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

Sensors

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

Remotes

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

Light bulbs

• IKEA TRÅDFRI Dimmable/White spectrum E26 1000 lumen

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

Programming boards

ESP

ESP8266

• ESP8266 ESP-01S

ESP32

• MH-ET LIVE ESP32
• multiple ESP32 models
• Wemos D1 Mini
• ESP32-cam (NA)”)
• LILYGO TTGO T-Camera ESP32

Raspberry Pi

• RPi 4B
• RPi 4B
• RPi 3B / 3B+
• RPi Zero W

ODroid

• ODroid N2+

Digispark ATTINY85

• 1 board
• 10 pack

Components

• Breadboard
• Breadboard kit with power module (NA)
• FTDI Adapter FT232RL (NA)
• U.FL external antenna (NA)
• 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)
  • Box of single-row female headers (155pcs, 2-40pin)
  • Double-row female headers (10pcs, 2-40pin)
• Prototype board / perfboard
  • 20pcs 5x7cm single-sided (NA)
  • 20pcs 2x8cm/3x7cm/4x6cm/5x7cm (NA)

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

Networking

WiFi

• Ralink 3070L chipset - 2.4 GHz
• RTL8812AU chipset - 2.4/5GHz

Ethernet

• 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

• 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-C 3.1 Gen1/2 extension cable
• Dupont wires MM/MF/FF
• HDMI 2.0 (4K) / 2.1 (8K) cables
  

Storage

• Kingston microSD class 10 16-512GB

Adapters

• Compact USB-C to USB-A 3.0
• USB-C to USB-A 3.0
• Cheap USB-C to USB-A (2pcs)
• USB-C dock 10-in-1

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 (NA)

Batteries

• CR2032 batteries
  Fit the LYWSD03MMC
• CR2430 batteries
  Fit the CGG1, LYWSD02

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 set (NA))
• Wire end ring/fork connectors

Displays

• 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

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
  • Ceramic tweezers 3pcs - antistatic, anticorrosion, antimagnetic, heat resistant”)
  • Stainless steel tweezers - antistatic
• Helping hands

Measuring

• Digital Multimeter
• Plug with power meter/recorder and display (multiple plug types)

Cables

• Wire cutter / punchdown tool
• Heat Shrink tubing

Cable management

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

Boxes and casings

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

Coupons

• Banggood - $3 coupon
• 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
• Dupont wires MM/FM/FF 10cm
• 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”)
• Capture card - HDMI in/out 4K@60HZ - USB 1080p@60Hz
• 5V DC power supply
• Raspberry Pi 3B+
• microSD card (NA)
• Electrical wire (NA)
• Wago style wire connectors - style1
• Wago style wire connectors - style2
• Female-male Dupont wire (NA)
• Double-sided foam tape
• Velcro trape (NA)
• HDMI cables - HDMI 2.0 4K@60fps / 2.0 (4K 60fps) / 1.4 (4K 30fps) cables”)