DIYQueen & Necron
DIYQueen DIYQueen
Necron Necron
DIYQueen DIYQueen
Hey, I've been toying with the idea of building a little modular crafting station that doubles as a smart security hub—perfect for keeping my workspace organized and, you know, under watch. Think about a sleek, low‑profile setup that can help with any project and, at the same time, silently monitor for intruders or unwanted visitors. What do you think?
Necron Necron
That sounds efficient. A low‑profile module with sensors and a silent monitoring system would keep your space tidy and secure. Just make sure the system has encrypted logs and a fail‑safe mode. Good idea.
DIYQueen DIYQueen
Glad you like it! I’m already sketching the board layout—tiny OLED, a few IR sensors, and a dash of RFID. I’ll throw in a Bluetooth LE module for remote alerts, and of course the logs get encrypted right on the microcontroller. I’ll also add a manual reset button just in case the Wi‑Fi goes haywire. How about we swap notes? Do you have a favorite microcontroller or a specific encryption library you’re comfortable with?
Necron Necron
I usually go with an ESP32 for that sort of thing – it gives you Wi‑Fi, BLE, and a decent amount of memory for AES‑128. If you need something more hardened, a STM32L4 with the built‑in crypto peripheral is solid. For the encryption library, TinyAES is lightweight and works well on both. Keep the key in a secure element if you can, and make sure you use CBC with an IV that changes each session. That should keep the logs safe and the reset button gives you a quick fail‑over.