Adafruit IO - Which starter board(s)

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Adafruit IO - Which starter board(s)

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I am thinking of giving Adafruit IO a try after a very vile experience over at Arduino

So which is a good board to start with? I have used Arduino's before. Please specific part numbers, there are a ton of things on say searching for "ESP32"

I want to do some basics and display temperatures and maybe wind speed, button or light status etc for starting. I would like a board that is self contained and a second board that would let me use an Arduino and send the same information

Sorry for a bit vague and open ended, simple is better for me

Thanks in advance for any help

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Start with the ESP32 Huzzah:

https://www.adafruit.com/product/4172

It's the oldest variant in the ESP32 family, which means it's the one that's best understood and has the most support. The ESP32 is a good place to start for Wifi-enabled projects because it's capable, fairly easy to use, and doesn't have the hardware limits of the ESP8266.

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Re: Adafruit IO - Which starter board(s)

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Mike, I'm going to recommend a bunch of newer boards for Saildude.

Saildude, ESP32 refers to the processor ("ESP32 System on a Chip) used by a development board.

If you're interested in a self-contained board, I'd suggest the Adafruit FunHouse (https://www.adafruit.com/product/4985) which has a number of buttons, lights, and sensors. It is fully compatible with Adafruit IO and Adafruit IO WipperSnapper firmware.

For the second board, I'd recommend an Adafruit ESP32 Feather V2 (https://www.adafruit.com/product/5400). This is the latest version of the board Mike suggested, but it features a _lot_ of upgrades including a Stemma QT port for plug/play sensors, NeoPixel LED, and 8MB Flash memory/2MB PSRAM.

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Thanks Brent! You know Adafruit.io better than I do, and the hardware that works with it, so I'll follow your lead.

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Thanks much for the quick and concise reply, greatly appreciated, so many variations and choices today it is easy to get quickly confused

I saw the Frap House and was not quite sure what to think of it

I have a few other items to order, will put them in the same order

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