A year later now, a housekeeping note for people who find this topic via forum search:
If you just need to share sensor board data wirelessly from one Pixelblaze to several others (v3 or later), be aware that this capability is part of the new sync feature in firmware v3.40 and above.
As I see it, this sensor-multicaster is still essential for a few roles (feel free to opine and name others, @zranger1):
- Sharing sensor board data wirelessly with Pixelblaze v2 devices or non-Pixelblaze devices
- Situations where you need to send sensor board data from a location other than the new “group leader” concept referenced in the link above
- Providing a reference implementation for inexpensive ESP8266 side-boards that can consume/emit the sensor board protocol and send data wirelessly
Thanks for making this. It’s incredibly creative and solved a big problem.