Resources

LD-14P

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VhbFbxyOI1k

  • Contains a lot of helpful introductory information as well as pointed me to the library

• https://www.waveshare.com/wiki/D200_LiDAR_Kit

  • Better translated documentation of the sensor

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bRRTcR9Tic0

  • A fairly close replica of what we're trying to make

ESP-NOW Wireless Communication:

https://docs.circuitpython.org/en/8.2.x/shared-bindings/espnow/

Library for ESP-NOW in Circuit Python

ChatGPT

Although there are a lot of mistakes, ChatGPT explains concepts like libraries, I2C, SPI, etc. well and easy to understand enough that I can know what I am doing in the code...It also explains how to use the examples from online

Display：

https://coxxect.blogspot.com/2022/08/ssd1306-spi-oled-on-raspberry-pi.html

Sample codes of displaying in OLED screen

Abandoned Plans:

https://randomnerdtutorials.com/esp-now-many-to-one-esp32/

Explains basic idea of ESP-NOW wireless protocal, sample codes provided

https://randomnerdtutorials.com/get-change-esp32-esp8266-mac-address-arduino/

Getting MAC address needed for ESP-NOW wireless data transfer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F7RFKe0R7eM

Explains how to set up bluetooth connections between ESP32s using Circuit Python

https://www.waveshare.com/wiki/ESP32-S3-Touch-LCD-4.3

Specifications of ESP32-S3-Touch-LCD-4.3 display. Sample codes are provided, though they are not adopted

https://github.com/esp-arduino-libs/ESP32_Display_Panel

ESP32_Display_Panel, display to scrren library along with lvgl. Sample codes are helpful.\

RPLidar A1M8:

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ejh2344ZzyQ

  • Example code testing that the sensor works

• https://github.com/robopeak/rplidar_arduino

  • Library that works with the Arduino IDE