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0. THE BINDING CONSTRAINT β READ THIS FIRST
1. PROJECT OVERVIEW
2. HARDWARE β ALREADY OWNED (No Cost)
3. CARPUTER β HARDWARE TO PURCHASE
4. SYSTEM ARCHITECTURE β THREE TIERS
5. POWER ARCHITECTURE (the keystone)
6. ESP32 NODE NETWORK (Tier 0)
7. CAMERA SYSTEM + NVR
8. CAN BUS INTEGRATION
9. SOFTWARE STACK
10. THERMAL MANAGEMENT
11. HOME RAG SERVER (HP Z440 #1)
12. OFF-GRID MESH + REMOTE ACCESS (Phase 2/3)
13. PENDING ACTIONS
14. PHASED ROADMAP
15. COST SUMMARY
16. ARCHITECTURE AT A GLANCE
17. MASTER PARTS LIST (BOM) (rev 3.43)
β£ Wire Diagrams
FULL physical wiring β 3-switch panel, every wire + connector (dash β Cat5 β controller)
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2014 RAM 1500 Carputer β FULL PHYSICAL WIRING: 3-switch dash panel, DIRECT to the Waveshare over ONE Cat5 (every wire + connector shown)
Each control point = a LIT momentary switch (4 pins: NO, COM, LED+, LED-) + a SEPARATE state-indicator LED (anode, cathode). All conductors are 24 AWG Cat5 (mA-level).
Every wire end into a screw terminal gets a FERRULE. Rails fan out on small terminal blocks (WAGO 221 / DIN). This is the 3-per-Cat5 budget, drawn physically. Scale: repeat per Cat5, or switch to a panel Modbus module for 8/Cat5.
LEGEND: red = +12V Β· black = GND Β· blue = switch contact (NO)βDI Β· green = indicator LED cathodeβDO Β· [F] = ferrule
cluster_dash
DASH PANEL (behind the switches)
cluster_ctrl
CONTROLLER END (under dash / box)
sw1
SWITCH 1 (lit momentary)
NO
COM
LED+ (locator)
LED- (locator)
cat5
ONE Cat5 β 8 conductors (both ends ferruled into screw terminals; NO RJ45 here)
W-Orange = +12V (shared rail)
Orange = GND (shared rail)
W-Green = SW1 NO
Green = SW1 indicator
W-Blue = SW2 NO
Blue = SW2 indicator
W-Brown = SW3 NO
Brown = SW3 indicator
sw1:no->cat5:wg
NO [F]
in1
INDICATOR LED 1 (above SW1)
anode +
cathode -
in1:k->cat5:g
cathode [F]
sw2
SWITCH 2
NO
COM
LED+
LED-
sw2:no->cat5:wbl
in2
INDICATOR LED 2
anode +
cathode -
in2:k->cat5:bl
sw3
SWITCH 3
NO
COM
LED+
LED-
sw3:no->cat5:wbr
in3
INDICATOR LED 3
anode +
cathode -
in3:k->cat5:br
tb12d
DASH 12V block (WAGO 221)
fans the ONE 12V conductor to 6 taps
from Cat5 W-Orange
to 3x LED+ & 3x indicator anode
tb12d:o->sw1:lp
tb12d:o->in1:a
tb12d:o->sw2:lp
tb12d:o->in2:a
tb12d:o->sw3:lp
tb12d:o->in3:a
tbgd
DASH GND block (WAGO 221)
fans the ONE GND conductor to 6 taps
from Cat5 Orange
to 3x LED- & 3x COM
tbgd:o->sw1:lm
tbgd:o->sw1:com
tbgd:o->sw2:lm
tbgd:o->sw2:com
tbgd:o->sw3:lm
tbgd:o->sw3:com
cat5:wo->tb12d:in
[F]
cat5:o->tbgd:in
[F]
esp
Waveshare ESP32-S3 8DI-8DO
V+ (7-36V)
GND
DI1
DI2
DI3
DO1
DO2
DO3
cat5:wg->esp:d1
[F]
cat5:wbl->esp:d2
cat5:wbr->esp:d3
cat5:g->esp:o1
[F]
cat5:bl->esp:o2
cat5:br->esp:o3
busp
+12V bus block
from fuse
to ESP V+ & Cat5 W-Orange
busg
GND bus block
to ESP GND & Cat5 Orange
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CONNECTORS / PARTS for this 3-switch panel
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1x Cat5 (stranded) home run β both ends FERRULED into screw terminals (no RJ45; RJ45 is only for the real board-to-board Ethernet link).
2x WAGO 221 (or DIN) blocks AT THE DASH β fan the single 12V + single GND conductor out to the 6 LED/COM taps.
2x bus blocks at the controller β 12V (off the fused house tap) + GND.
1x inline fuse holder + 1-2A ATO fuse (protects the Cat5's 12V conductor).
Ferrules on EVERY stranded end + a ferrule crimper.
3x lit momentary switches (5-pin: NO/COM + LED+/LED-) + 3x 12V pre-resistored indicator LEDs.
WIRE COUNT (per switch): NO->Cat5 (1) Β· indicator cathode->Cat5 (1) Β· LED+ & anode tap 12V block Β· LED- & COM tap GND block.
-> 2 unique Cat5 conductors per switch + the 2 shared rails = 3 switches fill one Cat5.
Every wire here is 24 AWG signal/LED (mA). The LOADS the switches fire (relay->light) are SEPARATE thick runs at the relay box β not on this Cat5.
fuse
inline fuse holder
1-2A (ATO) [F]
from house +12V
+12V out
fuse:out->busp:in
busp:o->cat5:wo
12V onto Cat5 [F]
busp:o->esp:v
ESP power
busg:o->cat5:o
GND onto Cat5 [F]
busg:o->esp:g
house
+12V always-on house bus
house->fuse:in
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