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ESPHome Garden Monitor

Over the weekend, I converted my garden monitoring microcontroller from #MicroPython to #ESPHome.

The controller is a M5StickC-Plus with temperature, humidity, air pressure sensors, and IR thermometer attached via I²C. The button on the front records the timestamp when plant food is added. #HomeAssistant adjusts the LCD backlight automatically using a nearby Zigbee motion sensor.

Firmware is on Github: https://github.com/c99koder/m5stickc-aerogarden​

ESPHome makes it much easier to add additional sensors in the future, I’ve already got a few ideas already! I was hoping it could work as a Bluetooth proxy for #HomeAssistant too, however the device doesn’t have enough RAM to run the display, WiFi, and Bluetooth scanner at the same time.

#gardening #microcontroller #esp32​

HelloFresh 👨‍🍳

I’ve been using HelloFresh for a few weeks, it’s been really interesting! I wont continue using their delivery service after the Black Friday discount ends, but I’ll keep making some of these recipes with ingredients from the supermarket instead.

#cooking #food #HelloFreshPics​

Gotta go fast!

Shot on Olympus E-m10 Mark II camera with 14-42mm lens and 10mm extension tube

#macrophotography #photography #lego #sonic #sega #em10mark2 #1442mm​

🚀🎄🎁

This year’s Christmas event in Elite: Dangerous was quite fun, and finally gave me a reason to visit Hutton Orbital.

#EliteDangerous #space #gaming #christmas #StellarScreenshots​

Exobiology

Scanning some plants and collecting engineering materials

#EliteDangerous #Exobiology #space #gaming #StellarScreenshots​

Sonic The Hedgehog

Shot on Olympus E-m10 Mark II camera with TTArtisan 25mm ƒ/2 lens and 10mm extension tube

#macrophotography #TTArtisan25mmF2 #em10mark2​

📷

Got a 25mm ƒ/2 lens from @theskuz for my birthday! I haven’t used a lens with a fixed focal length, manual aperture, and manual focus before so I’m really excited to try it out!