ESP8266 as Window Sensor with years of battery life

Donations: Project-Idea by Michael Dworkin: Links: Code, Battery-Spreadsheet, KiCAD- and CircuitJS-Files: 3D-Model of the Case on Thingiverse: :5019573 KiCAD: :5019573 CircuitJS: Andreas Spiess: How to install the IOT-Stack on a Raspberry Pi: Required Components: 1x ESP-12E 1x 1000 uF Electrolytic Capacitor 2x 100 nF Capacitor 4x 10k Resistor (SMD 0805) 1x 1M Resistor (SMD 0805) 2x Switch Button (SMD 0805) 1x HT7333 (SMD) 1x Pin Header 1x Reed Switch 1x 74HC86 (THT) 0:00 Intro 1:07 Requirements 1:27 The idea 3:06 ESP8266 basics 3:57 Simulation in CircuitJS 6:32 Circuit design in KiCAD 9:04 SMD-Components 9:58 PCB-Design in KiCAD 11:34 Assembly and SMD-soldering 13:07 Programming and software 13:39 Test run and curren