Program your microcontroller with MicroBlocks: If you like to tinker with technology, you may be familiar with programmable microcontroller boards, such as AdaFruit’s Circuit Playground Express and the BBC Micro:bit. Now there’s a new programming option for you to try: MicroBlocks. It’s a simple Scratch-like programming interface that works well with several microcontrollers, including those …
How to build a smog sensor with a ESP8266 microcontroller: Stuttgart, Germany has, like many other cities, a smog problem—even if it may be less severe than in other cities. The European Union has defined a threshold of on average 50 micrograms of dust particles per cubic meter in a 24-hour window of air to …
Internet-enable your microcontroller projects for under with ESP8266: To get started with IoT (the Internet of Things), your device needs, well, an Internet connection. Base Arduino microcontrollers don’t have Internet connectivity by default, so you either need to add Ethernet, Wi-Fi shields, or adapters to them, or buy an Arduino that has built-in Internet connectivity. …
How to configure Raspberry Pi as a microcontroller: Being small and low-powered, the Raspberry Pi is as popular with electronic hobbyists as it is with educators. As such, it gets associated with the “maker” scene, and sometimes the line between the Arduino (and Arduino-style embedded microcontrollers) and the Pi gets blurred. read more Opensource.com – …