Hardware
Bee Thing follows a bring-your-own-hardware approach: the software should not lock you into a proprietary scale. The hardware only needs to produce measurements and send them to Bee Thing.
Choose an Approach
Today, the documentation mainly covers hardware configurations you can build yourself with Bee Thing Firmware.
| Approach | Current status | Documentation |
|---|---|---|
| Build a scale | Documented for the first ESP32, HX711, WiFi, and 4G configurations. | Build it yourself |
| Adapt existing hardware | Possible if the device can send a Bee Thing-compatible request, but not documented step by step yet. | HTTP ingestion |
| Buy a ready-made scale | No ready-made supplier or build is listed by Bee Thing yet. | Coming later |
Documented Configurations
The documented hardware configurations match the combinations planned in the firmware: a board, a network transport, a weight sensor, and the related wiring.
- ESP32-S3 Mini + WiFi + HX711
- Waveshare ESP32-S3-A7670E-4G + WiFi + HX711
- Waveshare ESP32-S3-A7670E-4G + 4G + HX711
- Custom configuration
If you are not sure, start with choosing a hardware configuration.