Habe es über verschlungene Umwege (Newsletter, RSS, Parsing) hinbekommen, den New Yorker Daily Cartoon in #HomeAssistant einzubinden.
So kann der dann natürlich auch zum Kindle etc…
Jetzt teste ich mal, ob sich das brav jeden Tag aktualisiert und auch nicht kaputt geht.
Hurra, es funktioniert! Der neue Cartoon kommt gegen Abend automatisch auf den Kindle und er sieht gut aus.
Das ist so wackelig gebaut, dass ich mir nicht sicher bin, ob es zwei Wochen oder 10 Jahre hält. #homeassistant #newyorker
@web_martin @nicobo I wish there was a better way to display dashboards on an ePaper screen. Screenshot just seems so awkward. I'm doing something similar via ESP32 but its a total pain. I never know if its going to work or blow up.
Edit: ESPHome
@web_martin @nicobo this is what I am using currently...
https://www.seeedstudio.com/XIAO-7-5-ePaper-Panel-p-6416.html
Image option wasn't working so Ihad to basically code a custom dashboard I'm ESPHome, which was not fun. It wasn't worth the effort to be honest. It works, but I wouldn't do it again. Also, every time ESPHome is updated, subsequent updates to the display itself are SO slow, sometimes running for hours over WiFi.
Why do we torture ourselves like this?!
Powered by XIAO ESP32-C3, this 7.5 inch ePaper display is a energy-efficient smart home e-ink screen designed to seamlessly integrate with Home Assistant. Ideal for showcasing dashboard real-time data, weather updates, and schedules, this compact device offers crisp visuals, 3-months battery life (2000mAh) in deep sleep mode, and easy customization via Arduino. Perfect for modern living spaces, it combines functionality with elegant design for a smarter home experience.
@web_martin @nicobo they are supposed to be, but it probably depends on what you are trying to do. I was creating a display for my wife that shows her what the weather is like in work when she gets up, so that she can choose what to wear.
I had to map all the variables from HA to new variables in ESPHome, "print" everything to the display specifying exact pixel locations, set awake/sleep times for battery management, how it would update etc. Dashboard link would have been much easier!
@web_martin @nicobo this is my pain!
@web_martin @nicobo yep. Don't get me wrong, I felt like a superstar getting it to work but I was like...nah.
All this is not in vain however, from seeing the code earlier I just figured out why my updates seldom complete wirelessly - 10 minutes is not enough to stay awake!
So thanks for your indirect help with that!
Martin Weber
nicobo
Ro