ESP32 Remote Screens

[TechnoTaff]

I love the project! When I get more time (currently renovating my home) i'd like to contribute.

I have an idea, how about the idea of running InkyPi in a centralised place on your local network (in a docker container maybe), and then outputting to ESP32 devices that could be battery powered.

I've seen projects where the ESP32 can be battery powered with E-Ink display and the battery literally lasts months.

Maybe InkyPi could stage the images for each ESP32-based device, then they collect the next time they wake up (the less frequent they wake-up the longer the battery lasts).

[fatihak]

I think this is a great idea and would really take advantage of the low-power nature of e-ink displays as well. That said, it’s a significant change and I likely won’t have time to work on it anytime soon—but contributions are always welcome!

Some initial thoughts:

• The ESP32 can have a separate install process with a simple script that sleeps and periodically polls an endpoint for images (along with some settings like sleep duration).
• The biggest challenge would be supporting multiple displays from a central InkyPi instance. It would need to store configurations, handle image refresh logic and the UI for managing each of the ESP32's