Nowadays, even HEMA and Action (Netherlands) sell smart home stuff, but for a fraction of the price at other stores. But, is it also useful to buy a smart plug from Action or HEMA? Buy a smart plug from Action? HEMA and Action have been selling smart plugs for some time now. These plugs are […]
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We have used a legacy GNU Makefile build in the previous HomeKit LED Example. Now need to migrate to CMake. A lot of people first getting into this wonderful space of embedded system design do so through Arduino, which uses C++ with many built-in functions. The new ESP-IDF uses CMake to configure the build system.
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Have you ever thought that when you complete the design on KiCad, you can place an order on PCBWay with just one click? Now this idea is finally achieved. PCBWay has launched a plugin that does just that! How does it works When you click PCBWay Plug-in button on Kicad, see the red circle below
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This Project is featured on instructables! The jack-o’-lantern has a long history with Halloween, although our favourite demonic faces haven’t always been carved out of pumpkins. Their origin comes from an Irish myth about Stingy Jack, who tricked the Devil for his own monetary gain. When Jack died, God didn’t allow him into heaven, and the
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If you have an older Mac that is not suitable for macOS Sonoma, you can still take the plunge with a special tool. For me this is a solution, because I had hoped that a new 27″ iMac would be released this year, but that doesn’t look like it is happening so far. Because I
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UPDI? Never heard of it? You may be familiar with the ATtiny series of microprocessors from Microchip, such as the ATtiny85 or ATtiny2313. These chips powered small systems like the Digispark series. Unfortunately, they had limited Flash (usually no more than 8K) and even more limited RAM (usually less than 1K). Now a new series
Since Espressif Systems arrived in our collective consciousness, they have expanded their range from the ESP8266 to the ESP32, and going beyond the original WROOM and WROVER modules to a range of further ESP32 products. There’s a single-core variant and one that packs a RISC-V core in place of the Tensilica one, and now they’ve
Welcome back to another blog article. In my previous blog, I have set up a Raspberry – Digital Signage / Narrowcasting system. But I need to connect trough a Mobile Hotspot. In this method, you only need your Mac or PC. No need for internet and router. But this method will only work with newer
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In my previous blog I set up a Raspberry Pi with Screenly OSE a free Digital Signage / Narrowcasting package. Although the software package works out of the box. There are still a few things that can be a problem. So here some troubleshooting items. Display rotation The first troubleshooting item is the display rotation.
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For my work, I have been asked to look into a Raspberry – Digital Signage / Narrowcasting tool. In this blog we are going to use a Raspberry Pi for this project and I will show you how to install the digital signage software called Screenly OSE. Screenly Open Source Edition Meet Screenly OSE. The
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