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The #BigEar status bar has ears! (Actually just a speaker for now, but room for a microphone if we want.) Featuring the newest part of my fancy #openscad lamp system.

#esphome #esp32 #wled #lamp #statusbar #snarkhome #homeassistant #5v

I have...... concerns about these #5v power supplies.

#alibaba #wled #grounded #fireisanillusion #magicsmoke

Yesterday I managed to turn #esphome into a #wled knockoff. (Part of my #lamp system.) If anyone else is considering it, let me gently suggest No. It *technically works*, which is the worst kind of works.

Overlapping segments are great (really!) and way more reliable than switching presets, but that is where it stops. Mostly when wled Just Does, esphome+fastled Just Doesn't.

If you were hoping to piggyback additional capabilities, you should also know that 22 LEDs in pairs (plus "all") leaves about 9% free flash. This is not enough for audio, or most sensors. And of course control suffers.

That said, don't forget that every #ledstrip is also a #5v supply and there are no rules against putting multiple magic shards in a single object..

#esp32 #homeassistant #led #leds

For anyone keeping score at home, I went to grab a screenshot for the above response and discovered that the #esphome #esp32cam sensor hung up an hour earlier and needed a power cycle.

I guess today's project is rigging up a better #5v supply and adding some #homeassistant stale data #notifications. (This specific unit is not part of the #camera adventure because it has a busted latch on the ribbon connector.)