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Build • Automate • Improve
Classic electronics feel.
Modern DIY builds.
Tryon Electronics brings classic DIY electronics projects into the modern day—keeping the hands-on spirit while adding ESP32 controllers, local web interfaces, smart sensors, Home Assistant, and safer automation. The current Solar Tracker and Quail Hatchery builds show how proven ideas can be rebuilt with modern hardware, local-first control, and documentation that makes them easier to improve over time.
2Current projects
1Interactive live demo
DIYPlain HTML, CSS, and JS
FieldFocused on real builds
Tryon Electronics
Current focus
Projects that keep getting better.
The site is centered on the two projects currently being built and refined. Each project keeps its design, controls, screenshots, updates, and support information together.
- Publish working builds and improve them over time.
- Keep documentation with the project instead of scattered notes.
- Share demos publicly without exposing the real hardware controller.
Project 01Solar Tracker — tracking + ESP-NOW safety bus
Project 02Quail Hatchery — hatch history + tags
EmbeddedESP8266 / ESP32 + ESPHome
AutomationHome Assistant dashboards + controls
DocsBuild notes, releases, and support
Workshop live
A little automation makes the site feel alive.
Status, versions, and latest updates load from one small data file, while the animated tracker now mirrors the same 2.5D mechanism view used by the real local controller.
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Solar Tracker — Live SimulationVisual demo only · no hardware connected
Auto Sun
2.5D tracker simulation
Latest updates
What's changing in the workshop
The changelog uses the same project-status file, so future updates only require editing the data instead of rebuilding this section.
Current projects
The two builds in active development
Solar and Quail are the two current Tryon Electronics projects. The supporting ESPHome and Home Assistant work lives inside those projects instead of appearing as separate project categories.
Solar Tracker
Modernized one-axis solar tracking with ESP32 control, MPU6050 angle feedback, RTC timekeeping, MQTT/Home Assistant wind data, an encrypted ESP-NOW safety bus, motor verification, and a fully local service interface.
ESP32ESP-NOWMQTTInteractive Demo
Quail Hatchery
A family-friendly Home Assistant dashboard for incubation, hatch history, age tracking, tagged birds, and long-term flock records.
Home AssistantHatch HistoryTag Registry
Why this site setup works
Simple to edit. Easy to keep current.
The site stays lightweight and fast while still feeling polished. That makes it easy to publish updates quickly whenever you finish a new feature or release a new project file.
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Document the build
Add the working notes, screenshots, wiring, and lessons learned as you go.
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Publish the files
Upload firmware, YAML, STL, diagrams, or ZIP packages into the Downloads area.
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Keep improving
Refine the design and the project details as the hardware evolves in the field.
Project spotlight
Solar Tracker documentation is now fully expanded.
The Solar Tracker page now documents the current ESP32 reference controller, BTS7960 motor control, MQTT and Home Assistant wind inputs, encrypted ESP-NOW multi-array safety bus, GPIO33 physical wind-safe input, offline timekeeping, calibration, service diagnostics, and the modern local web interface in one place.