ESP8266 as a VNC Client Connecting to a Raspberry Pi
It's been a while since this ESP8266 VNC Client library has been out. https://github.com/Links2004/arduinoVNC Today I finally got my ILI9341 display, so tried to set it up as a remote display for the Raspberry Pi. Here's a demo video and photo. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aVFWgACP6sw https://www.instagram.com/p/BDJwURSkdY_/ On the Pi, all you need to do is start a TightVNC server, something like this vncserver :1 -geometry 320x240 -depth 16 -name "ESP VNC :888" -alwaysshared -s 0 -nocursor -broadcast The ESP8266 connects…
ESP8266 as a VNC Client Connecting to a Raspberry Pi launched on March 20, 2016 with 56 votes, #1,563 of 4,409 launches that month and more than 90% of that year's launches.
In plain words
This project uses an ESP8266 microcontroller with an ILI9341 display to create a remote VNC client for viewing a Raspberry Pi desktop. Developers can run a TightVNC server on the Pi and have the ESP8266 connect as a display terminal, showing the remote screen on the small display. The setup works for viewing dashboards or remote interfaces, though the touch input is less reliable. It connects automatically on startup and can potentially link to multiple Raspberry Pi devices.
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It's been a while since this ESP8266 VNC Client library has been out. https://github.com/Links2004/arduinoVNC Today I finally got my ILI9341 display, so tried to set it up as a remote display for the Raspberry Pi. Here's a demo video and photo.…
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