The best mmWave presence sensors for Arduino, ESP32 and Home Assistant: HLK-LD2410C and LD2450 radar modules, AKAMATIS ESPHome sensors, LAFAER Matter over Thread, meross MS600 and 60GHz radar compared.
The best LiFePO4 batteries and chargers for ESP32, Raspberry Pi, LoRa and solar IoT nodes: Talentcell LF4011 and LF4100, NERMAK, GOLDENMATE IP67, 3.2V 14430 cells and LiTime 14.6V chargers compared.
We compare 12 project enclosures for Arduino, ESP32 and Pi builds: LeMotech IP65 and clear-cover IP67 boxes, Zulkit IP65, Gratury hinged IP67, a DIN rail box and Eightwood aluminum cases.
We compare 13 digital microscopes for soldering and PCB inspection: Andonstar AD246S-M, AD407 and AD249S-M, TOMLOV DM9 and autofocus models, Elikliv EM4K-AF, Plugable USB and Jiusion Wi-Fi scopes.
The best soldering stations for electronics: WEP 927-IV, PINECIL USB-C iron, YIHUA 926 III kit, X-Tronic 3060-PRO, Weller WLSKD7012A, KSGER T12, TS101 and cordless picks, with honest pros and cons.
The best DMX512 gear for LED and stage lighting: ENTTEC DMX USB Pro, Pknight and CHAUVET Art-Net nodes, a CQRobot Arduino DMX shield, RGBW and pixel decoders, DMXking LeDMX4 and wireless DMX kits.
13 WLED controllers compared: GLEDOPTO Elite 4-output with Ethernet, MagWLED-1 USB-C, BTF-LIGHTING SP803E and SP805E, Elite 6-channel and 5P PWM, plus an ESP-NOW remote and DIY ESP32 boards.
13 Ethernet modules for Arduino and ESP32 compared: HiLetgo W5500, Arduino Ethernet Shield 2, HiLetgo W5100 shield, ENC28J60, Waveshare LAN8720, PoE-FeatherWing and RP2040-ETH picks.
The best small PoE switches for IoT and smart homes: TP-Link TL-SG105MPE, NETGEAR GS108PP, Zyxel GS1005HP, YuanLey budget and DIN-rail models, 2.5G PoE++ and PoE passthrough switches compared.
The best PoE splitters, injectors and PoE HATs for Raspberry Pi and IoT: UCTRONICS USB-C and micro USB splitters, REVOTECH 12V, TRENDnet and TP-Link PoE+ injectors, and the GeeekPi P33 for Pi 5.