⚙️ ESP32 Boat Telemetry
Built a lightweight telemetry bridge with an ESP32 publishing live boat data to Home Assistant. Learned a ton about power management and noisy sensors on the water.
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Welcome to the world of Arlen Croak—a place where technology, creativity, and a love for drone building collide.
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Built a lightweight telemetry bridge with an ESP32 publishing live boat data to Home Assistant. Learned a ton about power management and noisy sensors on the water.
Projection mapping where parts of Enschede’s logo light up based on real-time topics (events, traffic, weather). Pretty colors, plenty of webhooks.
A local chatbot that remembers conversations using a tiny SQLite store—no cloud required.