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A project log for Omni-corder

Fully functional scanner, inspired by Star Trek's Tricorder

motleyMotley 03/16/2026 at 10:380 Comments

Quick update. Have decided to swap out the TFT display for an RGB with it's own ESP32 S3. Bringing the total processor count to 4. Which is the limit since the power board has 4 5v outputs.

The main reasoning behind this being that we're upgrading from 20fps to 60fps and much nicer, smoother animatins for the UI and rendering of video/images. It will also free up the main S3 board for sensor input and talking to the Radiacode 110. The new S3 on the display unit will handle display and SD card duties only.

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