Really neat! If you're interested in adding clouds to your basemap I built a service [0] which generates free, almost-live cloudmaps (with alpha channel or precomposited onto a Blue Marble image) as part of my own ISS tracker project
That's really cool! Starred so I can find it later, might be challenging putting it on the esp32 but if there's an easy way to downsize the images then it should be do-able. Thanks!
SiempreViernes 11 hours ago [-]
Aaaw, this only displays the position on a screen :( I was hoping for the cool version where a small arm is physically pointing at the ISS.
This looks like a fun project. Any reason for using resistive touch model?
keyth72 9 hours ago [-]
It's what I learned on, and there seems to be more info available out there about it (for now), but capacitive touch CYD would probably be better/more responsive. The resistive touch option seems to be a few dollars cheaper in general on Amazon.
panki27 13 hours ago [-]
Looks like a fun tinker project. Could be easily extended with a GPS receiver to show your location on the map.
calgoo 12 hours ago [-]
A SDR could be cool too, and basically let it connect live to ISS when the GPS confirms its above. CPU and memory might be an issue, but getting some 145Mhz / 437Mhz SDR and an external antenna jack on the board could be a cool way of letting the device listen in when the ISS is above.
keyth72 11 hours ago [-]
Definitely alot of directions you could go with it, looking forward to seeing what people do with the code!
potsii 11 hours ago [-]
Another variant of the generic:
"Read a REST endpoint via HTTP and draw it on a display with LVGL"
But also funny because OP used two MCUs, when a single ESP32 could do all of this.
endofreach 11 hours ago [-]
you seem to be (someone who wants to appear) more experienced. maybe you could give constructive feedback rather than ridiculing. what a negative comment just to feel better about yourself. sad.
keyth72 11 hours ago [-]
No need to perpetuate any negativity, I can take it ;) constructive feedback is appreciated though!
keyth72 11 hours ago [-]
Yup, that's all it is! Really simple beginner project, with room to grow on the hardware.
https://old.reddit.com/r/spaceporn/comments/1lfgtiw/on_sunda...
[0] https://github.com/matteason/live-cloud-maps
"Read a REST endpoint via HTTP and draw it on a display with LVGL"
But also funny because OP used two MCUs, when a single ESP32 could do all of this.