Posts by ostueker@mast.hpc.social
 (DIR) Post #AdBrLvwk3KsqGV94cK by ostueker@mast.hpc.social
       2023-12-24T23:37:07Z
       
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       Merry Christmas!#YellowThroatedWarbler at #QuidiVidiLake in #StJohns #Newfoundland This little guy should probably be in the Caribbean by now, but instead it found itself a nice tree with a bird-feeder. #Photography #BirdsOfMastodon #YYT #NewfoundlandAndLabrador #darktable #Fotografie #birding #BirdPhotography #WildlifePhotography #Warbler #GoldkehlWaldsänger
       
 (DIR) Post #AhYwAoJ9vCmfmFhmIC by ostueker@mast.hpc.social
       2024-05-04T23:15:05Z
       
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       @vik If you send your ESP to deep-sleep, it should barely use any energy. A button press could be used to trigger an interrupt to wake it up. With the right circuitry to supply it with power (low dropout voltage regulator with low quiescent current), your 18650 should last a long time. The latency won’t be all that good, because the ESP would likely reconnect to the WiFi each time.
       
 (DIR) Post #Ahaq7kubseH8y2Iods by ostueker@mast.hpc.social
       2024-05-05T21:10:16Z
       
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       @vik In just came across the toot below. Maybe the solution to your problem is having two ESP controllers: one battery operated that’s usually in deep sleep and wakes up whenever the button is pressed. Then it sends a message via ESPnow to the other one that is plugged in and relays the message to Home Assistant. Definitely requires more work than just slapping ESPhome on one and be done with it. https://shark.distantserver.org/notes/9sxgq7zp6neu0014
       
 (DIR) Post #AharNEbZrfVJMALRwG by ostueker@mast.hpc.social
       2024-05-05T21:30:34Z
       
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       @vik Or, as suggested by others, go ZigBee. Two years ago I bought a Sonoff ZigBee 3.0 dongle for $22 Canadian directly from China via eBay. You might get similar prices on AliExpress.