and in that arena [jomjol] has a very neat solution involving an ESP32 camera module and a software neural network to identify meter readings directly. The ESP and camera sit at the top of a 3D ...

The project utilizes the IndusBoard Coin V2’s onboard Wi-Fi capabilities to host a web server that streams real-time video.

Of course, you'll need a camera module that’s compatible with your ESP32 board, and there are plenty of affordable options ...

The latest solution comes courtesy of [Keilin Bickar], who’s using the ESP8266 and a serial TTL camera module to read the characters from the LCD of his water meter. With a 3D printed enclosure ...