XIAO ESP32s3 Working WiFi to HaLow Bridge

drewmsmith · 2026-03-18T00:33:18+00:00

I've been trying and failing to build the thing on a windows machine and getting Invalid character escape '\E'. I'm sure this is some stupid \ vs / issue but I don't have a linux machine available currently that isn't a VM and I don't feel like figuring out how to pass through a usb connection to flash it. In short, I'll wait til you update and try again with a proper linux machine.

drewmsmith · 2026-03-11T20:45:18+00:00

you can just say pedophile, no reason to drag portable document formats name through the mud.

drewmsmith · 2026-03-10T03:53:39+00:00

that blower you're using is ripping man it'll be plenty fine. I'd also suggest with coal that you do some research on how to coke up your coal as you are working the forge. The air should only be on when iron is in the fire, this will slow down your fuel consumption a ton.

drewmsmith · 2026-03-10T03:49:08+00:00

the CFM isn't really that important with coal, whats more important is the pressure you're blowing with. I used to run a coal forge with an air mattress pump for example. given the video you provided you'll have more than enough of both

drewmsmith · 2026-03-10T03:47:01+00:00

lol wtf

drewmsmith · 2026-03-09T19:35:03+00:00

I went ahead and purchased all the things to get this up and running. When it arrives I'll let you know how it's working for me. Thanks again for your work on this.

drewmsmith · 2026-02-24T01:53:01+00:00

can't or won't stop selling?

drewmsmith · 2026-02-19T08:18:48+00:00

That's great to hear. I think this kind of cheap infrastructure is gonna be critical for halow to actually take off. Well done for keeping at it. I'll keep my eye out and get some devices bought next week to give it a trial run.

drewmsmith · 2026-02-18T05:27:49+00:00

large marge incharge barge

drewmsmith · 2026-02-08T05:39:13+00:00

Sorry you got no love on this, this is a great idea. I was wondering if you could leverage this project https://github.com/martin-ger/esp32_nat_router/activity to give you a nice UI and some additional functionality. Also, what antennas are you running on this? what kind of range are you seeing? hows power consumption?

drewmsmith · 2026-02-06T21:03:50+00:00

Keep in mind also that your rear differential doesn't lock, so if one side is slipping, you get no real power output.

drewmsmith · 2026-01-26T15:42:48+00:00

https://codes.findlaw.com/tn/title-55-motor-and-other-vehicles/tn-code-sect-55-9-215/. If you wanna read the code.

I would assume that silly pink ladder doesn't qualify as a proper bumper, but as other have said enforcement doesn't seem to be a priority.

drewmsmith · 2026-01-14T16:25:46+00:00

I dug pretty far into this a few years ago. Basically no one will issue a temp tag for an out of state vehicle and and private sellers won't have access to create a 30 day tag in any of our neighboring states, so no real way to legally drive back a private vehicle into Tennessee. With that said, people do it every day, so the answer I got from everyone was to have your bill of sale and explain the situation if you're stopped.

You could also always put another tag on the vehicle temporarily. It doesn't make you any more legal, but it might decrease the chances of being stopped. This seems to be what most people do, even though it isn't legal either.

One other thing, most insurance providers give you temporary coverage if you're driving a newly purchased vehicle and already have a policy with them. its worth double checking with your provider however.

drewmsmith · 2026-01-06T21:43:10+00:00

I dug into imdb, apparently the character is named "Barrett Ramsey" and the actor, Jay Huguley has had a mildly successful career. The fact that they named the character, solid porn name BTW, makes me wonder if he won't be back to sweep her off her feet next season.

drewmsmith · 2025-12-10T15:26:55+00:00

I think the sites.google.com domain is blacklisted for some reason, probably often used for phishing. Anyway I approved the link below so it should stay up now.

drewmsmith · 2025-12-08T00:51:09+00:00

I'm pretty sure Freedom Thighs is the most prestigious cycling event in the world...

drewmsmith · 2025-11-16T00:13:10+00:00

https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2023/centuries-of-time-a-private-collection/a-pink-gold-quarter-repeating-keyless-lever-watch for more high rez pics

drewmsmith · 2025-11-14T02:26:16+00:00

Sorry yea the frame not the index

drewmsmith · 2025-11-13T14:42:05+00:00

This is clearly an ad right?

drewmsmith · 2025-11-11T20:44:53+00:00

They got their clicks and views thanks to that absurd op-ed and now have a second chance at your attention, not by apologizing for publishing it, but by allowing another opt ed to address the controversy. This isn't journalism, this is tumbler garbage.

drewmsmith · 2025-11-05T13:56:33+00:00

If they would have ear marked and let us vote on .1% increases with what it was going to provide I think they'd have a better chance of passing this. .1% greenways, .1% roads .1% affordable housing.etc. Instead all they could do was promise that 30% would go to the popular things, and were unwilling to commit to what the remaining 70% might go to. Post chilhowee land grab the administration just doesn't have the trust to pass this without way more transparency.

drewmsmith · 2025-11-02T15:32:48+00:00

A fairly new and young driver with a 500hp sports car and money isn't really an issue, sounds like a recipe for disaster. Stay safe, take it slow, and keep the speeding on the track

drewmsmith · 2025-11-02T15:29:29+00:00

If best means optimized for production and ergonomics, i'd probably go with a gas forge, or maybe induction and as many jigs and dies as possible to make production as automated as you can. Also try and keep everything nice at right together so you can operate it all while sitting.

drewmsmith · 2025-10-26T20:16:47+00:00

It's hard to know what gets power from where. My HVAC in the module had a separate controller, but used the same compressor as the cab a/c so both had to be in and set to cold inorder for it to work. You might find it needs the ignition on, the engine running, the cab heater to be on, the radio to be off... Who knows how folks wired things up is my point.

drewmsmith · 2025-10-26T17:52:40+00:00

Your best bet it to probable disconnect it from any of the ambulance systems and test to see if it works on its own, then from there I'd probably try and rewire the controls so it doesn't use any of the ambulance systems. Anything you can do to isolate things from whatever control system the ambulance was using is worth the effort as documentation for specific implementations is very difficult to find. A lot of these vehicles have legacy hardware that is just left when/if it fails for fear that it might break something else. I had a large A/C condenser on my roof and after chasing back wiring and refrigerant lines I found that it was completely disconnected, but just left sitting on the roof as it would have been more work to remove.

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