, downvoter?
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- generj 4y agoI didn’t downvote, but there are lots of useful things hobbyists do with this chips. WiFi enabling homebrew CNC machines for example. To which you may say, just buy a cheaper USB cable. That’s fair, but a homebrew CNC maker could have just bought one of the shelf as well. Part of the fun is making something exactly as you want it, the only trade offs personally imposed. Adding WiFi to all the things is somewhat of a gimmick, but gimmicks are fun. ESP chips are fast, cheap, and easier to program than alternatives. In many cases for hobbyist use the competitor is a Raspberry Pi which is nearly always overkill.
- gruturo 4y agoI have quite a few running at home: Irrigation system driving valves through H-bridges Relays driving ceiling fans IR blasters (actually an additional feature of the previous relay drivers) PIR sensors Expansion of a smoke detector to send a push notification to my mobile Garage door opener Security cameras (Quite a few are ESP8266 rather than 32's, depending on power and i/o lines required)