Shopping List
Here I’m planning to post a list of interesting items in different categories.
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WiFi
Relays
Sensors
Remotes
- Shelly Button1 (EU /US )
Light bulbs
Zigbee
Controllers and hubs
- Dresden Elektronik ConBee II (Amazon US /DE )
- Zigbee 3.0 repeater (NA )
- IKEA TRÅDFRI Signal repeater - NA
Sensors
Remotes
Light bulbs
Bluetooth
Sensors
- Xiaomi Temperature/Humdity sensors
Programming boards
ESP
ESP8266
ESP32
Raspberry Pi
- RPi 4B (NA )
- RPi 4B (NA )
- RPi 3B / 3B+ (NA )
- RPi Zero W (NA )
ODroid
- ODroid N2+ (NA )
Digispark ATTINY85
Components
- Breadboard (NA )
- Breadboard kit with power module (NA)
- FTDI Adapter FT232RL (NA)
- U.FL external antenna (NA)
- Relay module - pre-soldered, compatible with ESP-01(S) (NA )
- CO2 sensor - MH-Z19/MH-Z19B/MH-Z19C/MH-Z19Z (NA )
- Pogo test probes P75-A2/P75-B1/P75-J1/P75-D2/P75-E2 (NA )
- Pin headers (2.54mm)
- Prototype board / perfboard
Networking
WiFi
Ethernet
- USB-A 10/100/1000Mbps (NA )
- USB-C 10/100/1000Mbps (NA )
- USB-C 2500Mbps RTL8156 (NA )
- Throwing Star LAN Tap
(NA
)
Great Scott Gadgets Throwing Star LAN Tap
Misc
Cables
- Reversible Micro USB Cable
(NA
)
In my experience, not suitable for flashing dev boards over USB. Works fine for powering. - Micro USB Cable 2A
Regular (non-reversible) cable. (NA ) - Micro USB / USB-C Cable 3A (NA )
- USB-A 2.0/3.0 extension cable (NA )
- USB-C 3.1 Gen1/2 extension cable (NA )
- Dupont wires MM/MF/FF (NA )
- HDMI 2.0 (4K) / 2.1 (8K) cables
(NA )
Storage
Adapters
- Compact USB-C to USB-A 3.0 (NA )
- USB-C to USB-A 3.0 (NA )
- Cheap USB-C to USB-A (2pcs) (NA )
- USB-C dock 10-in-1 (NA )
Power
- USB power supply QC3.0 18W (NA )
- USB-A QC / USB-C PD GaN 65W (NA )
- 5V/12V DC power supply - frame style (NA )
- 5V/12V/24V DC power brick (NA )
- 5V/9V/12V/24V 1A/2A/3A DC power supply (NA)
Connectors
- DC 5.5x2.1mm plug + jack with push connectors (NA )
- DC 5.5x2.1mm plug + jack (NA )
- DC 5.5x2.1mm/5.5x2.5mm plugs (NA )
- Wago style connectors (NA )
- Wago style connectors 2*3 (NA )
- Wire crimp connector set (NA) )
- Wire end ring/fork connectors (NA )
Displays
- SSD1306 OLED Display 0.91” 128x32 I²C (NA )
- SSD1306 OLED Display 0.96” 128x64 I²C/SPI (10pcs) (NA )
- TTGO T5 2.13” ePaper Display (NA )
- Waveshare 2.13” ePaper Display HAT/SPI (NA )
Soldering
- Soldering station with heat gun (NA )
- Tips for soldering iron
(NA
)
Note: The soldering station linked above has 80W output power on the soldering iron - 0.6/0.8/1/1.2/1.5/2mm 63/37 FLUX 2.0% Tin Lead (NA )
- Tweezers
Measuring
Cables
Cable management
- Cable management velcro straps (NA )
- Desk wire holders
(NA
)
with magnetic plug holders (NA ) - Zip ties (NA )
Boxes and casings
Cryptocurrency
- Binance - Save 10% commission
Projects
ESP32-cam
See blog post: ESP32-cam and ESPHome
- ESP32-cam (NA)
- FTDI Adapter FT232RL (NA)
- 5V 2A DC power supply (NA)
- Dupont wires MM/FM/FF 10/20/30cm (NA )
- Dupont wires MM/FM/FF 10cm (NA )
- U.FL external antenna (NA)
Ambilight project
See blog post: DIY Ambilight for your TV or computer using a RPi and Hyperion
- WS2812Beco LED strip with black PCB (5V) (NA )
- Capture card - HDMI in/out 4K@60HZ - USB 1080p@60Hz (NA )
- 5V DC power supply (NA )
- Raspberry Pi 3B+ (NA )
- microSD card (NA)
- Electrical wire (NA)
- Wago style wire connectors - style1 (NA )
- Wago style wire connectors - style2 (NA )
- Female-male Dupont wire (NA)
- Double-sided foam tape (NA )
- Velcro trape (NA)
- HDMI cables - HDMI 2.0 4K@60fps (NA )