Bring up the 1.3" SH1106 128x64 I2C OLED on the XIAO ESP32-C6
(D4/SDA, D5/SCL @ 0x3C) per the Notion wiring diagram.
- add U8g2 dependency to the seeed_xiao_esp32c6 env
- I2C bus scan at boot (logs responders to serial)
- boot splash + live status screen: camera id, IDLE/REC + session
timer, battery (raw until calibrated) + video-remaining, hub link
state (MQTT/wifi/offline), and camera reachability
- refresh runs at the top of loop() so the panel stays live even
when WiFi/MQTT are down
Verified on hardware: I2C scan finds 0x3C, U8g2 begin ok, panel
shows clean readable text.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>
The MCU changed from ESP32 Dev Board to a Seeed Studio XIAO ESP32-C6,
but the firmware still targeted esp32dev. Retarget it and fix the
build so it compiles and flashes for the C6.
platformio.ini:
- env esp32-mqtt -> seeed_xiao_esp32c6 on the pioarduino platform fork
(mainline espressif32 lags the Arduino-core 3.x the C6 needs)
- add ARDUINO_USB_MODE=1 / ARDUINO_USB_CDC_ON_BOOT=1 for Serial over
the C6 native USB
- fix build_src_filter ordering in BOTH envs: -<*.cpp> ran last and
re-excluded the target, leaving setup()/loop() undefined at link
esp32-mqtt-bridge.cpp:
- UART Serial2 RX16/TX17 -> Serial1 RX=D7/TX=D6 (XIAO C6 mapping)
- status LED GPIO2 -> D1 (green channel of the RGB STAT LED)
- fix pre-existing ArduinoJson v7 / PubSubClient build errors
(.c_str() on a const char*, String topic where const char* required)
Verified: builds clean and boots on hardware (native-USB serial banner
confirmed).
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Complete rewrite of firmware into two dedicated boards per camera node:
ESP8266 (Camera Bridge):
- Connects ONLY to GoPro AP — polls status, sends over UART
- Zero network switching, zero MQTT
- HTTP GET /bacpac/SH for status, start/stop
- JSON-per-line UART protocol to ESP32
ESP32 (MQTT Bridge):
- Connects ONLY to travel router — MQTT to Pi hub
- Reads status from ESP8266 over UART2 (RX16/TX17)
- Auto-registration, heartbeat, command forwarding
- Zero camera communication
UART Protocol: JSON-per-line at 115200 8N1
ESP8266→ESP32: status/ack/pong/error
ESP32→ESP8266: cmd (start_recording/stop_recording/ping)
Hardware updates:
- BOM now includes both boards (~4/node)
- 3D case has stacked dual-board compartment
- UART wire channel between board recesses
- Shared 3.3V power rail for both boards
- Unified firmware for ESP32 (dual-STA) and ESP8266 (time-shared STA)
- ESP8266: alternates between GoPro AP and travel router per poll cycle
- PlatformIO dual-target: esp32dev + esp8266dev (d1_mini)
- camera_ip config field for Akaso/non-GoPro cameras
- LittleFS support for ESP8266 (replaces SPIFFS)
- Camera compatibility table (GoPro H3/H4, Akaso)
- LED polarity handled per-platform (ESP8266 active-low)
ESP8266 time-sharing adds ~4s latency per 30s cycle — invisible at poll rate.
Joshua King
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