Assembling SNMP Temperature Sensors and Answering Your Questions
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Published 2024-07-15
Project Axe Effect is HERE and ready to ship! Today, I'm beginning the assembly and flashing process, and I figured I'd answer some of the questions I received in the last video. For those who don't know, I'm developing a low-cost SNMP-enabled Temperature and Humidity sensor, designed specifically for rackmount installation. You can check out the announcement video here: • Fixing an industry-wide problem for c...
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Real Sticky from Treehouse Brewing (Brimfield, MA) 7.4%
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Timestamps
0:00 - Intro
3:17 - Sponsor: PCBWay
4:46 - What about the PoE Version?
7:15 - Multiple Temperature/Humidity Probes? Water Sensor?
11:22 - Why only 2.4GHz WiFi?
13:52 - Humidity Sensor Enabled? YES!
15:16 - wHy nOt eSp32??? RP2040 TOO EXPENSIVE! JEFF STUPID!
17:13 - Plans for Prometheus or MQTT?
19:29 - Case, Form Factor, Magnets?
20:29 - Bonus Features (Relays, LEDs, Buzzers, etc)
23:46 - Do you ship to my country?
25:42 - Why the name "Axe Effect"?
27:57 - Future Ideas and Features?
30:24 - Shipping NOW!
32:03 - Beer Review
All Comments (21)
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Hey Jeff, just a small suggestion that I learned from Cathode Ray Dude's channel. When you put text on the screen to make a correction or add a note, it's useful to add a small sound effect so that people who are only listening with the video in the background know there's something to go see on screen.
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GUITARHS - Generally Useful Internal Temperature and Relative Humidity Sensor
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Tempie McSensorface would be a good name
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Why are you assembling them at all? Now I cant speak to everyone’s skill level who ordered them, but I would be fine getting the board, case and screws in a bag and put it together myself. I understand you wanting to ensure QC on the first 100 or so. From there, send a kit. You are going to have arthritis or at least really tired fingers after a few hundred. I ordered 2 of these and excited to get mine. From there I plan to roll them out at clients of mine once the full release is ready.
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While I am disappointed that the firmware is not being made open source at this time, I understand that most businesses don't see it feasible. From what I've seen so far you have designed an excellent product, have clear paths forward to new features/products, and you understand how to scope a project to be achievable. You've set yourself up for success, so good luck from here on out!
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I greatly appreciate the focused and intentional nature behind the feature set at offer here. I encourage you to keep it as simple and as functional as possible. And maybe open source the firmware so people can hack stuff in as they want, but the device should focus on doing its one thing and doing it well.
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😆 all the way through the video I'm thinking.. "I wonder why he's not using a power screwdriver"
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An Axe Effect integrated into a 1U perforated blank would be awesome, but the magnet idea would work too. I'm really looking forward to the retail version. The temp/humidity/air quality version would be great too just for indoor/outdoor use with the seasons and wildfires here in Oregon.
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Name idea: Networked Environment Recording Device, abbreviated as N.E.R.D.
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"Server Sniffer" Axe effect as you said was a marketing campaign of Axe they would not like your name one bit.
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Can’t blame you Torx is the best.
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I can feel the joy you are feeling. Congrats for your product man, you must be very proud. Enjoy it!
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12:10 2,4 Ghz is not less secure, old WIFI is. For example the "MikroTik hAP ax lite" only has 2.4 GHz which however is WIFI 6 and supports WPA3.
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The Tempinator
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Jeff: I'm gonna make this awesome thing! I want to keep it simple. What would you like as options? Consumers: Can you just re-release a Pico with a temp sensor and maybe attach it to an entire computer so I can do everything with it. I need to check my email with my SNMP devices.
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For a future version of this, a decibel sensor would be nice. It's always noisy in data centers, but it's typically predicably noisy. Audio is just one more hint admins get that something isn't quite right.
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This project of yours pleases my inner-geek so much! I can't wait until I get my device!
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Nice, Good Luck on the Venture 🙂
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Wow that sponsorship so early... just joking. Keep making amazing content Jeff! I love your videos.
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It is also clear you are creating a very bad device? Where is the subscriptions? Where is the horrendous upgrade cost? This lifetime support is madness? And where is the AI meaningless add-on or branding?
