Wireless Timing Project
Contributors:
Gior Dior
Resources and Going Further
The purpose of this tutorial was to create a comparatively inexpensive product to the wireless timing systems on the market. If you'd like to go further, there are many components you can swap out for your needs. Maybe a better display or distance sensor... Or maybe you'd like to add a camera for photo finishes. We've added some great resources to help you get started. Spark Fan's, let us know how your next wireless timing project goes. What's different from ours?
Qwiic Distance Sensor (VL53L1X, VL53L4CD) Hookup Guide
The Qwiic Distance Sensor - VL53L1X is a time of flight sensor that is capable of several modes, as well as having a range of 4M. It's cousin VL53L4CD is also a time of flight sensor with similar characteristics but it has a range of about 1.3M. Let's hook it up and find out just how far away that thing over there is.
ESP32-S2 Thing Plus Hookup Guide
Looking to use the more secure ESP32-S2? Follow this hookup guide to get started.
Sending Sensor Data Over WiFi
This tutorial will show you how setup a simple peer-to-peer connection to send and receive sensor data between two ESP32 WiFi boards.