# ESPNow for remote control

**URL:** <https://forum.core-electronics.com.au/t/espnow-for-remote-control/18583>\
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**Created:** [23 November 2023 23:51 UTC](https://forum.core-electronics.com.au/t/espnow-for-remote-control/18583 "2023-11-23T23:51:49Z")\
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**Author:** ![Anthony83958](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a9adbd/32.png) [@Anthony83958](https://forum.core-electronics.com.au/u/Anthony83958)\
**Post date:** [23 November 2023 23:51 UTC](https://forum.core-electronics.com.au/t/espnow-for-remote-control/18583/1 "2023-11-23T23:51:49Z")

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Looking for a reliable comms link inside theatre space. Theatres often have a lot of WiFi traffic from nearby hotspots and audience mobile phones.  
Just want to send the status of one to five buttons.  
Is ESPNow a good choice?  
Any examples welcome 🙂

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**Author:** ![Liam120347](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/forum.core-electronics.com.au/liam120347/32/5003_2.png) [@Liam120347](https://forum.core-electronics.com.au/u/Liam120347)\
**Post date:** [24 November 2023 23:07 UTC](https://forum.core-electronics.com.au/t/espnow-for-remote-control/18583/2 "2023-11-24T23:07:13Z")

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Hi Anthony,

Welcome to the forum!!

I cant speak from a reliability standpoint but ESP-NOW is very easy and (I presume) has worked for over 300 clients at the same time:

[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/hdt18p-VMmQ/maxresdefault.jpg "How I Almost Ruined MrBeast Squid Game") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hdt18p-VMmQ&t=681)

I have some example code I can send through (micropython) if this looks good.

If reliability is key why not go for a cable?

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**Author:** ![Blayden](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/forum.core-electronics.com.au/blayden/32/7535_2.png) [@Blayden](https://forum.core-electronics.com.au/u/Blayden)\
**Post date:** [28 November 2023 04:35 UTC](https://forum.core-electronics.com.au/t/espnow-for-remote-control/18583/3 "2023-11-28T04:35:10Z")

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Hey Anthony,

There may be a better choice than ESPnow depending on what you are looking to set up here. Does the project need to be portable, or is it a stationary device? Is there any reason that it has to be a Wifi based signal rather than another method of activation?

If we could get a bit more info on this one, I am sure that we could figure out the best way to get this fixed up.

Cheers,  
Blayden