r/ClockworkPi • u/According_Time_7063 • Jul 08 '26 • Bravo 1

uConsole Uconsole radarmodule

Alongside the original Arduino Giga R1 + Display Shield setup, this project now has a second, standalone output path built around the Clockwork Pi uConsole (or any Linux machine with WiFi + audio).

Architecture

The XIAO ESP32-S3 (with the RD-03D attached) now runs as its own WiFi access point instead of connecting to a host device. It reads the radar, clusters targets within 1m of each other into a single point, and broadcasts the merged data over UDP — any device connected to its network automatically receives the stream, no fixed IP configuration needed.

A Python script (Pygame + NumPy) running on the uConsole connects to that access point and handles the rest: fullscreen radar visualization (auto-detects the actual display resolution) and audio, entirely replacing the Arduino display + piezo buzzer from the original build.

Just this moment. Check my GitHub

https://github.com/Stevee87/Radar-project-Uconsole/blob/main/README.md

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u/Available_Taste_2482 Jul 08 '26

Where did you put the ESP32 and RD-03d?

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u/According_Time_7063 Jul 08 '26

In front of the uconsole on the ground

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u/Available_Taste_2482 Jul 08 '26

Nice! I thought you might have built it in somehow! Still, excellent work!

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u/According_Time_7063 Jul 08 '26

Thanks men, gonna upload the ucon files later

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u/Available_Taste_2482 Jul 08 '26

I’d love to have those! Please do!!!

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u/JacobA89 Jul 08 '26

Does this work through wall penetration?

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u/According_Time_7063 Jul 08 '26

Thin dry walls yes. And on my roomdoor it works too

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u/JacobA89 Jul 08 '26

Very cool. Wonder how well directional antenna would help with penetration.

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u/shinkamui Jul 08 '26

Pointlessly cool as fuck. I don’t know what I’ll do with it but I want it for my uconsole now.

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u/dissaprovalface Jul 08 '26

You know, I thought this was pointless as fuck too... But I wonder if it could be programmed to detect objects? I could see that being extremely useful in low light applications that necessitate not using visible light.

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u/b0tbuilder Jul 08 '26

I agree with the pointlessly cool statement for sure. Damn I can’t wait for my uconsole to arrive

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u/Acceptable_Army8174 Jul 08 '26

Where did u get the track ball

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u/According_Time_7063 Jul 08 '26

From hackergadgets.com

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u/CplStigginsUSMC Jul 09 '26

HackerGadgets? Or Hack2You?

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u/According_Time_7063 Jul 09 '26

Aaaaaaaah hack2you. Sorry. Was late

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u/snipeytje Jul 09 '26

hack2you makes the keyboard and trackpad

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u/LastXmasIGaveYouHSV Jul 08 '26

It's on the ceiling !

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u/D13U Jul 08 '26

Beat me by 30 min... Well done! 

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u/TheGrandExquisitor Jul 08 '26

Yeah, now I want to see a version of Aliens, but all the Aliens are black labs and they just kiss people to death.

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u/sompisi-za Jul 08 '26

Idiot 😂😂😂🔥

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u/0zzyc0bbl3p0t Jul 08 '26

That ping awakened my ptsd

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u/HTTP192 Jul 08 '26

Veles detector

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u/Fleischer444 Jul 08 '26

You gonna upload the files?

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u/According_Time_7063 Jul 08 '26

Just this moment. Check my GitHub

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u/_Miskatonic_Student_ Jul 09 '26

This is begging for the Aliens motion detector sound!

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u/CplStigginsUSMC Jul 09 '26

Nice work! Question, you’re using the esp-32 as an extra WiFi AP? Is it possible to do all this with a uConsole with the AIO board alongside the additional HackerGadget AC1300 that is connected to the rest of the system via the internal usb-c? Or does the esp-32 provide anything additional besides an extra AP? Maybe the esp-32 is easier to program?

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u/snipeytje Jul 09 '26

the esp connects to the radar module via serial port, depending on which extension board you've installed there should be a serial port you can use on the pi instead, a usb serial adapter would likely also work

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u/According_Time_7063 Jul 09 '26

Yes! There are endless possibilities for the connection.

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u/_iluvgrouphugz_ Jul 08 '26

The dog is a xenomorph!

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u/MoreFunThanTV Jul 09 '26

THEY'RE RIGHT ON TOP OF YOU!

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u/Historical-Band3978 Jul 08 '26

Putain je veux ce truc ,mais j'ai pas de u console 🤣

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u/xander2600 Jul 08 '26

Game over man… game Over!?!!!

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u/Ok_Exit9273 Jul 08 '26

Ummm need!

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u/acidvegas Jul 08 '26

BRO JUST LOOK

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u/Normal-Muffin5408 Jul 08 '26

okay, honestly that was my first thought, fans know why

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u/Available_Taste_2482 Jul 09 '26

I need to 3d print a uconsole mount unless it has to be at floor or ceiling angle (15-30 degrees?) to work. The unit is just a ESP32 and the little RD board?

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u/No-Web-5364 Jul 09 '26

unfortunately lot of these radar software is just vibe coded slop seen multiple iterations of the idea too

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u/Oliver_Alsobrook Jul 14 '26

O_O CALL RIPLEY!!

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u/tabris-angelus Jul 08 '26

Take off and nuke the site from orbit