ByteWelder
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Comment · 9 months ago
I've been working for two years on an open source application platform for ESP32. It's a light-weight operating system that can download and run native applications. I wrote an article about the developments in the past year.
Comment · 1 year ago
That app is just an internal one for when people build their own firmware. The external apps have recently moved to https://github.com/ByteWelder/TactilityApps
It's still not much, but more will be made in the coming months. I wanted to stabilize the APIs a bit more before making more apps. I almost finished a Diceware app.
Comment · 1 year ago
I have been considering that hardware, but the UI isn’t currently fit for such small screens. I’m considering T-Embed first, so when that works, it might be easier to adapt for Cardputer too.
Comment · 1 year ago
It’s explained on the website:
https://tactility.one/#/building-tactility
In short: just make a CMake build of the project without the ESP32 toolset in your path.
Currently the build was only verified working on Arch/Ubuntu or Win11 with WSL+Ubuntu.
Comment · 1 year ago
Ease of development: programming WiFi, for example, takes easily 200 lines of code with ESP-IDF SDK. And your credentials will be baked into the ROM as plain text. With Tactility it’s stored safely and all you have to do is toggle the WiFi toggle on.
You can also run multiple apps alongside, making your ESP32 device more of a multitool like Flipper Zero.
Comment · 3 years ago
Interesting - never heard of it. I found another project(*) that runs Mobian on a Pi, so that should work. I intend to try out ParrotOS and/or Kali in the future. Perhaps some RTL-SDR tinkering too.
(*) https://liliputing.com/ourphone-is-a-diy-raspberry-pi-powere...
Comment · 3 years ago
It's built with a Raspberry Pi CM4 and a 5" touch screen. It has about 6 hours of battery life and batteries are replaceable. The keyboard isn't great, but it's functional.
Inspiration and motivation came from Yarh.io, uConsole and various handheld PCs from the past.
Some pictures: https://imgur.com/a/ug10swu
Comment · 4 years ago
For those (like me) being stuck on "skeuomorphic" in the second sentence:
> A skeuomorph is a derivative object that retains ornamental design cues (attributes) from structures that were necessary in the original. Skeuomorphs are typically used to make something new feel familiar in an effort to speed understanding and acclimation. They employ elements that, while essential to the original object, serve no pragmatic purpose in the new system. Examples include pottery embellished with imitation rivets reminiscent of similar pots made of metal and a software calendar that imitates the appearance of binding on a paper desk calendar.
Comment · 4 years ago
What about Rider from JetBrains?
Comment · 5 years ago
Alternatively, you can just disable internet access to any of the keyboards via 'Settings' > 'Apps and notifications'.
Comment · 5 years ago
> or services which refuse to provide API access such as banks.
Just as a sidenote/fyi: In Europe, the Payment Services Directive (PSD2) requires banks to provide API access to payment accounts.
https://www.ecb.europa.eu/paym/intro/mip-online/2018/html/18...
Comment · 5 years ago
> It not reasonable to hold Apple to pledges they've made to western customers, when talking about a service provided to non-western customers.
I think it's reasonable: We hold people account across borders for serious violations (extraditions), so it's completely reasonable to hold a company accountable for its serious violations outside of the country that you're buying from.
No-one is forcing Apple to support those countries with oppressing citizens either.