[Markus] grabbed an ESP32 and created a good-looking e-ink dashboard that can act as a status display for Home Automation. However, the hardware is generic enough that it could work as a weather st…
  • Eheran@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    5 months ago

    So why would one need mileage etc. displayed at home? Currently trying to implement a heads up display for speed (GPS based, far more accurate than the cars speedometer). Any good displays to recommend?

    • kakes@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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      5 months ago

      Fuel I can understand, since it’s nice to know if you need to stop for gas before work or something like that. Outside of that, I feel like it’s just cool to be able to see.

      I think I’d prefer a notification for Fuel Low or Car Maintenance Due, rather than always seeing the full information, but on the other hand, that isn’t as cool, haha.

      Sadly I have no recommendations on displays, but I’ll go out on a limb and assume you won’t want to go with e-ink for an accurate speedometer lol.