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Re:A free video streaming service that runs on a ESP32 by humbfool2 on Friday August 14, 2020 @02:02AM (#24154240)
This is so Cool! A 99 cents Chip can do so many things. I am using it currently for Automatic Garden Monitoring system[1]. I never realized this small chip can do big things. Very Impressive.

[1]https://iot-playground.com/blog/2-uncategorised/94-esp8266-s...

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Re:A free video streaming service that runs on a ESP32 by ben_ on Friday August 14, 2020 @05:23AM (#24155689)
You might want to grab a capacitive soil moisture sensor btw because those two pin ones almost always corrode after some time, especially with more power going through them
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Re:A free video streaming service that runs on a ESP32 by humbfool2 on Friday August 14, 2020 @06:34AM (#24156156)
Thank you for the suggestions. I have noticed some corrosion. I will look into getting the capacitive moisture sensor .
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Re:A free video streaming service that runs on a ESP32 by gruturo on Friday August 14, 2020 @08:25AM (#24156965)
Indeed they are not meant to be powered all the time - only for brief moments when taking a reading. Unless your purpose is to electrolyze your garden.
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Re:A free video streaming service that runs on a ESP32 by pjmlp on Friday August 14, 2020 @03:57AM (#24155110)
Which is why when many advocate for pre-historic embedded development practices it just shows being out of touch how many cheap options are now 90's like hardware, with more capabilities than Amiga/Atari/PC/Mac had a their disposal on a stamp size CPU.
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Re:A free video streaming service that runs on a ESP32 by humbfool2 on Friday August 14, 2020 @06:37AM (#24156187)
True, The key here is "Cheap". How can one quantity CPU capability and Cost together?. Can someone please shed some light on this?
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Re:A free video streaming service that runs on a ESP32 by pjmlp on Friday August 14, 2020 @07:39AM (#24156596)
The comment I replied to mentioned 99 cents, which will be probably much less when bought at scale.
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