@Bogey13 on PocketCam Classique
I made an esp32cam digicam with a tft showing live view. it was a very exciting and PAINFUL project i must say.
alright i really wasnt expecting this level of complexity. first, the damn esp wont flash- somehow got it to flash, tft wont work- it was a library problem.
soldering was another pain because first time, and i have shaky hands- all the time, sooo yeah uhhh you know how it went.
then. writing the code, huge thanks to my friend; he helped me write the code without AI. it was easier than i was expecting it to be.
okay when we got the camera working. i accidentally fried the battery TEMPORARILY.
Like an idiot, i plugged in the camera to charge and realized i had a switch between the charging module and the battery, and flipped it. welp. it powered the esp AND was charging and the battery’s protection PCB freaked out and disconnected the battery.
I thought i had fried the camera, so i had to resolder the entire thing (becuase wires were coming loose due to bad soldering too).
At the end, everything was rlly fine because the battery’s protection pcb tanked the hit and is fine now.
one more thing.
i decided to ditch the enclosure because im just loving how it looks right now, so cyberpunk-y with those naked wires. im keeping it this way.
although i have made it in CAD, those who want can put it on their own pocketcams.
So uh yeah.
first ship. lets go.
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