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PeterF

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ESP32 in the wild
« on: January 21, 2017, 06:51:07 pm »
Ok, I know this isn't the support forum for the ESP32, but I couldn't resist posting this as the ESP8266 is the heart of the Oak, and this is it's big brother... so maybe this will be the heart of the Oak v2 (if there is one)? :-) Plus those of us on this forum should be interested in things ESP8266/32/WiFi generally! :-P

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mq1YhgS5VkY
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Solice

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Re: ESP32 in the wild
« Reply #1 on: January 22, 2017, 04:47:32 am »
I would totally buy into that.  One of the major advantages of the ESP32 over the ESP8266 is that there are two microcontroller cores; one to deal with wifi events and one to deal with user code simultaneously.  This basically means there's no (or much less) chance of the MCU crashing or dropping signal due to user code tying keeping it too busy to deal with wifi events.

The major problem with the ESP32 right now is not lack of hardware in the channel, it's library development... so if Erik made an Oak Pro or something, that's where a lot of work would end up going if he wants to push some units.  Another thing would be to sell it cheaper than the competitors.  The Sparkfun ESP32 Thing is about twenty bucks, and the generic Ebay units are about seven.  He would have to be able to turn a profit somewhere in the middle.
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exeng

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Re: ESP32 in the wild
« Reply #2 on: January 22, 2017, 10:24:09 am »
If Erik was to create an Oak Pro around the ESP32 I would totally buy into that. With the demise of my DigiX, my head is spinning with all the choices for replacing it (Thanks Solice and PeterF for suggesting choices). But an Oak Pro ESP32 would be awesome.
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PeterF

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Re: ESP32 in the wild
« Reply #3 on: January 22, 2017, 04:43:29 pm »
Indeed it would (and I like the... Oak Pro.. hint hint  ;D ) ... it'll certainly be interesting to see how the software side of things goes for the ESP32... I was impressed with how quickly an Arduino IDE core was put together (however incomplete it is)...

Hey @Solice : Where are you seeing them (ESP32s) for less than $10? I paid around $9 (and that was the preorder special) for just the bare ESP32 modules, and have ordered a pair of breakout boards through OSHPark... so i'll be around $12-13 for my modules (not including any support circuitry)... and hadn't seen anything for less than around US$24... (baring the Sparkfun board).
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Solice

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Re: ESP32 in the wild
« Reply #4 on: January 22, 2017, 05:15:50 pm »
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PeterF

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Re: ESP32 in the wild
« Reply #5 on: January 22, 2017, 05:49:49 pm »
Um... whoops?  ;D Why is my program not loading... oh.. there's the problem... the MCU is missing! :-P lol

Well, at least that's cheaper than the Sparkfun board... that's something at least.... and considering that's a drop from ~$20 to ~$16.... there's hope for drop in prices still! ;) I feel a bit bummed that I just came across these white breakout boards for $1 each (all they aren't much more than just pin breakouts)... Actually... no I'm not... I'm quite happy with the ~$4 I spent on the OSHPark purple boards!  ;D
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