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My dog can't stay inside during summer because the house gets too hot, and I can't leave the AC running all day. So I'm designing an ESP32-based IR controller that lets me turn on my mini split from work, monitor the temperature, and shut it off when it's cool enough.
My brother and I keep getting separated on the mountain. I want to build a device that works like a phone call when we're close, but switches to walkie-talkie mode when we're out of cell range — combining WiFi, Bluetooth, and LoRa into one system.
How I built a C++ tool using Windows IOCTL to query drive configs and cross-reference manufacturing manifests.