# \[off topic\] Need advice getting started with D1/ESP/PI type "thing" projects

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**Category:** Hardware\
**Created:** [21 March 2020 13:23 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/off-topic-need-advice-getting-started-with-d1-esp-pi-type-thing-projects/23408 "2020-03-21T13:23:13Z")\
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**Author:** ![zenofmud](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/zenofmud/32/316_2.png) [@zenofmud](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/zenofmud)\
**Post date:** [21 March 2020 13:57 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/off-topic-need-advice-getting-started-with-d1-esp-pi-type-thing-projects/23408/3 "2020-03-21T13:57:01Z")

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I'm using a lot of WeMos D1 Mini's flashed with ESPeasy communicating to Node-red running on Pi's Pi Zeros and a Mac. So far I've connected DHT22s, BMP280s, OLEDs, NeoPixel rings, an RFID sensor and along with @dynamicdave, we are putting together a PCB for solar/battery weather station (see [Solar-powered weather station](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/solar-powered-weather-station/12499) for a sample of it)

Here is version 1  
 ![p1](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/3/f/3f3f95cecf1927eacdbf377df608ee138baf6f5d.jpeg)  
in version 2 we are splitting the battery/Wemos to one board and then we will have an I2C connector to a second board wich will have slots to plug sensors into.

 ![p2](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/9/d/9dd424babf36e32d553a556e1c2d501de174c85c.jpeg)

I was creating a list, but @TotallyInformation has already listed much of what I would have said so I'll add  
transistors  
dupont wires, M/M, M/F and F/F  
some blank PCB's if you want to build permanent prototypes  
header pins and headers  
hot glue gun,  
wire shrinks.

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