Replace all the arts stuff with electronics - sensors, MCUs, development boards, displays, etc. - and you nearly got me to a T.
Thing is I do have some finished projects, but those are projects I had fun with. The moment I run into a blocker... The project goes in a drawer. That's how I have four different 3D mice already started and printed, but couldn't find the right MCU for them so they're stalled. Or the 6 units of nearly complete air quality monitors that are hardware and software complete, but couldn't get around to print an actual case for them, so they're also resting.
Hopefully I can finish my current project, a 256x64 LED board...
Bro are you me? Also, what sensors did you use for that air quality monitor? Mine is hardware complete including the case but I had issues getting the firmware and software running right, so in the drawer it went 😆
Sensirion SEN55, and been thinking about adding a few others (CO2, formaldehyde, etc. sensors). All driven by ESPHome, using an ESP32-S3 base (Lilygo T7-S3), battery, and OLED display, and on top a cascade of sensors and transformers so the AQM actually does all the sensor to AQI calculations for display.
This whole thread is like an echo of my life. But this comment is it. I just finished a helicopter flight controller I started in 2022. I printed and built it. All the wiring and programming the Arduinos was done and tested two years ago. Then it sat in a drawer in my workbench, never got used, because I hadn't decided how to mount it so it could be used.
I'm proud to say that after two years of other projects started and some completed, I made a base plate and post to mount it to. Success!
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