Description: Countdown to the US 2020 Election.
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I like doing IoT with the Adafruit Huzzah , which is an ESP8266 (the little brother of the ESP32, having only WiFi, no Bluetooth). It has micro USB and a LiPo charger circuit. It's a little more expensive than a no-name ESP32, but I got hooked on these a while back and always keep a few spares for random projects. At some point I ended up with an two-color eInk “FeatherWing” that fits directly on the Huzzah. I think maybe that was through an old AdaBox ?
At any rate, it's a decent little setup to show an example of how to use the election countdown timer on my desk.
Feel free to use and adapt it to your own boards and displays. Note that the code, as written, doesn't do much to conserve power. It keeps the wifi constantly up. If your application will be battery-operated, you may want to take that into consideration.