Shopping List
Here I’m planning to post a list of interesting items in different categories.
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WiFi ¶
WiFi Relays ¶
WiFi Sensors ¶
WiFi Remotes ¶
WiFi Lights ¶
Zigbee ¶
Zigbee Controllers and Hubs ¶
- Dresden Elektronik ConBee II (Amazon US/DE)
- Sonoff Zigbee 3.0 Plus
- Sonoff Zigbee 3.0 Plus E
- Zigbee 3.0 repeater
- IKEA TRÅDFRI Signal repeater
Zigbee Sensors ¶
- Aqara Motion Sensor
- Aqara Door/Window Sensor
- Aqara Vibration Sensor
- Aqara Water Leak Sensor
- Heiman HS1SA Smoke Sensor
- Heiman HS2WD-E Siren
Zigbee Remotes ¶
Zigbee Lights ¶
Bluetooth ¶
Bluetooth Dongle ¶
- Feasycom FSC-BP119 long-range Bluetooth 4.0 USB dongle
- Ugreen CM390 Bluetooth 5.0 USB dongle
- Ugreen CM591 Bluetooth 5.3 USB dongle
Bluetooth Sensors ¶
- Xiaomi Temperature/Humdity sensors
- Small square with LCD LYWSD03MMC
- Round with LCD LYWSDCGQ
- Round with E-ink CGG1
- Rectangular with E-ink LYWSD02
- For batteries, see lower on this page
Flic ¶
Programming boards ¶
ESP ¶
ESP8266 ¶
ESP32 ¶
Raspberry Pi ¶
ODroid ¶
Digispark ATTINY85 ¶
Electronic Components & Supplies ¶
- Breadboard
- Breadboard kit with power module
- FTDI Adapter FT232RL
- U.FL external antenna
- Relay module - pre-soldered, compatible with ESP-01(S)
- Pogo test probes P75-A2/P75-B1/P75-J1/P75-D2/P75-E2
- Pin headers (2.54mm)
- Prototype board / perfboard
- Dupont wires MM/MF/FF
- Metal film resistors 1%
Sensors ¶
- CO2 sensor - MH-Z19/MH-Z19B/MH-Z19C/MH-Z19Z
- 3DU5C phototransistor (5pcs)
- AM312 Mini PIR Motion Sensor (5/10pcs)
- Infrared Receiver and Transmisster
Relays ¶
Networking ¶
WiFi equipment ¶
Ethernet equipment ¶
- USB-A 10/100/1000Mbps
- USB-C 10/100/1000Mbps
- USB-C 2500Mbps RTL8156
- Throwing Star LAN Tap Great Scott Gadgets Throwing Star LAN Tap
Misc ¶
Cables ¶
USB cables ¶
- Reversible Micro USB Cable In my experience, not suitable for flashing dev boards over USB. Works fine for powering.
- Micro USB Cable 2A
Regular (non-reversible) cable. - Micro USB / USB-C Cable 3A
- USB-A 2.0/3.0 extension cable
- USB-A 3.0 extension cable
- USB-C 3.1 Gen1/2 extension cable
- USB-C to USB-C 100W QuickCharge cable
- USB-C to USB-C 100W QuickCharge cable
Video ¶
Storage ¶
Adapters ¶
Power ¶
- USB power supply QC3.0 18W
- USB-A QC / USB-C PD GaN 65W
- 5V/12V DC power supply - frame style
- 5V/12V/24V DC power brick
- 5V/9V/12V/24V 1A/2A/3A DC power supply
Batteries ¶
- CR2032 batteries
Fit the LYWSD03MMC - CR2430 batteries
Fit the CGG1, LYWSD02
Connectors ¶
- DC female + male connectors
- DC 5.5x2.1mm plug + jack with push connectors
- DC 5.5x2.1mm plug + jack
- DC 5.5x2.1mm/5.5x2.5mm plugs
- Wago style connectors
- Wago style connectors 2*3
- Wire crimp connector (ferrules) set
- Wire end ring/fork/spade connectors
Displays ¶
- Ulanzi TC001 Desktop Clock - link1
- Ulanzi TC001 Desktop Clock - link2
- Ulanzi TC001 Desktop Clock - link3
- SSD1306 OLED Display 0.91" 128x32 I²C
- SSD1306 OLED Display 0.96" 128x64 I²C/SPI (10pcs)
- TTGO T5 2.13" ePaper Display
- Waveshare 2.13" ePaper Display HAT/SPI
- Waveshare 4.20" ePaper Display SPI
Soldering ¶
- Soldering station with heat gun
- Tips for soldering iron 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
- Tweezers
- Helping hands
- Solder wick
Measuring ¶
Cable tools ¶
Cable management ¶
Boxes and casings ¶
Coupons ¶
- Banggood - $3 coupon
- Binance - Save 10% commission
- BUX Zero - Get a free share like Apple, GoPro, or Coca-Cola
- PCBWay - Get $5 of New User Free Credit
- NextDNS
Projects ¶
ESP32-cam ¶
See blog post: ESP32-cam and ESPHome
- ESP32-cam
- FTDI Adapter FT232RL
- 5V 2A DC power supply
- Dupont wires MM/FM/FF 10/20/30cm
- Dupont wires MM/FM/FF 10cm
- U.FL external antenna
Ambilight project ¶
See blog post: DIY Ambilight for your TV or computer using a RPi and Hyperion
- WS2812Beco LED strip with black PCB (5V)
- Capture card - HDMI in/out 4K@60HZ - USB 1080p@60Hz
- 5V DC power supply
- Raspberry Pi 3B+
- microSD card
- Electrical wire
- Wago style wire connectors - style1
- Wago style wire connectors - style2
- Female-male Dupont wire
- Double-sided foam tape
- Velcro trape
- HDMI cables - HDMI 2.0 4K@60fps