Cheap screen to send text to with an ssh command
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In case you want a command that sends some text to a screen, I created this project:
https://github.com/rvmey/esp32-s3-ssh-wled
Example command:
ssh -i ~/.ssh/id_ed25519 admin@<device-ip> 'landscape; color white; textcolor blue; fontsize 8; text Hello\nWorld!'The result:
Go here to flash it:
https://rvmey.github.io/esp32-s3-ssh-wled/Here are some store listings to get the hardware:
https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256810472549403.html
https://www.amazon.com/DIYmalls-Capacitive-Touchscreen-JC3248W535C-ESP32-S3-WROOM-1/dp/B0DGXRZ58VEDIT 4/7/2026:
I made a new version of the firmware that I can control as a TRIGGERcmd computer.
EDIT 6/6/2026:
I've since switched to this device: https://docs.m5stack.com/en/core/core2_for_aws
Now it has an mp3 player, and I can tell it to show a picture of a cat, or tell it to play a specific mp3 like this:
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