About this episode
In this episode, Tod and Paul share a secondary display for your Bambu Labs 3D printer, a small eink eReader, an open source microcontroller, and more.
Show Notes
00:00 Welcome
00:15 BambuHelper
BambuHelper is a tiny ESP32-powered desk friend to tell you how your 3d printer is doing!
- BambuHelper sourcecode
- BambuHelper assembly video
- 3d printed case on Makerworld
- CircuitPython library by Paul!
- CircuitBambu printer monitor
5:56 OpenScan
OpenScan is a low-cost and high quality 3D scanner that you build yourself that is open source and modular.
8:53 Xteink X4 eReader
The Xteink X4 eReader is small 4” eink eReader that can read ebooks and can also be an ESP32 dev board.
- Xteink X4 eReader
- Crosspoint Reader
- Xteink Flash Tools
- Xteink X4 & Crosspoint
- Quick video section on how to hack the Xteink X4
- Chris Pearson bsky thread
- Xteink X4 review
- CircuitPython builds by Liz!
- CircuitPython helper library
12:58 Project Aura
Project Aura is a crowd-funded air quality monitor that costs $30 for the 3D print design and firmware.
17:06 The Baochip
The Baochip-1x by Bunnie Huang is another microcontroller platform like the RP2040 or the ESP32, but unlike those chips, everything about the Baochip is open source.
21:51 OpenCode
OpenCode is a 100% open source AI coding agent licensed under the liberal MIT license. It’s built for privacy and does not store any of your data.
26:16 Wrap-up
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