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+# ESP32-Serial-Monitor
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+simple ESP32 monitor using a tft touch screen
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+Since the beginning of my maker career I struggled with the nonexistent debugging and remote monitoring capabilities of some chips liek the standard arduino.
+This device may help you in seeing those serial messages which of course only occur when your circuit is not connected to your computer :)
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+- tft screen with live config of font, orientation and baud rate
+- telnet server to remotely monitor serial output (port 24 on ip address given to the esp32)
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+important:
+- create the secrets file with write_data sketch (see my other repositories) first
+- make sure to follow pin mapping when assembling
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+check out more details in the source code
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+BOM:
+- an esp32 dev board
+- a tft lcd screen which is supported by tft_espi library (ili9341, ST7789 etc.)
+- lion charging circuit
+- step up module to 5v (voltage might be unstable otherwise in battery mode)
+- lion battery
+- two switches (on/off) one for power on/off the other to toggle pause mode
+- a 220uf, 10v cpacitator, close to 5v and ground on the esp32 board to buffer peaks during wlan transmission
+- wires
+- the 3d printed case - files are in the source directory
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