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It looks like an amazing app, but the more time goes by the more I think the best way to manage parts is to have fewer of them. It seems wasteful to put a S2
by eternityforest 3y ago
It looks like an amazing app, but the more time goes by the more I think the best way to manage parts is to have fewer of them.
It seems wasteful to put a S2 mini(Or some other D1 mini standard board) in literally every project like I do these days.... but they're $5, and they can be low power, and they are reusable for probably decades even if I no longer need the original project. If I want to run on 12v, I use a 12v to USB module, and I assemble it with Wagos. If I want to run on a battery, I'll probably try to hide a powerbank somewhere, unless it needs to be really small, in which case.... USB C combo protection/charge/boost modules!
I learned a lot back when I used to do things more low level, and I've had jobs where that stuff has been useful. It's pretty cool to do a bare MCU project.
But by staying high level I have fewer parts, and I can make anything I want with stuff on hand, because everything is so flexible, I can try out things without soldering, reconfigure and reuse, and casual weekend projects are actually possible, as opposed to only being able to do things by setting aside 18 hours.
Unfortunately I still have stuff lying around from when i was more into low level stuff that I don't know what to do with. Perhaps I should inventory it all!!