06-09-2020, 11:56 AM
I hadn't heard of this either, but it looks like it has a wiki page here: https://wiki.pine64.org/index.php/Wifi_Remote_I2c
It's just an ESP8266 module stuck on a board with some I/O ports and, apparently, a mechanical 3-amp relay suitable for switching mains power.
My guess is that this is intended as some sort of management controller for a larger computer, sort of like a server BMC; the idea would be that you can connect to this device over wifi and use it for remote console access on a misbehaving machine, or something. That's what it looks like, at any rate. I don't have any actual experience with this particular device.
It's just an ESP8266 module stuck on a board with some I/O ports and, apparently, a mechanical 3-amp relay suitable for switching mains power.
My guess is that this is intended as some sort of management controller for a larger computer, sort of like a server BMC; the idea would be that you can connect to this device over wifi and use it for remote console access on a misbehaving machine, or something. That's what it looks like, at any rate. I don't have any actual experience with this particular device.