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Anarch 3D — Smart Weather Clock from AliExpress

Anarch, drummyfish's public-domain Doom-like raycaster, running on a Smart Weather Clock — the small ESP8266 cube (ST7789 240×240) sold on AliExpress — controlled from your phone over WiFi, with no buttons on the device itself.

  • Custom firmware
  • Stable
  • Medium brick risk
  • Reversible

Source code

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Before you start

How hard is it?
EasyCopy a file or use a web page. No extra software.
What you need
Nothing beyond the device, as far as the project says.
Can it break my device?
Small chance of trouble, with a way to recover.
Can I undo it?
Yes. You can go back to the official software.
Get itOpens github.com

Did it work for you?

Did Anarch 3D — Smart Weather Clock from AliExpress work on your SD Pro Smart Weather Clock?

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Compatibility

Devices: SD Pro Smart Weather Clock.

No compatibility information yet.

Getting started

From the project's README ("Install"):

Installing is entirely over WiFi — no cable, no soldering. You flash the loader from your stock firmware's own update page, then upload Anarch from the device's hotspot. (Backing up your original firmware is the one thing that does need wiring — see the warning at the top.)

  1. Flash the loader (OTA): in your stock firmware's web update / OTA page, upload flash/SDPuniversal-loader-v1.7-JUZIPi clone-full.bin. The device reboots into the loader.
  2. Expect a black screen. The loader draws nothing on the panel — a blank screen is normal and does not mean the device is bricked. It is now serving its WiFi hotspot.
  3. Upload Anarch: join the device's WiFi hotspot, open http://192.168.4.1, and upload dist/SDPAnarch-3D-v1.0.0-JUZIPi clone.sdpkg. The device reboots into Anarch.

From then on it's cable-free: the controller's Firmware ▾ button installs any .sdpkg you give it over WiFi, which is how you'd apply a future Anarch build. (This repo ships the Anarch package only — flashing other firmware would need that firmware's own .sdpkg.)

Read the full instructions

Risk and recovery

Brick risk
Medium
Reversible
Yes
Requires opening the device
No