Step by Step Guide to Build a FreeTouchDeck
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In this video I will building a FreeTouchDeck. Step-by-step I will take you from start to finish.
If you like to do things in your own tempo, there is a written Instructable available here: https://www.instructables.com/A-Bluet...
Update: The ESP32 TouchDown, a board design for FreeTouchDeck but with capacitive touch, battery management and more is available on Tindie: https://www.tindie.com/products/dusti...
Links used in this video:
ESP32-WROOM-32D Development Board that has 38-pins.*
AliExpress: https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_AmfI1H
Amazon: https://amzn.to/3SeLJ18
ILI9488 TFT screen with XPT2046 touch controller *
AliExpress: https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_DCW...
Amazon: https://amzn.to/3Bd3WoM
FreeTouchDeck code:
https://github.com/DustinWatts/FreeTo...
ESP32 + TFT Combiner:
https://www.pcbway.com/project/sharep...
ESP32 Arduino core:
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/esp...
ESP32 Sketch Data Upload Tool:
https://github.com/me-no-dev/arduino-...
ESPAsyncWebServer:
https://github.com/me-no-dev/ESPAsync...
AsyncTCP:
https://github.com/me-no-dev/AsyncTCP
ESP32 BLE Keyboard Library:
https://github.com/DustinWatts/ESP32-...
FreeTouchDeck Case on Thingiverse:
https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:466...
FreeTouchDeck Fusion 360 file:
https://github.com/DustinWatts/FreeTo...
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0:00 Intro
0:42 Make sure the screen has touch
1:17 ESP32 + TFT combiner PCB
2:45 Software
10:55 First Boot
11:20 3D Printed Case
12:28 Outro
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