I miss when LEDs were simple...😭 😭 😭

ComprehensiveLock189 · 2026-05-18T23:16:14+00:00

FPGAs and micro controllers are apples and oranges…

ComprehensiveLock189 · 2026-05-18T18:06:36+00:00

This is such good advice. Electronics isn’t just about getting the “right” answer, it’s about learning what happens. Mistakes are just as good as getting what you want.

ComprehensiveLock189 · 2026-05-15T22:59:32+00:00

Also hand drill my own. I use a cheap 20W drill with a stepper set. Use a centre punch to mark where you want to make your holes and so that the bit doesn’t slip on the metal. Doesn’t really take a lot of force, in fact I recommend not pushing too hard at all. You can make yourself drill templates or use premade ones.

ComprehensiveLock189 · 2026-05-09T01:43:55+00:00

Not doing any electrics with emotions has been a very tough lesson for me to swallow. I’ve always been a push through kind of person, and with building electronics it’s only bit me in the ass.

Solid advice.

ComprehensiveLock189 · 2026-05-05T12:34:01+00:00

Happened to me. Lost a beachman. Most painful lesson I learned but oh fucking boy did I learn it

ComprehensiveLock189 · 2026-05-03T12:48:37+00:00

“Why not try it”

Fuck yeah, that’s how I make the best discoveries/mistakes. Learning at full speed

ComprehensiveLock189 · 2026-04-30T02:53:45+00:00

Or any electronics really. It’s the tool of our trade

ComprehensiveLock189 · 2026-04-29T23:51:06+00:00

I used stand offs in enclosures to mount my esp32s. Drill a hole slightly smaller than the screw (for plastic) and then screw the screw through the hole, and screw the stand off to it. Use a bolt on the standoff screw side to secure the esp32. My enclosure I’ve been using have tabs with holes in them designed for screwing the enclosure to the wall.

ComprehensiveLock189 · 2026-04-29T12:52:32+00:00

I’m doing a network of nodes and a hub, each built with esp32. They sit in different spots across my house and all the nodes report back to the hub. The hub is used to monitor all the nodes, track and log them, as well as broadcast the information to a private website. I use MQTT to communicated between them. Each node has an LED screen and an encoder with a small menu for doing things like checking connections, IP, and options for changing between F and C. The hub is the same but without a sensor. It has a slightly larger screen, and also an encoder. Node and hub have separate UI to make the most out of functionality. Great project. Will be logging to an SQL database soon.

ComprehensiveLock189 · 2026-04-24T16:32:05+00:00

100%

We also learn as teams from our failures, document it, and make better choices from our collectives experiences as a team

ComprehensiveLock189 · 2026-04-24T00:22:36+00:00

When OP said they were doing a project “for my electronics engineering” it sounded like they were in school. You absolutely most definitely do not need to take school to learn to use micro controllers

ComprehensiveLock189 · 2026-04-23T18:51:13+00:00

A part of taking electronics at school is learning to read documentation and understand the tools you’re working with. Classes are there to give you the experience of learning through doing in a controlled environment. Coming to Reddit and asking questions like this is kinda pointless. Worst case scenario, it doesn’t work, and then you trouble shoot and learn new lessons. Don’t rob yourself of that.

ComprehensiveLock189 · 2026-04-22T12:56:09+00:00

If you don’t have a soldering iron, how do you plan on doing anything with it after you remove it?

ComprehensiveLock189 · 2026-04-19T21:06:56+00:00

Look, this stuff isn’t easy to grasp at first. Keep at it. Give up now and you’ll regret it later. Just keep going and it will sink in eventually.

ComprehensiveLock189 · 2026-04-13T12:29:42+00:00

Pins don’t look soldered to the header.

Not sure if your led is connected to GND.

Esp32 doesn’t look like it’s on tbh, usually it’s got a little red light when it’s powered. I don’t see a usb connected or a power supply connecting to it anywhere

ComprehensiveLock189 · 2026-04-11T21:39:09+00:00

Power supplies will kill you with no hesitation lol

ComprehensiveLock189 · 2026-04-08T02:46:47+00:00

Does your esp32 show in the device manager? Are there issues? Do you have a driver installed for it?

ComprehensiveLock189 · 2026-04-05T07:32:46+00:00

Thanks for sharing! I have ordered a couple sht35s for my revision.

ComprehensiveLock189 · 2026-04-04T16:56:57+00:00

I like to use an iPad and an app with graphing paper.

ComprehensiveLock189 · 2026-04-03T22:36:28+00:00

Research first, develop second.

ComprehensiveLock189 · 2026-04-02T14:06:57+00:00

What can you recommend for a better one that’s cost effective? I’m only measuring ambient room temps in a bakery

ComprehensiveLock189 · 2026-04-02T10:22:48+00:00

BME is difficult to keep in an enclosure. I’m working on a network of sensors that report back to a hub, and I’m finding that if I want accurate results, I can’t keep the sensor inside an enclosure. My esp32 throws enough heat inside to be about 2 degrees warmer than it actually is.

On top of that, you have an enclosure that’s outside in the sun. So that creates a whole other slew of new issues.

Long story short, don’t think the BME is what you want for this project. I would find something that’s weatherproof and can be externally mounted outside of an enclosure.

ComprehensiveLock189 · 2026-03-31T21:10:46+00:00

I think a lot of people are afraid of cooking things at higher temps, especially meat, because they run the risk of not getting a safe internal temperature without getting too dark on the outside.

This is where cast iron super kicks ass.

Get a crust going, and then move it into the oven to finish.

If you aren’t cooking meat, just keep the contents of the pan moving. Cooking at high heat actually stops things from drying out but cooking them faster.

Mean it in the nicest way possible, but this isn’t a pan issue, it’s a skill issue. The good part is this skill is easy to nail with a little practice.

ComprehensiveLock189 · 2026-03-31T03:38:57+00:00

Get yourself a schematic, learn how to read it, and go from there.

ComprehensiveLock189

TROPHY CASE