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ESP Matrix - a DIY LaMetric on Windows Pc

Developed By: Bluino Electronics

License: Free

Rating: 3,9/5 - 183 votes

Last Updated: April 18, 2024

Download on Windows PC

Compatible with Windows 10/11 PC & Laptop

App Details

Version 1.11
Size 11.5 MB
Release Date May 06, 20
Category Tools Apps

App Permissions:
Allows an application to write to external storage. [see more (10)]

What's New:
- Add option to enter Youtube API key.- Add buzzer alarm feature on prayertime.- Bug fixes.**Please upgrade newer firmware to ESPMatrix device. [see more]

Description from Developer:
ESP Matrix device is a WiFi capable smart clock & smart notification (inspired by LaMetric Time) consisting of an 8x64 LED MATRIX and ESP8266 as main controller. (Cost without... [read more]

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About this app

On this page you can download ESP Matrix - a DIY LaMetric and install on Windows PC. ESP Matrix - a DIY LaMetric is free Tools app, developed by Bluino Electronics. Latest version of ESP Matrix - a DIY LaMetric is 1.11, was released on 2020-05-06 (updated on 2024-04-18). Estimated number of the downloads is more than 1,000. Overall rating of ESP Matrix - a DIY LaMetric is 3,9. Generally most of the top apps on Android Store have rating of 4+. This app had been rated by 183 users, 21 users had rated it 5*, 87 users had rated it 1*.

How to install ESP Matrix - a DIY LaMetric on Windows?

Instruction on how to install ESP Matrix - a DIY LaMetric on Windows 10 Windows 11 PC & Laptop

In this post, I am going to show you how to install ESP Matrix - a DIY LaMetric on Windows PC by using Android App Player such as BlueStacks, LDPlayer, Nox, KOPlayer, ...

Before you start, you will need to download the APK/XAPK installer file, you can find download button on top of this page. Save it to easy-to-find location.

[Note] You can also download older versions of this app on bottom of this page.

Below you will find a detailed step-by-step guide, but I want to give you a fast overview of how it works. All you need is an emulator that will emulate an Android device on your Windows PC and then you can install applications and use it - you see you're playing it on Android, but this runs not on a smartphone or tablet, it runs on a PC.

If this doesn't work on your PC, or you cannot install, comment here and we will help you!

Step By Step Guide To Install ESP Matrix - a DIY LaMetric using BlueStacks

  1. Download and Install BlueStacks at: https://www.bluestacks.com. The installation procedure is quite simple. After successful installation, open the Bluestacks emulator. It may take some time to load the Bluestacks app initially. Once it is opened, you should be able to see the Home screen of Bluestacks.
  2. Open the APK/XAPK file: Double-click the APK/XAPK file to launch BlueStacks and install the application. If your APK/XAPK file doesn't automatically open BlueStacks, right-click on it and select Open with... Browse to the BlueStacks. You can also drag-and-drop the APK/XAPK file onto the BlueStacks home screen
  3. Once installed, click "ESP Matrix - a DIY LaMetric" icon on the home screen to start using, it'll work like a charm :D

[Note 1] For better performance and compatibility, choose BlueStacks 5 Nougat 64-bit read more

[Note 2] about Bluetooth: At the moment, support for Bluetooth is not available on BlueStacks. Hence, apps that require control of Bluetooth may not work on BlueStacks.

How to install ESP Matrix - a DIY LaMetric on Windows PC using NoxPlayer

  1. Download & Install NoxPlayer at: https://www.bignox.com. The installation is easy to carry out.
  2. Drag the APK/XAPK file to the NoxPlayer interface and drop it to install
  3. The installation process will take place quickly. After successful installation, you can find "ESP Matrix - a DIY LaMetric" on the home screen of NoxPlayer, just click to open it.

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ESP Matrix device is a WiFi capable smart clock & smart notification (inspired by LaMetric Time) consisting of an 8x64 LED MATRIX and ESP8266 as main controller. (Cost without case ~15$). The case comes from the 3D printer. It shows the time, weather, 5 reminder/own texts, calendar, news, advice, Bitcoin rate, instructables counter and youtube counter. Game of Life, virtual Pet and much more.
It runs completely autonomously and be configured and controlled via an ESP Matrix app, with this application you can create Smart Clock & Smart Notification based IoT ESP8266, configure and setting ESP Matrix device very easy just using this app with a simple interface.

ESP Matrix device features:
- Display Clock with a beautiful animation icon
- Display Reminder-1
- Display multiple Reminder-2 to Reminder-5 (Pro Version)
- Display Calendar (Pro Version)
- Display Hijri Calendar (Pro Version)
- Display Muslim Prayer times
- Display Weather information, source: openweathermap.org (Pro Version)
- Display News, source: newsapi.org (Pro Version)
- Display Advice, source: adviceslip.com (Pro Version)
- Display Bitcoin rate, source: coindesk.com (Pro Version)
- Display Instructables Followers & Views, source: instructables.com (Pro Version)
- Display Twitter Followers counter, source: twitter.com
- Display Twitter Facebook Page Like counter, source: facebook.com (Pro Version)
- Display Twitter Instagram counter, source: instagram.com (Pro Version)
- Display Youtube Subscribers (realtime) & Views (source: youtube.com)
- Able to configure Brightness display
- Able to configure scroll text speed

App features:
- Upload firmware directly from your Android phone to ESP Matrix
- Set WiFi connectivity of ESP Matrix devices through the app
- Configure ESP Matrix device through an simple interface

Tutorial to make hardware ESP Matrix:
https://www.hackster.io/mansurkamsur/esp-matrix-iot-smart-clock-dot-matrix-use-esp8266-e770fa

Note:
* Required permission to access devices Location for WiFi discovery (not for GPS location)
* If you get problem when upload firmware from Android to Wemos/NodeMcu you can upload firmware use Laptop/PC, download firmware here: https://github.com/bluino/ESPMatrix_firmware
- Add option to enter Youtube API key.
- Add buzzer alarm feature on prayertime.
- Bug fixes.
**Please upgrade newer firmware to ESPMatrix device.
Allows an application to write to external storage.
Allows applications to open network sockets.
Allows using PowerManager WakeLocks to keep processor from sleeping or screen from dimming.
Allows applications to access information about Wi-Fi networks.
Allows applications to change Wi-Fi connectivity state.
Allows applications to access information about networks.
Allows an app to access approximate location.
Allows an app to access precise location.
Allows applications to change network connectivity state.
Allows an application to read from external storage.