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LCA2016 ESPlant source-backed

hardware architecture

The repository documents ESPlant as an ESP8266 WiFi kit for transmitting environmental data, with Arduino IDE, Espressif SDK, and esp-open-rtos programming paths.

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hardware architecture
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Source
https://github.com/CCHS-Melbourne/ESPlant

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Related Resources

attendee firmware source

Marc Merlin ESPlant code fork

Public fork preserving post-event ESPlant experimentation and blinky code linked from the attendee writeup; used for lifecycle context rather than official hardware provenance.

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first-hand attendee writeup

ESPlant Arduino Miniconf writeup

Marc Merlin's LCA2016 writeup documenting ESPlant as the Arduino Miniconf board, ESP8266 plant-monitoring purpose, Melbourne Hardware Hacking team context, pick-and-place assembly talk, LED-strip reuse, and linked blinky code.

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hardware and firmware source

ESPlant hardware and firmware repository

Primary CCHS Melbourne source for the linux.conf.au Open Hardware Project ESPlant kit, ESP8266/STM32F042/BME280/ADXL345 hardware, Arduino setup, firmware sketches, wiki links, credits, and TAPR OHL licensing.

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image source

ESPlant front render

Official repository front render used as the local rights-cleared ESPlant image under the repository LICENSE statement covering photos and documentation as CC BY-SA 3.0.

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session-list reference

LCA2016 video-list corroboration

Secondary video-index source listing ESP8266 ESPlant (Wi-Fi garden sensors) design and operation, Pick and Place Machine, and Open Hardware Assembly Workshop sessions.

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Source trail

Evidence Sources

Cyberhades · retrieved 2026-05-15

Videos de linux.conf.au 2016

Secondary video-list source corroborating a public LCA2016 session titled ESP8266 ESPlant (Wi-Fi garden sensors) design and operation and related Open Hardware Miniconf assembly sessions.

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GitHub / CCHS Melbourne · retrieved 2026-05-15

CCHS-Melbourne/ESPlant

Primary technical source for the ESPlant kit, open-source environmental-data platform, LCA 2016 board video link, hardware features, sensors, external sensor terminals, Arduino setup, sketches, credits, and TAPR Open Hardware License statement.

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GitHub / CCHS Melbourne · retrieved 2026-05-15

Photos/ESPlant.front.png

Image-provenance source for the official ESPlant front render; the repository LICENSE states that photos and other documentation are provided under Creative Commons Attribution Share-Alike 3.0.

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GitHub / Marc Merlin · retrieved 2026-05-15

marcmerlin/ESPlant

Public attendee code fork linked from the ESPlant writeup; used as source evidence for post-event LED-strip experimentation and participant reuse rather than official board design authority.

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Marc Merlin · retrieved 2026-05-15

ESPlant, Arduino Miniconf at Linux.Conf.AU 2016

First-hand attendee source for ESPlant's LCA Open Hardware / Arduino Miniconf distribution, ESP8266 plant-monitoring framing, Melbourne Hardware Hacking team, Jon Oxer's assembly-machine talk, LED-strip hack, and linked blinky code.

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Marc Merlin · retrieved 2026-05-15

Linux.conf.au 2016, Geelong

Event-context source for the Geelong linux.conf.au 2016 setting and post-conference Melbourne Open Hardware Hackers context.

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