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# Vulpes
An ESP32-based radio orienteering controller.
## Access Point
## What
Radio orienteering, or amateur radio direction finding (ARDF) is a
sport where people run around and look for hidden transmitters. One
necessary component is a controller on each transmitter that tells
it when and what to transmit.
This is my attempt at a simple, easy-to-use controller with a low
parts count. Rather than programming a microcontroller and/or
using DIP switches, time delays, and sync cables, the ESP32 development
board lets you set up each controller using a web browser.
[need links here for ARDF resources]
## Hardware
I designed a simple custom printed circuit board (PCB) to make
assumbling this controller easy to do. The repo for schematic and
board design is here: [link to new repo].
Because the ESP32 doesn't track time when it is powered off, and
I wanted to avoid specific delays (e.g., push a button two hours
before an event starts), an additional real-time clock (RTC) is
included. The RTC runs on a watch battery to track time when the
controller is not powered on.
## Software/Firmware
### General Settings
### Cycle Settings
### Network Settings
#### Access Point
When using as a wireless access point, the network SSID is "vulpes"
with no password. Navigate to http://192.168.0.1 to access webform.
with no password. Navigate to http://192.168.0.1 to access webform.
## License
GNU GPLv3. See `LICENSE` file for details, and
https://choosealicense.com/licenses/ if you're like me and don't
understand all of this stuff.
## Acknowledgments
Special thanks to [Mark Fickett](http://www.markfickett.com/) for his
[arduinomorse](https://github.com/markfickett/arduinomorse) library.