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Arduino and 8X24 LED dot matrix display module
This is a 8X24 LED dot matrix display module that can be used to display characters and graphics and it is simple to control...
How to make a simple ESP32 Wifi network scanner
In a previous article we looked at the Heltek WiFi Kit 32 - A look at an ESP32 board with a built in OLED display
The...
A look at an ESP32 board with a built in OLED display
In this article we take a look at a neat little ESP32 with an OLED built in to it. It is called the Heltek...
A look at a GPS shield for the Arduino
In this article we look at a GPS Shield which is based on the ublox's NEO-6M receiver module. Lets look at some info about...
Raspberry Pi and HMC5883L magnetometer Java example
The Honeywell HMC5883L is a surface-mount, multi-chip module designed for low-field magnetic sensing with a digital interface for applications such as lowcost compassing and...
Raspberry Pi and TSL2561 luminosity sensor Java example
This TSL2561 is an I2C light-to-digital converter TSL2561 that transforms light intensity to a digital signal. The TSL2561 features a selectable light spectrum range...
Raspberry Pi and TCS34725 Color Sensor Java example
The TCS34725 device provides a digital return of red, green, blue (RGB), and clear light sensing values. An IR blocking filter, integrated on-chip and...
A look at the Easy module shield for Arduino
Another shield that I recommend for beginners is the Easy module shield, you can see it in the images below. It is very similar...
A look at the OPEN-SMART Rich UNO R3 development board
The OPEN-SMART Rich UNO R3 is an ATMEGA328P development board with many components on board and also has the ability to connect an existing...
A look at the Open smart rich shield
The first shield we will look at is the OPEN-SMART Rich Shield, this is a very useful shield which is ideal for beginners wishing...