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    <p><font face="Candara">Mike</font></p>
    <p><font face="Candara">I have both ESP8266 and also the ESP32 in
        various forms.</font></p>
    <p><font face="Candara">These were useful as small standalone boards
        and I soldered headers at right angle while developing the
        project.<br>
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    <p><font face="Candara"> <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="http://www.aliexpress.com/item/32595394980.html">www.aliexpress.com/item/32595394980.html</a>.</font></p>
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    <p><font face="Candara">Some ESP32 have the ability to use an
        external antenna.<br>
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    <p><font face="Candara"><a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="http://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005001438925793.html">www.aliexpress.com/item/1005001438925793.html</a></font></p>
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      <font face="Candara"><font face="Candara">There are plenty of
          ESP32 on Aliexpress just put ESP32 into the search, but I have
          purchased some of these.<br>
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    <p><font face="Candara"><a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="http://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005001636677018.html">www.aliexpress.com/item/1005001636677018.html</a></font></p>
    <p><font face="Candara"><a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="http://www.aliexpress.com/item/33006577783.html">www.aliexpress.com/item/33006577783.html</a></font></p>
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    <p><font face="Candara">The support in Arduino IDE is good including
        fauxmoesp which allows emulation to directly interface to Alexa<br>
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    <p><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://github.com/vintlabs/fauxmoESP">https://github.com/vintlabs/fauxmoESP</a></p>
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    <p>Mark<br>
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    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 19/05/22 23:52, Mike Barnes wrote:<br>
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          <div><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size:
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          <p class="MsoNormal"><span
              style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Iā€™m
              looking to have a play with IOT, very much with learner
              plates on.</span></p>
          <p class="MsoNormal"><span
              style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Just
              watched a getting started with IOT
              <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UFCmTZUoZ1M"
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          <p class="MsoNormal"><span
              style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">What
              board do people here recommend for having a play initially
              with WiFi on my farm?</span></p>
          <p class="MsoNormal"><span
              style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">These
              seem attractive price wise at $5 each landed, but are they
              OK or should I get something else?</span></p>
          <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333;mso-fareast-language:EN-NZ"><a
href="https://www.banggood.com/Geekcreit-Wireless-NodeMcu-Lua-CH340G-V3-Based-ESP8266-WIFI-Internet-of-Things-IOT-Development-Module-p-1420166.html?cur_warehouse=CN&ID=511073&rmmds=search"
                moz-do-not-send="true">https://www.banggood.com/Geekcreit-Wireless-NodeMcu-Lua-CH340G-V3-Based-ESP8266-WIFI-Internet-of-Things-IOT-Development-Module-p-1420166.html?cur_warehouse=CN&ID=511073&rmmds=search</a></span><span
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          <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-NZ">Arduino
              IOT seems very simple for us non coders šŸ˜€</span></p>
          <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-NZ">Looking
              to dip my toe in.</span></p>
          <p class="MsoNormal">Regards</p>
          <p class="MsoNormal">Mike</p>
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