FreeTouchDeck

Instead of having to install the Arduino IDE, downloading all the correct libraries, uncommenting #defines in the .ino file, and editing the User_Setup.h from the TFT_eSPI library, there is now an easier and more error-proof method of uploading the FreeTouchDeck code. It is called the "FreeTouchDeck Web Installer". Simply go to https://install.freetouchdeck.com and follow the instructions on the screen.

The Web Installer is powered by ESP Web Tools by ESPHome, huge thanks to those people!

Since version 0.9.11 it is no longer necessary to edit the wificonfig.json file. If you leave everything as default, when you start the configurator it will start an Access Point. You can connect this access point and change you WiFi settings there!

To accompany the build instructions here I made a step-by-step build video. It might be a good idea to watch the video before you start you build as it gives you an overview as to what is required to build your own FreeTouchDeck.

Although I have been working on FreeTouchDeck for a few months now, I never published anything about it. Except for a few tweets about it and talking about it on my Discord server. Today I spent a fair bit of time on creating this Hackaday project. I hope everyone can follow along, but if you have any remarks, please let me now!

If you like to join me on my journey, either with tips, remarks, as a beta tester of even if you want to contribute code, please join my Discord server where I have a dedicated channel for FreeTouchDeck: https://discord.gg/RE3XevS