These are the projects I recommend building instead of just buying something off the shelf.

An old-style PC BIOS served the function of a bootloader in loading the operating system kernel, and of an API in providing a ...

The ESP32-P4 is a behemoth of a chip, and the Elecrow CrowPanel Advance pairs it with an ESP32-C6 for wireless connectivity. I've been playing around with it over the last two months, and it seemed ...

If you’re a reader of Hackaday, then you’ve almost certainly encountered an Espressif part. The twin microcontroller families ESP8266 and ESP32 burst onto the scene and immediately became the ...

ESP32-C6 has a 160MHz RISC-V core for performance and 20MHz RISC-V processor for power-saving, 320kByte ROM, 512kbyte, and external flash capability. On-board are transceivers for 2.4GHz Wi-Fi 6 and ...

There are already quite a few controller boards for DIY smart home projects. But hardly any are as well-equipped and as small as this one: In fact, it is only 21 x 17.5 mm in size, but can handle ...

The Chinese chip manufacturer Espressif is known for its cheap and widely used microcontrollers with integrated WLAN, ESP8266 and ESP32. The new ESP32-P4 is significantly more powerful because it ...