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nunobrito · 9 months ago

Just as reference, LiLyGo is producing a ready-made Capibara for 80 euros: https://de.aliexpress.com/item/1005007967599411.html

I have not tried yet, so cannot vouche for the quality.

andreock · 9 months ago

If you buy from official website you will save some money: https://lilygo.cc/products/t-embed-cc1101

BTW their factory firmware isn't complete, it's just for testing purpose.

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daghamm · a year ago

Is OTG a requirement? Or just good to have?

I have a bunch of C3-mini boards and it would be great to finally use them for something more interesting than a temperature sensor.

andreock · a year ago

Not really a requirement, you won't see USB section on the GUI. The capibaraZero is designed to support almost every device that support Arduino Wiring framework, so if a device doesn't support a feature, it will be hidden in GUI

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JKCalhoun · a year ago

There are PCB designs linked (maybe not good?) and an STL for a case. Just didn't know if you had missed those.

I was not able to find a photo of the finished device.

andreock · a year ago

I will upload photo and a guide soon

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atVelocet · a year ago

There are many ESP32 boards with a SubGHz radio. But they are either ESP32 with a SX127x or ESP32S3 with a SX126x. A lot of them come with built in battery support.

The next problem with this project is the used radio: The SX12xx series from Semtech is good but lacks a lot of features like the CC1101 as used in the Flipper Zero.

I really like the idea of using an ESP32 but the choice of the used radio is a bit akward.

andreock · a year ago

why do you say this? I find SX1276 a perfect replacement for CC1101( that have problems with shared SPI bus). Also SX1276 support LoRa and have a wider frequency range than CC1101.

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daghamm · a year ago

Thank you, we really need a good alternative to FZ.

I haven't looked closely at the files, but I wonder if there is anything stopping us from using the new C3 riscv version instead if S3.

C3 seems to be cheaper and more stable, but maybe the performance is a bit lower?

andreock · a year ago

I have a bunch of esp32-c3 and build system of capibaraZero make it easy to integrate it(like other device of esp32 family). The only problem with esp32-c3 is the absence of USB OTG feature.

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anigbrowl · a year ago

M5stack.com makes a whole bunch of ESP32 modules with display, enclosures, batteries, etc already integrated, and they're cheap and robust. You can get one with a built-in keyboard for $30.

andreock · a year ago

I will check it, thank you.

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blackeyeblitzar · a year ago

Does anyone know what the legality of these are? Can you get in trouble just for purchasing things like flipper zero? Or just for using them in some way?

andreock · a year ago

It depends on usage, if you make an ARP poison attack on your home network, for example, it's not a big problem, if you make it on someone else network, can be a problem :). Also pay attention on SubGHZ frequency, country restrict free frequency range

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netsec_burn · a year ago

Or the LilyGO T-Embed CC1101.

andreock · a year ago

CC1101 boards(at least the cheapest ones) have problems with shared SPI bus(SD card and Subghz module)

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