I built an Open Source screen timer for the m5stickc (Arduino)
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- I built an Open Source screen timer for the m5stickc (Arduino)
- Website domain
- partridge.works
- Launched
- Jan. 6, 2026
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- Upvotes
- 17
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- 0.6324110671936759
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- Fetched at
- Sept. 7, 2026, 9:25 p.m.
- Updated at
- Sept. 7, 2026, 9:25 p.m.
Description
I've never posted on ShowHN before, but I wanted to share my Xmas 2025 project; to try a new approach to controlling our kids screen time.This also involved massively over-engineering a solution in order to play with a shiny new gadget (and avoid the in laws at Christmas, obviously)I've shared some learnings on AI coding with embedded devices, and how I approached the product design/hardware selection side of things.The Web App is at https://screenie.org - and I'm Open Sourcing the device and web app code later today (links to follow on that site)
Enrichment
- Theme
- interactive simulations and creative experiments
- Vertical
- Horizontal
- Function
- Hardware & robotics
- Audience
- Developer
- AI stance
- Not AI
- Project type
- Hobby / open-source project
- Normalized one-liner
- screen timer for m5stickc arduino device
- Manually corrected
- False
Could you build this?
Yes Writing an Arduino/ESP32 sketch for an M5StickC device with an LCD timer and button controls is a classic beginner embedded project easily authored with AI assistance.
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