Monthly Archives: March 2019

Microcontroller monitored sensing in remote areas of Arizona #Feather #Trinket #Adafruit @Adafruit

From the Forums we learn about students monitoring remote waterways in Arizona using Adafruit gear. Adafruit FONA Feathers are used where there is cellular coverage while an Adafruit Trinket Pro is coupled with an Iridium satellite transmitter to send data … Continue reading

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Geneva Roller Ruler, a Pocket Sized Infinite Ruler

The ‘Geneva Roller Ruler’ is a special pocket sized tool for measuring any line, any curve, any length! With this device you can measure square objects, round objects, straight lines, curved surfaces, you get the idea! This tool can be … Continue reading

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An ESP8266 Sundial For Your Wall

Hackers absolutely love building clocks. Seriously, there are few other devices for which we’ve seen such an incredible number of variations. But while the clocks that hackers build might blink out the time in binary, or write it out in … Continue reading

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A brilliant clock made out of 128 LED-lit ping pong balls

Ping pong balls have long been known as excellent LED diffusers, but few have taken this technique as far as Thomas Jensma. His colorful clock features 128 LEDs, arranged in an alternating pattern, and housed in a stretched-out hexagonal wood … Continue reading

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Library Makes ESP Over the Air Updates Easy

Potentially, one of the great things about having a device connected to the network is that you can update it remotely. However, how do you make that happen? If you use the Arduino setup for the ESP8266 or ESP32, you … Continue reading

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