13:12 <gchristensen> so maybe instead of a rock64 or rpi https://blog.alexellis.io/iot-nodemcu-sensor-bme280/ would do the trick

13:14 <gchristensen> less nice deployment story

13:14 <Dezgeg> what do you actually need? just wifi?

13:16 <gchristensen> a small, cheap device to take regular readings and send them back to a central location. zigbee or zwave would be fine, wifi would be fine. ideally something I could update without reaching them physically -- they're going to be tough to get to

13:17 <Dezgeg> something like micropython on ESP8266 should have that support

13:18 <Dezgeg> without much effort

13:18 <gchristensen> $7! great

13:20 <Dezgeg> yes they go quite cheap

13:32 <Dezgeg> should go even cheaper than the nodemcu one if you find something without the USB-to-serial converter included