I've built a Long Range ESP32 to Catch the Burglar | Soldering & Assembly | Elite Worm 

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I use pipe insulation with a wood dowel inside or pool noodle to make a bolster to wrest my wrist on to steady my Hand. Makes placing small parts easier, you don’t slide them around shorting the past between contact pads, the best part about using round bolster, is it allows you to roll your wrists back and forth.

This vid got my SUB! The moment I seen you handling 0603 size components, I instantly knew you were PRO! Keep up the Great work and excellent videos!

Nice project and great prototype. Ideas for the transmitter: 1) Use STM32L0, STM32WL or CMWX1ZZABZ (STM32+LORA transmitter in single module) You can get to sub 1uA power consumption while sleeping. 2) Make it as passive as possible: Use magnetic door contact switch to trigger an interrupt and wake up the microprocessor just to send "opened door" message.

Amazing work! I hope to see more videos like this in the future.

Those radar motion modules are super cheap and fun to use. I have several in use and wanted to point out two drawbacks. 1) They use relatively a lot more current than PIR (Passive InfraRed), like 3-20 milliamps vs 60 microamps. This is OK if you have something AC powered and use the battery as backup or a solar setup that charges it every day, but not good for a remote just on battery for weeks or months like you can with a PIR that wakes up a sleeping micro-controller when it is triggered. 2) The module you use is sensitive 360 degrees which can be good or bad. They are sensitive to objects that contain water.. like humans... but also plants. If you put one indoor on a wall with plants outside, it can be triggered when wind blows the plants around. Just something to keep in mind. They do make a directional ones, I have used the HFS-DC06, which can help avoid this issue.

For a microscope, I recommend a used optical stereomicroscope instead of the digital ones with a screen. It lets you see solder joints in much greater clarity.

You totally need to build a paint ball sentry gun to go with those...It would track the intruder and fire even as it runs away (and your walls will end up as original art too)

Awesome video, very well paced and easy to understand. Some nice soldering skills too. Next year I am going to get me a hot air rework station.

I can highly recommend the AmScope SM-4TP! I have it two years now and I‘m very satisfied. It can also be used with glasses. You can also attach a Camera-Module to it.

Excellent video, still a suggestion... you really need to take care of the background music. It really, REALLY sucks.

Wow, very cool! Impressively professional design & build quality! Subscribed +1

Really cool! I am interested in the code of this project as I want to learn more about LoRa data transmission. Are you going to make it open source some day?

Great soldering skills! My advice would be to use flux it will make your life so much easier. I used to attempt projects like that without using flux and after finally trying it I don’t touch smd without it. I prefer amtech 559

Great, new channel to watch and learn. Nice job, keep going!

Great video. Looking forward to seeing you grow.

Wow, this looks like a place where I could learn from a genius. Great video is an understatement!! Happy to have subscribed, rang the bell and Smashed that like button.

For the tinning part, would reusing your stencil and some solder balls work instead of going over each pad 1 by 1? Or would that not work?

Can’t wait for the next one

Thats some neat work, where did you find the lcd, im looking for one and no one has the one i need. Its for a realaux 3 vape, i forget the model part number but i do have it if you get back to me about it.

Very Impressive! Thanks for sharing. I just discovered ESP32 and LoRa a month ago, and I am now trying to figure out Arduino IDE so I can build something like this for a gate on an acreage. I was thinking to use LoRa, but I think ESP-Now will be sufficient for my project. Looking forward to the next installment. Sub

Beautiful work!

Nice project. I liked the way you integrated the display with the 3D-Printed standoff. I would use smaller SMD components to give myself a bit more space. Good job

Well done!! You deserve more subscribers

I have an adonstar ad400 microscope, its pretty good and cheap. What kind of breadboards are those with the interlocks ?

I really want one! Looks great! Love it!

OMG, I solder single tiny capacitors during repairs and it feels like a nightmare...you know the ones that decide to flow out of place (bumped by the tweezers) when replacing an IC. And you're doing it for the entire board. AWESOME!...for a microscope I went with a digital one...just like the one north ridge fix uses but mine is a manual focus. You have to pay more for the autofocus option but if you can do get the autofocus option. I think they use sony sensors so image is pretty good to me.

Very very nice project! I have a question for you, why do you used a CP2102 instead of a CP2104? The second one is cheaper, smaller and brings more features.

Nice project, nice design, nice process, all nice 😁

For transmeter the microwave sensor or the PIR sensor might be good choice..

Nothing more fun than a quiet voice over followed by LOUD MUSIC. Levels dude, levels.

Agree with used stereo optical microscope, I bought one for US$75, 3-30x zoom. The true depth perception of a stereo scope is more effective to guide and assess the work. If you are limited to a mono scope, I recommend two flex mounted focused light sources (such as penlights on heavy copper wire), one to left and one to right side, at about 45 deg vertical angle. The crisp focused angular beam accentuates the surface features. You can maximize the simulated 3D effect by adjusting the position and relative intensity of the lights (the brighter light highlights ridges and the dimmer one makes the shadowed areas visible). The stereo scopes sometimes come with ring lights or a single angular source behind the optical column; true stereo vision provides good depth perception without the more elaborate dual angular lighting described above.

Good job, well done.

You did a really incredible job creating this video ! Impressive.

You have good electronic skills keep it up ..... very nice project you made..... From London.

Loved this

Which lora module did you use?

Talented fellow, liked that use of technology

Awesome project! I'm glad YT recommended the video. I subscribed :-)

Hey, regarding the microscope, i'm using a AmScope SM-4TZ for SMD rework it is really great, only the original LED ring stoped working quite fast, but only the switch was broken, it was an easy fix.

Hi, great video, can we find the schematics anywhere?

In a previous project I found that using an IR transmitter/receiver and a piece of aluminum foil on the door works pretty well! It's really cheap and surprisingly effective.

recently i bought mustool g1200 and I'm happy with it

This is so well designed. How long did it take you?? Also, do you know about the TTGO T-Beam? It's a ESP LoRa dev board, which might ease your life ;-) For the microscope: Did you try using your smartphone and an IP-Cam App like droidcam? I find that I can get awesome zoom/macro with my phone. I use the cam all the time for reading PCB-Stuff and looking at solder-points.

I would recommend Andonstar 407 or 301 im using both and they are spectacular

Amazing my bro, I like it

Also.. what do you do your 3D design with.. and why?

Great work

Great job :) !

Nice work! Although I would love to see something that isn't done with an ESP32, they're just everywhere. It'd be nice to see someone use something like an MSP430, or some other less common microcontrollers.

you should try this: 1 fix the board somehow, like hot-glue; 2 hold the smd parts with your tweezers and use your other hand to control the movement (yep one hand squeezing the tweezer the other hand moves it around). If needed you can use 2 tweezers for some parts that allow it or have very small pads coz some parts, you cannot afford to adjust them once theyre imperfectly dropped

I love it!

Which Lora module did you use?

I can wholeheartedly recommend an Adonstar microscope. I own an AD208 which you can get for around €110. There's even better models, it just depends on how much you want to spend.

Great Job!!!!

Nice board you made here. Interesting project custom made.

What amazing work. I'm really happy to found your channel, Its already on my fav list. Quick question. Why did you used ESP32 + LORa? Couldn't you do it only with LORa? Great work!

i really want to make stuff like this and make videos, so inspiring

What drawing software are you using for the enclosure and is it free?

What LoRa module did you use?

Do you have any plans to sell the board assembled and working?

Hey, nice Project. Which hot plate are u using?

Heating platform much handier then hot air. I use Miniware Heating Plate. It's ideal for this size of pcb.

Health to your hands bro. Good job.

amazing my brother

what is the range you get through all the walls? How far is the unit you from your apartment? Do you have cellular connection inside the unit?

How do you create the enclosure?

First off, thank you for the video and the time spent making it and much respect for showing your PCB process, but please demonstrate an overview before the technicals.

what kind of range are you using it with? great project thanks!

Which software u r using for enclosure design?

Hi, Nice work 👍, btw which is that sensor shown after the IR module?

I know you asked about microscopes, and there's already lots of recommendations, so I'd like to add the option of some loupes (they are surprisingly useful, and some of them feel like mad scientist gear [a bonus to me]).

Nice video clip, keep it up, thank you :)

What LORA module did you select? URL?

How long did it take you to go from idea to having a finalized design?

awesome

I would like to know which LoRa radio you are working with this project?????

Nice project :) Regarding the microscope - I own Andonstar 208S for a few months (I bought mine for 67 € including shipping during Black Friday) and I'm pretty happy with my choice, very usable for hobby SMD projects :)

The Andonstar ADSM201 is a very nice and affordable digital Microscope. It's very compact since it even comes with a small screen but offers a HDMI output as well as HD recording. Also got to mention the digital zoomis amazing as well. If you have the space then there are other solutions but to me the compact size is a real winner.

Is soldering paste just metal powder mixed with rosin flux?

Nice project and thanks for sharing. Andonstar AD409 HDMI Digital Microscope with 10.1" LCD Screen

very good ^^

But i didn't find code ? Please guide me if available

For your microscope question... I got one of these. Dirty cheap, effective, and very portable. It works over WiFi, or you can plug it into you computer and use the built in Camera app. (plug it in, click the Windows button, and type Camera). At my workbench, I just use my phone as the display, over WiFi. At my desk, I just plug it into the computer and use my 43" monitor as the display. My first task with it was to replace a blown diode on an ESP8266. The one by the Vin and GND pins. My eyes aren't good enough to really see it, other than seeing a blurry spec. With the microscope, I could see the obvious crack in it from when it blew. That was much easier since I could see what I was doing. If you get it, there may be a minor problem. Occasionally, when turning it off, the microcontroller doesn't fully shut down. You can't turn it off, but you can't connect to it. Just pop the plastic cover off the top (USB end), and unplug the battery. It doesn't need the battery unless you want to use it wirelessly, and that wasn't important to me. If you want that to work, put in a little momentary contact switch, to interrupt either of the battery wires. That's my only complaint. It has more than adequate resolution to do SMT work with. You can also get a closer view of anything. I have used it for looking at a lot of tiny things. www.amazon.com/gp/product/B081L4Y98G I have some photos on my review, including one with the first 6 pins on a ATmega328 (Arduino Nano) taking up the whole screen. There's no practical reason for being that close, but it made for a cool picture. www.amazon.com/gp/customer-reviews/R2F1RF18CN50PF There are also pictures showing salt and sugar crystals, and a grain of rice taking up the entire screen. You can get much better. But this one is cheap, and if/when I break it, I'll just get another. You won't get the bragging rights that some people seem desperate for. You can't say that you spent $1k on it. But you can use it, and still have $953 in the bank, to buy other toys. All of them that look the same probably are. So you don't need to buy it through this vendor. That's just who I bought it from. I had intended on buying some of the others in the same price range, but I'm happy with this one for now. Next time, I may get one with the built on LCD. That kicks the price up by $50, and I don't know if I can use a separate monitor with them. I didn't look very hard though.

Where I can look on Code? Can You give code copy?

Do you plan to share the source code? Thanks.

Can you build a playable theremin using a dev board (pi pico, etc)?

Which LoRa module did you use ? This is a great project. I look forward to the next video.

how did you get the signal out, of the building ? .may be you could have used a radar detector it the building, they are pence theses days

How did you get the signal from the Lora module back to your phone? You needed wifi access somewhere but at the beginning you mentioned wifi is not possible.

From where you got all those smd components?

Which LoRa module do you use? Do you have a link? Please answer!

Recommendation for a microscope? Andostar AD407, it’s powerful, cheap, and convenient for these kind of projects, and allows recording in 2k resolution!

I need the part number of that push button used in your project?

So ESP32 (2.4GHz wifi) can receive lora transmitter signals (like 433mHz, 915mHz)? Why not just use a lora receiver instead of ESP32? Is it cheaper this way?

Großartig

Is the Lora module RYLR896?

It looks like you're sending messages every few seconds. How do you deal with duty cycle limitations in ISM bands?

You should consider using reed switch, but please bare that it needs to be mounted on non-metal surface.