CrowPanel Advance XX- HMI ESP32 YYYxYYY AI Display IPS Touch Screen-Without Acrylic Case
I am very close to pulling the trigger on the CrowPanel advance 4.3 HMI ESP32 but I am a bit confused about the replaceable wireless module options. I just ordered an Xaio EXP32C6. It claim to be matter native with Zigbee, Thread, IEEE 802.15.4 . The dev board has also managed to integrate BLE: Bluetooth 5.0, Bluetooth mesh and a complete 2.4GHz Wi-Fi 6 subsystem. Is there a way to get the same features on the AI boards.
The architecture of my project is to establish an ESP NOW local network with remote wireless devices collecting data from multiple sensors, each communicating via WiFi to the ESP 4.3 HMI functioning as a display / controller / Human Machine Interface. The remote devices will initiate actions based on sensor data at their locations via relays to mechanical devices. The data they act on will be communicated to the ESP 4.3 via WiFi in a peer-to-peer ESP NOW network to be displayed by the ESP 4.3. The ESP32 4.3 will function as a controller (human machine interface) to allow the user to alter triggers that establish the actions taken by the remote devices. The triggers sent by the ESP32 4.3 will change the behavior of the mechanical devices controlled by the remote devices. The ESP32 4.3 will then push the data generated by the remote devices to a cloud application with data storage capability and a GUI that mirrors the GUI on the ESP32 4.3. The remotes cloud app will have the same functionality as the ESP32 4.3, as will a mobile app.
Given that design, I need both WiFi for the local ESP NOW network and Matter (zigbee, Thread and IEEE 802.15.4) on the ESP 4.3 to maintain an open architecture with various IOT networks. I could most likely live without Bluetooth but I am not far enough into the architecture to know that so I would prefer the ESP32 4.3 has BLE: Bluetooth 5.0 and Bluetooth mesh similarly to the way the Xaio Chip does so I don't box myself into a corner.
Can a combination of Elecrow modules accomplish the same wireless integration as the Xaio ESP32C6?
If not can a Xiao ESP32C6 be used? I notice your module appears to have the same 14 pin form factor.
Another question that arises is if the functionality of two or more modules is incorporated into a single module or are they stacked?
This is a link to the description of the Xiao ESP32C6. It doesn't have the processing power and memory of your ESP3 4.3. I am only using it as an example of the wireless integration on my wish list for what will be the central controller of the system.
https://www.seeedstudio.com/Seeed-Studio-XIAO-ESP32C6-p-5884.html?srsltid=AfmBOopgnPAANBm2a_eOQYez2iEGPXqhs4XTh87_70_V7wXFCfCZwHRJ
Also, I very much like the plastic case shown in the photos but the add says it is sold without a case. Can the ESP32 4.3 be ordered with a case?
Thanks in advance for your assistance.