Vibe-coding hardware: build an ESP32 e-ink dashboard with Codex and Cloudflare
paw_lean · x · 2026-09-26
- Author with no hardware background vibe-coded a live train-tracking dashboard on a Zectrix Note 4C e-ink dev kit (ESP32-based) using only OpenAI Codex and a Cloudflare Worker
- ESP32 chips are ultra-low-power and cheap, ideal for quirky custom devices; Zectrix exposes an API — examples include a fridge display showing macros, fed by a Telegram food-logging bot
- The writeup walks through the full getting-started flow, arguing AI coding now lets non-coders build custom hardware
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