Electrical & Electronics Engineering

Ertunç Özbay

Electrical and Electronics Engineering student at Bülent Ecevit University working on ESP32 embedded firmware, circuit design, and hardware prototypes.

This site documents my hardware builds, schematics, and C/Python source code, including my ESP32-S3 2.4 GHz Multi-Functional RC Controller, ESP32 16-Track MIDI Breadboard Instrument, and 4WD RC / Autonomous Vehicle.

3 Hardware Projects ESP32-S3, ESP32 & 4WD Robotics
ESP-IDF v5.2.2 ISO C99, FreeRTOS & KiCad
MIDI Sequencer Python RLE MIDI-to-C Tooling
Source & Schematics Self-Hosted on git.ertuncozbay.dev

Projects, Commands & Downloads

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Hardware Rev 0.1 → Phase 2 Console ESP32-S3 · 2.4 GHz RF

Multi-Functional RC Controller (MFC)

A handheld 2.4 GHz wireless transmitter and embedded control console powered by an ESP32-S3-N16R8 (16 MB Flash / 8 MB Octal PSRAM), nRF24L01+ PA+LNA RF transceiver, dual K-Silver Hall-effect gimbals, and shared SPI2 1.3" ST7789 IPS TFT + MicroSD bus.

  • ESP32-S3-N16R8
  • ESP-IDF C99
  • nRF24L01+ 2.4GHz
  • KiCad Schematic
In Development Robotics · Control Logic

RC and Autonomous 4WD Vehicle

A companion 4WD robotic vehicle platform designed to pair with the 2.4 GHz Multi-Functional Controller while exploring closed-loop motor control, telemetry feedback, and autonomous obstacle-avoidance logic.

  • 4WD Robotics
  • Embedded Control
  • 2.4 GHz Telemetry

Clone & Build My Embedded Hardware Projects

bash - Clone & Build ESP-IDF Firmware (Arch Linux / ESP-IDF v5.2.2)
# 1. ESP32-S3 Multi-Functional Controller (ESP-IDF v5.2.2 + KiCad Schematic)
git clone https://git.ertuncozbay.dev/ertunc-ozbay/multi-functional-controller.git
cd multi-functional-controller/firmware && source ~/esp/esp-idf/export.sh && idf.py build

# 2. ESP32 16-Track MIDI Breadboard Synthesizer & Python RLE Compiler
git clone https://git.ertuncozbay.dev/ertunc-ozbay/midi-breadboard-instrument.git
cd midi-breadboard-instrument && python3 scripts/midi_to_c.py scripts/midillis/Alla_Turca/Alla_Turca.mid

How I Approach Engineering

Understanding the Whole Stack

From decoupling capacitors, BJT switches, and SPI bus arbitration up to FreeRTOS tasks and Python/Rust tooling—I study how every layer connects so I can take full ownership of what I build.

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The Open Workbench

Explore my active breadboard tests, RLE MIDI-to-C compression algorithms, hardware protection fixes, and reverse-engineering study notes.

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Collaborate & Connect

Reach out directly via email at ertunc.ozbay@outlook.com, LinkedIn, or my self-hosted Git server to discuss embedded systems, electronics, or open-source builds.

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