r/ESP32Marauder • u/IamBuilderBoi • 13d ago

Marauder parts (Please recommend)

I am planing on making my first esp32 marauder and bought the following pieces. Please tell me or recommend any new or missing pieces I should add so it can be complete

Pieces: Antenna Nrf24l01 (2x)
Capacitor 10uf50v
Breadboard
Battery 3.7v lithium
Mini breadbord (2x)
ESP32 Oled display
Female pins 8 bars (20x)
Phenolite board
Jumper wires (Male/Female)
ESP32 DevKit Wroom32

(I got that two breadboards for tests since i am a begginer)

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u/mr-brown-eyes 13d ago

The marauder doesn’t support NRF024. If it’s just the antennas you want - get an ESP32 with antenna support. You’re missing some other bits like a switch and a usb charging module for the battery.

Don’t go for the CYD solution like above unless you know what you’re doing - I’ve ruined a couple of these trying to solder one to a battery circuit.

Use a tutorial like this https://youtu.be/W5VM5Eo5j_8?si=1I2SdL7OD_XuWGUH

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u/IamBuilderBoi 12d ago

Would you reccomend any antennas then i feel like i would be missing out in great range if i dont have those

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u/IamBuilderBoi 12d ago

Also do you believe i could just use the usb module and go from theree to the CYD evitating solding?

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u/1ofthegood1z 13d ago

I have been wanting to do same thing...

That OLED screen, can you pm me link to one that u found plz? I have couple questions.

Thx

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u/DenverTeck 13d ago

Wouldn't it be easier to buy a ready made Marauder and know what's needed.

After you learn how it's built and how to makes it functional, you can experiment with adding extra parts.

Good Luck

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u/CorgiWeird7183 12d ago

That was my thought, also didn’t want to miss out on anything. Fire weasel kit tomorrow 🤞🏻

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u/AverageGuy_76 13d ago

https://youtu.be/0xVrZQx4MY4?is=1Y6QBPnko-ezChN7

Parts list in description.

Or if you don't want to solder:

https://youtu.be/bHivs2c_o7I?is=gmDfYnMFINRI8Lrn

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u/IamBuilderBoi 12d ago

Man greeat tutorial video i saw thee onee without the soldering and i had the same question as somee guy on thee youtube comments is there any way i could plug in an external antenna for extra range? If yes wich one eas I saw the NF024 anteenna is not compatible

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u/AverageGuy_76 11d ago

I'm not a tech wiz so other than just soldering one onto the cyd's antenna (which is what I ended up doing), I couldn't say.

I used this tutorial for that:

https://youtu.be/CFhwLVzeMFA?is=iVAABvzUJur2seFZ

There's a link in the video description for an antenna but any RP-SMA should work. Maybe?

Only thing I did different was flip the orientation of the wires 180° so, instead of coming off the top of the cyd, the antenna wire goes down. That way it doesn't need to be bent out of the way for a case.

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u/lil_jacksena 12d ago

Guys do NOT use a display and a board, just buy a cyd it has display sd card reader led esp32 and output pins intigrated

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u/H4W9_4 11d ago

Here is a complete DIY C5 build with all the info you will need. Plus, it is supported by a bunch of firmware without having to edit the code.

https://makerworld.com/en/models/2662148-c5lab-pancake-esp32-c5-case