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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, Quail Hatchery, and Pinewood Derby builds show how proven ideas can be rebuilt with modern hardware, local-first control, and documentation that makes them easier to improve over time.
3Current projects
1Interactive live demo
DIYPlain HTML, CSS, and JS
FieldFocused on real builds
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Current projects
Projects that keep getting better.
Explore the latest projects being built and refined at Tryon Electronics. Each project brings 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
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Watch the panels tilt as the sun changes position, then open the interactive demo to try different times, seasons, and wind conditions. Follow the project’s status, versions, and latest updates here.
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Solar Tracker — Live SimulationVisual demo only · no hardware connected
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Current projects
Projects in active development
Solar Tracker, Quail Hatchery, and Pinewood Derby are the current Tryon Electronics projects. The supporting ESPHome and Home Assistant work lives inside those projects instead of appearing as separate project categories.
V13.26 · Field Testing
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
Current
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
New project · Reference v1.1
Pinewood Derby Electronics
A tiny XIAO ESP32C3-powered police car with flashing lights, a two-tone siren, MPU6050 tilt calibration, battery monitoring, and a Home Assistant dashboard with personality.
XIAO ESP32C3ESPHomeInteractive Dashboard
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.