Low-Power Solar Panels: MPPT is the Secret to Running Your ESP32 on Just 1W

Several small solar panels stacked next to a microcontroller-type electronic board on a sandy beach and turquoise sea with a blue and white umbrella, accompanied by the large text at the top "LOW POWER SOLAR PANELS" and at the bottom "THE SECRET IS MPPT!

We’ve seen lots of brilliant DIY projects using solar panels, but the reality is that energy efficiency is a real challenge. If you’ve tried to power an ESP32 or a Raspberry Pi with a small solar panel and failed, you’re not alone. This post complements our project on Enerlogic — Energy Wizard and … Read more

Radio communication for ESP8266 and ESP32 with ESPNOW

ESP-NOW is a "new" radio communications protocol supported by the ESP8266 and ESP32, developed by Espressif, its manufacturer, which allows very fast data transmissions (and when I say very fast, I mean very fast). Its main objective is to replace Wifi to allow much lower power consumption and thus greater autonomy ... Read more