MeshCore

Lightweight LoRa mesh messenger with fixed repeaters: chats and channels that reach far with little airtime.No solderingHeltec WiFi LoRa 32 V3 and 4 more boardsCan be built in an evening

Meshtastic

Off-grid text messages and GPS positions over LoRa radio, kilometres away, with no internet or cell network.No solderingHeltec WiFi LoRa 32 V3 and 5 more boardsCan be built in an evening

Tasmota

Local smart home firmware: sensors, relays, rules and a web page, with MQTT and Home Assistant support and no cloud.No solderingESP32-CAM and 3 more boardsCan be built in an evening

NerdMiner v2

Solo Bitcoin miner as a lottery ticket: the chance of a block is tiny, the stats screen is the fun part.No solderingCheap Yellow Display and 5 more boardsCan be built in an evening

Cardputer Game Station

Thirteen retro console emulators in one Cardputer firmware: NES, SNES, Game Boy, Mega Drive, Master System and more.No solderingM5Stack CardputerCan be built in an evening

Braino!

Educational game console with 40 games for young players, two-player games over Bluetooth and no telemetry.No solderingCheap Yellow DisplayCan be built in an evening

MicroHydra

Small MicroPython launcher for the Cardputer: an app menu, built-in apps, and an easy way to write your own in Python.No solderingM5Stack CardputerCan be built in an evening

LoRa APRS Tracker

Ham radio tracker that sends your GPS position and short messages over LoRa APRS, with no phone network needed.SolderingESP32 DevKit and 2 more boardsCan be built in an evening

CYD Ham Dashboard

Ham radio desk display: band conditions, a day and night map, DX spots and solar data on the yellow screen.No solderingCheap Yellow DisplayCan be built in an evening

TinyGS

Ground station that receives data from small satellites over LoRa and shares it with a worldwide network of stations.SolderingESP32 DevKit and 2 more boardsCan be built in an evening

CYD-Klipper

Touch screen remote for 3D printers running Klipper, OctoPrint or Bambu Lab firmware.No solderingCheap Yellow DisplayCan be built in an evening

ESP32 Bit Pirate

Hardware hacking tool that talks I2C, SPI, UART, 1-Wire, infrared and sub-GHz, with a logic analyzer and a browser terminal.No solderingM5Stack Cardputer and 2 more boardsCan be built in an evening

Launcher

Boot menu that keeps several firmwares on one board and installs new ones from a microSD card or the internet.No solderingCheap Yellow Display and 5 more boardsCan be built in an evening

SquachWatch

Spots surveillance gear around you: Flock cameras, AirTags and other trackers, smart glasses, card skimmers and drones.No solderingCheap Yellow DisplayCan be built in an evening

M5 Nemo

Playful firmware for M5Stack devices: TV-B-Gone remote, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth beacon tests, and detectors for nearby attacks.No solderingM5Stack Cardputer and 1 more boardCan be built in an evening

GhostESP

Wi-Fi and Bluetooth research platform with a touch menu on screen boards and a command line on bare dev boards.No solderingCheap Yellow Display and 5 more boardsCan be built in an evening

ESP32 Marauder

Well known Wi-Fi and Bluetooth toolkit: scan networks and devices, capture packets to SD, and test how your own gear reacts.No solderingCheap Yellow Display and 2 more boardsCan be built in an evening

Bruce

Pocket multi-tool for Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, infrared, RFID and sub-GHz radio, driven from the board's own screen and buttons.No solderingCheap Yellow Display and 4 more boardsCan be built in an evening

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Point Chipnik at your GitHub repository and it picks up the releases. People get a Flash button for their board.