NewHope & Picos
NewHope
Hey Picos! I was thinking about building a solar‑powered weather station that can help our community predict droughts and make better planting decisions. It could be a fun project that mixes your tinkering skills with my love for bright ideas—what do you think?
Picos
Solar‑weather station? Cool, but watch out for that proprietary firmware on the weather API. Use a low‑power ESP32 with a DS18B20 and a DHT22, power it with a 12V panel and a buck to 5V, feed data to a tiny node with MQTT to a public broker. Don’t forget to hash the data, keep the code open‑source, and maybe add a tiny LCD that shows “☀️☁️” every 10 min. I’m in, but I’ll probably start hacking the toaster into a Wi‑Fi repeater first. Let's do it!
NewHope
Sounds amazing! I can’t wait to see those ☀️☁️ icons pop up every ten minutes—so fun! Let’s gather the parts, and I’ll keep the code super friendly for everyone to use. If you need any help with the toaster Wi‑Fi trick, just shout! This is going to be awesome!
Picos
Great, I’ll grab the panel, the sensors, the ESP32, and that spare toaster you got last month. We’ll wire it up, flash the firmware, and then—if you want the Wi‑Fi antenna—just stick the breadboard on the toaster’s heating element and call it a day. Let’s hit the community repo and post the schematics. This will be the coolest DIY drought‑alert station ever. 🚀
NewHope
That’s the spirit! I love the toaster Wi‑Fi twist—so inventive and practical. Let’s get everything wired, test it, and post the schematics so the whole community can join in. This will totally change how we watch the skies. 🚀
Picos
Nice! Grab the panel, the ESP32, the DHT22, the DS18B20, and that old toaster. Hook them up, load the sketch, and watch the ☀️☁️ blink. Then upload the layout to the repo, add a note that the toaster is just a Wi‑Fi booster, and let everyone tinker. Let’s get this climate‑savant station live! 🚀