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Review on ESP8266 Weather Station Kit with Multiple Sensors & OLED Display for Arduino IDE IoT Starter (Guidance Document Included) by John Frazier

Revainrating 4 out of 5

Works if you put in the effort

I'm used to making an Arduino project and this kit was only slightly more complicated than a standard Arduino project. That made it a little more difficult. The instructions (there was a github link in my kit) were mostly complete and even the problems I had were listed with explanations and fixes.2. Setting up the API was a bit of extra work that I don't usually have to mess around with in a standard Arduino project, but it was as easy as signing up for an account and pasting the API code into the Arduino Sketch.3- Program. At first I thought the OLED screen wouldn't work, it took quite a bit of plugging and re-plugging to turn it on, I'm still not sure what the problem is and it happens from time to time so I fiddled with the connections around. until it works again. When the screen works, it looks really impressive.4. I wish there were more settings in the project. Unfortunately I don't know much about coding with different libraries and such, so I can't change the look of "frames" or fonts. inside and I power it from a standard USB outlet or an external battery charger. I think the kit is of pretty good quality, but I took off a star for the lack of customizability and because the OLED screen is finicky, but maybe those things aren't that big of an issue.

Pros
  • Best in its niche
Cons
  • Weight