Get Statistical About Your Pet With This Cat Tracking Dashboard - Hackaday

Get Statistical About Your Pet with This Cat-Tracking Dashboard

Turn your cat’s daily habits into useful insights. Maker Matthew Sylvester built a sleek cat-tracking dashboard that visualizes smart litter box data on a low-power e‑paper display, helping pet parents spot health changes early.

How it works

• Hardware: Seeedstudio ReTerminal E1001/E1002 (an e‑paper display with a programmable ESP32‑S3)
• Data sources: Pulls weight and litter box usage via official APIs
• Compatibility: Works with PetKit devices and the Whisker Litter‑Robot 4

Why it matters
When one of Matthew’s cats developed a medical issue, the dashboard’s trends made the problem obvious, prompting quick care. That’s real, practical value from a DIY build—plus, “Gnocci” is an A+ cat name.

Key features

• Track up to four cats on one dashboard
• Securely fetches data by using your existing account credentials
• Logs and graphs weight and litterbox activity for at‑a‑glance monitoring
• Crisp, battery‑friendly e‑paper interface powered by ESP32‑S3

Who it’s for

• Cat owners who want proactive health monitoring
• Makers interested in ESP32‑S3, API integrations, and e‑paper UX

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Source: https://hackaday.com/2025/12/13/get-statistical-about-your-pet-with-this-cat-tracking-dashboard/