Here I’m planning to post a list of interesting items in different categories.

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WiFi

Relays

• Shelly (EU/US) 1, 1PM, 1L, 2.5, RGBW2, Dimmer2, Uni, Plug, Plug S

Sensors

• Shelly (EU/US) i3, EM, 3EM, Uni, Humidity & Temperature, Door/Window 2, Flood, Smoke, Gas

Remotes

• Shelly Button1 (EU/US)

Light bulbs

• Shelly (EU/US) Bulb, Vintage, Duo

Zigbee

Controllers and hubs

• Dresden Elektronik ConBee II (Amazon US/DE)
• Zigbee 3.0 repeater (NA)
• IKEA TRÅDFRI Signal repeater - NA

Sensors

• Aqara Motion Sensor (NA)
• Aqara Door/Window Sensor (NA)
• Aqara Vibration Sensor - NA

Remotes

• IKEA TRÅDFRI 5-button Remote - NA
• IKEA TRÅDFRI Wireless Dimmer - NA

Light bulbs

• IKEA TRÅDFRI Dimmable/White spectrum E26 1000 lumen - NA

Bluetooth

Sensors

• Xiaomi Temperature/Humdity sensors
  • Small square with LCD LYWSD03MMC (NA)
  • Round with LCD LYWSDCGQ (NA)
  • Round with E-ink CGG1 (NA)
  • Rectangular with E-ink LYWSD02 (NA)

Programming boards

ESP

ESP8266

• ESP8266 ESP-01S (NA)

ESP32

• MH-ET LIVE ESP32 (NA)
• multiple ESP32 models (NA)
• ESP32-cam (NA) - non-affiliate”)
• LILYGO TTGO T-Camera ESP32 (NA)

Raspberry Pi

• RPi 4B (NA)
• RPi 4B (NA)
• RPi 3B / 3B+ (NA)
• RPi Zero W (NA)

ODroid

• ODroid N2+ (NA)

Digispark ATTINY85

• 1 board (NA)
• 10 pack (NA)

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)
  • Box of single-row female headers (155pcs, 2-40pin) (NA)
  • Double-row female headers (10pcs, 2-40pin) (NA)
• Prototype board / perfboard
  • 20pcs 5x7cm single-sided (NA)
  • 20pcs 2x8cm/3x7cm/4x6cm/5x7cm (NA)

Networking

WiFi

• Ralink 3070L chipset - 2.4 GHz - NA
• RTL8812AU chipset - 2.4/5GHz (NA)

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

• Kingston microSD class 10 16-512GB - NA

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
  • Ceramic tweezers 3pcs - antistatic, anticorrosion, antimagnetic, heat resistant”) (NA - non-affiliate”))
  • Stainless steel tweezers - antistatic (NA)

Measuring

• Digital Multimeter (NA)

Cables

• Wire cutter / punchdown tool (NA)
• Heat Shrink tubing (NA)

Cable management

• Cable management velcro straps (NA)
• Desk wire holders (NA)
  with magnetic plug holders (NA)
• Zip ties (NA)

Boxes and casings

• Project box 70x45x30mm (NA)
• Waterproof box 85x58x33mm (NA)

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Projects

ESP32-cam

See blog post: ESP32-cam and ESPHome

• ESP32-cam (NA) - non-affiliate”)
• 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) 5V LED strips IP30/65/57”) (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 / 2.0 (4K 60fps) / 1.4 (4K 30fps) cables”) (NA / 2.1 (4K 60fps) / 1.4 (4K 30fps) cables - non-affiliate”))