Uploaded December 2019 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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• Description:
In this video, I build a 5"x4" picture frame containing an e-Paper/e-Ink display controlled by an ESP8266. I program the ESP8266 to fetch data from reddit.com. Specifically, I fetch the top post of the day from the /r/showerthoughts subreddit. Instead of using reddit's API, I show how we can get the data by a simple query with some URL parameters. I also show how to scrape the site and parse the response manually, as it can be too large to store in a variable in the sketch.
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• Related vids:
Getting started with an e-Ink display using an ESP8266: youtu.be/CMNuMOcvpFM
Getting started with the ESP8266 Development Board: youtu.be/m2fEXhl70OY
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• Project parts:
ESP8266 e-Paper Display Driver:
amzn.to/2Sqappn (affiliate)
ESP8266 4.2" e-Paper Display:
amzn.to/2Sqappn (affiliate)
ACROBOTIC Development Board for ESP8266:
acrobotic.com/products/acr-00018
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Detailed guide for getting started with the ESP8266 Development Board:
learn.acrobotic.com/tutorials/post/esp8266-getting-started
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• Project code:
Firmware for the Arduino IDE:
github.com/acrobotic/Ai_Demos_ESP8266/tree/master/epd_showerthoughts
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• Sponsor:
This video was sponsored by PCBWay
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• Music:
Epidemic Sound (https://epidemicsound.com). Standard YouTube License.
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#ESP8266 #Arduino #Tutorial