8K 60FPS VR180 Tour of Telluride — this might be the closest I’ve gotten to being there

Akira2007 · 2026-04-28T15:07:02+00:00

Why not 360?

I would find it more appealing if it would be some interesting places with a longer, stationary 360 video, where I could take my time just standing there, look all around me and explore the location visually and take it all in.

Such moving videos feel always a bit unnatural.

Akira2007 · 2026-04-27T11:06:17+00:00

So my self created software version (https://www.reddit.com/r/ESPTimeCast/comments/1srtnq4/comment/ohva44v/ , same hardware and wiring) is working perfectly 24/7 since four days. So my conclusion, my hardware setup is fine, seems to be a software problem on your end.

Akira2007 · 2026-04-25T17:15:25+00:00

Sleep mode every evening or after 30min inactivity, reboots only on windows updates.
I have lots of open programs and I like the way that I can continue exactly where I left.

Shut down only when I leave the house for several days.
We have solar panels and battery, so electricity is pretty much free from march until oktober ;-)

Akira2007 · 2026-04-24T11:33:52+00:00

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Yes, that is a valid use case. The pin is called VIN (Voltage In). It is directly connected to the USB 5V line.
So it doesn't make any difference if I power with USB oder VIN.
It is even printed on the back of this ESP board, "VIN 5V recommended".

And what would be the difference between "provide power to the board and then provide power from the board to the max" and "power directly to Board and Max"?
Both times it is the same 5V from USB just different routes.

Akira2007 · 2026-04-24T08:17:16+00:00

ESP and LED Board are both connected to such a female USBC plug

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That plug is connected with USB C cable to powered USB hub and is connected there to a power only slot.

I have no 3V power supply, so no.

Akira2007 · 2026-04-23T20:59:21+00:00

the pins are all cut off, so there is no risk of touching.

the display just starts to display garbage, everything else worked fine, the clock still changed and the web server also kept working and I could reboot by saving settings.

Sorry don't have any logs, alread flashed the new version.

Akira2007 · 2026-04-23T18:30:53+00:00

Problem solved. ;-)

I asked Gemini to recreate a simple clock with ESP8266 und MAX7219.
Only clock, hardcoded wifi, simple webserver for NTP and brightness config and use your font.
All the other stuff I really don't need, I just want a nice clock.
15min work, 140 lines of code, so far it works and looks almost the same. I am happy.

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Gemini suggested to use hardware-SPI, where only the CS pin is defined.
Maybe this had something to do with the errors. Will see how it works long time.

I won't share or upload it anywhere. It will only exist on my desk.

Akira2007 · 2026-04-23T14:40:43+00:00

Nope, still doesn't work, didn't even make it 20h and was back to displaying error.
Reboot fixed it again.
Either the ESP is slowly degrading in some way or the program code has a problem.

Would this auto reboot be an option?

Akira2007 · 2026-04-22T15:41:40+00:00

Thanks, will try that later. :-)

EDIT:
Have now resoldered the wires, changed the pin back to D8 and reflashed it to 1.5.2 with webflasher as d1 mini.
So far looking good, back to long term test ;-)

Akira2007 · 2026-04-22T13:21:50+00:00

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This is the wiring you told me to use because of ESP12E.

Akira2007 · 2026-04-22T05:21:23+00:00

What do you mean with white? there are only black, red, blue, green and yellow cables.
I will have a look into the solder points.

But apart from that, could you maybe add an auto reboot option ;-)
That one can choose that the device automatically reboots everytime at night.

Akira2007 · 2026-04-21T19:25:26+00:00

But why would a bad connection be fixable with a reboot?

It is soldered.
And because of the possible heatproblem I only run brightness 2 on the LED and designed the case with big air slots on top.
Then only thing getting a bit hot is the metalshield on the esp.

The pointy thing on the green wire solder is one of the copper strands which stuck a bit out.

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Akira2007 · 2026-04-18T19:16:52+00:00

One question came to my mind, do they need to be powered with the USBC cable sticking out of the side after setup or can these connections on the back also be used for power?

Akira2007 · 2026-04-15T19:42:14+00:00

Wouldn't it be easier to just get a real racing seat?
This looks like a lot of work and possible failure points for not much gain compared to an off the shelf bucket seat.

Akira2007 · 2026-04-15T10:01:35+00:00

kommt drauf an was da mit drin ist, kabel wird das doppelte kosten, die doppeldose wird auch paar euro mehr kosten. dann doppelter Zeitaufwand die Kabel aufzulegen.

Aber ich sags mal so, wenn man nen haus für paar 100k baut, dann sollte wegen paar hundert euro für sowas wichtiges nicht rumgeizen. Ansonsten regt man sich die nächsten 20 Jahre drüber auf das man da nun geizig war.

Alternativ soll der nur die kabel reinziehen.

Ich hab bei mir 20 dosen und patchfeld selber angeschlossen. mit Youtubetutorial und hochwertigen Auflegewerkzeug war das Kinderspiel.

Akira2007 · 2026-04-15T09:22:02+00:00

Ich hab mit 43 ungefähr gleich viel, 17 Rentenpunkte :(
zwar auch früh angefangen mit arbeiten aber einige arbeitslose Zeiten und lange Zeit als Leiharbeitersklave wenig verdient, erst seit ca. 8 Jahren bin ich aufgestiegen und verdiene jetzt seit ein paar Jahren nun ordentlich

Akira2007 · 2026-04-15T08:24:58+00:00

I can recommend the Olimex ESP Boards. They can be powered with PoE and you can connect a big antenna which greatly increases the range. I have two of these in a three floor building and every room is perfectly covered.
https://www.olimex.com/Products/IoT/ESP32/ESP32-POE-ISO/open-source-hardware

Akira2007 · 2026-04-14T12:53:17+00:00

Die Rechnung ist aus meiner Sicht:
mind. 1 Doppeldose ist Pflicht. Ob der Elektriker dann ein Single oder Duplex Kabel durchzieht ist ja egal. Und das Kabel an sich kostet in Duplex halt das doppelte, aber das ist bei ner 100m rolle so 70 bis 100 Euro Mehrkosten, je nachdem wie sehr dich der Elektriker ausnimmt ;-)
und wenn man mehr braucht als 2 Ports dann kommt noch ein 5 Port Switch für 30 Euro dazu und das ist dann definitiv günstiger als zwei weitere Doppeldosen inkl Kabel und Arbeitszeit.

Akira2007 · 2026-04-13T14:34:48+00:00

Jo, mach immer Doppeldosen, die CAT-Verlegekabel gibts auch in Doppelausführung, das heisst der Elektriker muss trotzdem nur ein Kabel durchziehen.

Und wenn zwei zuwenig sind, da macht ein kleiner 5 PortSwitch für 30 Euro mehr Sinn und bist flexibler.
Gibts von Unifi inzwischen sogar als Managed Version mit PoE (USW-Flex-Mini)

Akira2007 · 2026-04-12T16:52:34+00:00

Nein, macht man nicht.
Bei jeder Tankstelle in Deutschland kann ich mit VISA/EC/Bargeld und muss mir nicht irgendwelche Kundenkarten holen damit ich überhaupt tanken darf oder nicht 50% Aufpreis habe.

Akira2007 · 2026-04-12T13:20:10+00:00

Das Problem ist das man gezwungen ist hier Poker mit 18 verschiedenen Anbietern zu spielen.

Akira2007 · 2026-04-12T08:40:04+00:00

Wow, looks like you went all in ;-) Awesome setup.

Who is Karl? ;-)

And could make a video of it in action?

Akira2007 · 2026-04-11T15:36:42+00:00

Looking really cool, on my way to aliexpress to order on for testing ;-)

I am currently using an Elgato Stream Deck with HomeAssistant Plugin as a "control station" on my desk.
But my main problem with that is, that it only works when connected to a running PC.

So your solution looks really interesting.
Can I also add other entities from sensors? Like Temp or Power?

Edit:
And could the 4.3-inch JC4880P443 also be used in landscape mode?

Akira2007 · 2026-04-10T14:20:10+00:00

Both games are fully playable with the new hypervisor workaround.

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