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Research on battery or solar panel to power ESP32 #16

Open playground opened 1 year ago

playground commented 1 year ago

As we continue to build out Liquid Prep for digital farming on the Edge solution, we want to look for the most efficient and economical way to power the ESP32. Battery or Solar? Let's do some research on what best to support our needs.

IBMAngel commented 1 year ago

I found a good resource on how we can implement solar panels and batteries. : https://randomnerdtutorials.com/power-esp32-esp8266-solar-panels-battery-level-monitoring/

IBMAngel commented 1 year ago

Devkit from aliexpress

IBMAngel commented 1 year ago

Esp32 Solar panel build instructions.pdf

This document is for single parts as a back, if we can't find a solar panel kit