Hover Switch + pc monitor

[coconutchairjasmine]

I always wanted to have a small screen to monitor stats while playing games and get realtime details if my scuffed ITX build is overheating or not.

I came up with node mcu wifi system which keeps in pinging my hosted python server on PC and displays the stats on OLED screen.

Then I thought when I am using an MCU, I can use a IR sensor and use that as a switch. So hooked up relay and IR sensor to node MCU and integrated both systems in the same code base.

Work left: make a 3d case and put all components together

 

[untoasted4553]

Wow.
Reminds me of David Zhang PC setup video on youtube. He did something similar with motion sensor to switch on the PC when he enters the room.

 

[napstersquest]

Pretty cool!

What if you wave a hand (or a cat walks by) over the sensor while the PC is on?

 

[coconutchairjasmine]

Pretty cool!

What if you wave a hand (or a cat walks by) over the sensor while the PC is on?

The sensor emulates pc button click so yea it will shut it off. I have fine tuned the sensor to work on very near trigger.

 

[vindal]

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The Psyduck would make perfect sense if you were to play Jedi Survivor with 34 FPS and 89°C GPU Temp