ESP32-CAM

[abudabi]

This tiny (4cm x 3cm) and cheap (100 bucks) device seems perfect for DIY expirements around the smart home.

Anyone have any experience with it?

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[phaedrus42]

You can get them locally from e.g. robotics.org.za too. You need a separate 3.3v FTDI or similar USB uart to program it. An external antenna is virtually a must-have. The Arduino sample sketch did not work on mine. It works fine with esphome/Home Assistant. Low frame rate, no IR mode, only 1 client at a time. A lot of fun to play with at the price, and you have a few i/o's to use for additional sensors or controls. Best to use a separate 5v PSU to program it, not the 5v or 3.3v from the USB programmer. I/O is not 5v tolerant!

 

[Slip]

Have two of these working with esphome in home assistant. Well worth it.