Uploaded July 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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🔥 This 1.8” Knob Board Is More Powerful Than You Think!

In this video, I’ll show you how I’m using the popular 1.8” knob board for remote control projects — and how you can do it too! I’m sharing a custom UI you can use to control devices remotely via ESP-NOW, Bluetooth, Zigbee, or a server setup like ESPHome.

🔧 Many people complain about the lack of free GPIOs on this board, but that's not a problem if you use it as a smart controller and connect it wirelessly to another board with the actual hardware. This is a clean and scalable approach that's becoming the standard in many modern IoT setups.

💡 I’ll also give you a quick intro on building stylish meter widgets using LVGL, so you can create your own custom interfaces.


LINKS:
Waveshare ESP32 S3 Knob 1.8
waveshare.com/esp32-s3-knob-touch-lcd-1.8.htm?&aff_id=VolosProjects

Waveshare Mini Board ESP32 S3:
waveshare.com/esp32-s3-zero.htm?&aff_id=106038

CODE: github.com/VolosR/Knob18Meters

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waveshare.com/join_affiliate.html

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