Using the Linear Sensor Array TSL201R with Arduino
Dealing with linear Sensor Arrays is not easy. After some research in the web, found some experiments with TSL1401, TSL202R and TSL201R, many of them without a happy ending. My intent is to find out...
View ArticleMeduino NANO a versatile Arduino NANO clone
Two years ago I found the MEDUINO in Ebay (5 pieces for $44.95 including shipping). Since then I have used them in several projects with good results. For less than $10, you have an Arduino NANO...
View ArticleMaking ESP8266 breadboard friendly
Just receive some samples of the ESP-01 board. My first thought was how to use it with a breadboard?. Doing some Web research found several custom adapters and DIY ideas. After some brainstorming and a...
View ArticleMini Client with the Arduino TRINKET and the ESP8266
ending the temperature to a ThingSpeak channel using the TMP35 sensor. This is a small and low cost implementation of IoT (Internet of Things, possibly one of the next technological revolutions). The...
View ArticleArduino Pro Trinket Pinout Diagram
Here is my quick reference to wire the Adafruit’s Pro Trinket. Following the color sheme of the previous published Trinket pinout diagram. http://arduining.com/2014/01/30/arduino-trinket-pin-diagram/...
View ArticleDigital To Analog with Tiva C Launchpad and Energía
There are nice Energía diagrams for this LaunchPad in the Web. Nevertheless, to become familiar with the board functionality and pin layout (and because enjoy drawing) decided to make a diagram. Tiva...
View ArticleArduino and Two Stepper Motors
This project consist in moving two stepper motors “simultaneously”. Really there is a loop where both motors are moved “one step at a time” to reach their final position. 5 Volts steppers with...
View ArticleInterrupts with the TRINKET analog comparator
Here I’m sharing a working example using the analog comparator of the Adafruit’s TRINKET (ATtiny85). /*Trinket_comp_ISR.ino Arduining.com 12 JUL 2015 Sketch to test interrupts fron the analog...
View ArticleNodeMCU ESP-12 Development Kit V1.0
Here is my Pinout Diagram of this wonderful board for IoT development: With added circuitry to manage the RESET and FLASH from the USB Serial Port, this board is great for development. After some LUA...
View ArticleNodeMCU Breathing LED with Arduino IDE
The first sketch used to test an Arduino compatible board is Blink. After run Blink in my new NodeMCU Development Kit, Started experiments with the WiFi connection: -Mini servers to control leds,...
View ArticleESP-201 an ESP8266 breadboard friend
To plug the ESP-201 in the breadboard is necessary to remove the 4 pin connector from the botton of the board and install it in the component side. A quick pinout reference to start the wiring:...
View ArticleBattery Life of an ESP8266 design
The use of the relatively “new” and absolutely “cheap” ESP8266 IC generates a rush in the apparition of new IoT applications. Lately I’m looking for devices that can run on batteries for months. A...
View ArticleATtiny104 Xplained NANO, experimenting.
Atmel launches the ATtiny104 Xplained Nano evaluation kit, a nice way of introducing this $0.40 microcontroller. The small and low cost evaluation board includes an on-board programmer. After received...
View ArticleATtiny104 ADC and USART Example
This is a working example of the analog acquisition made with the ATTINY104. ATtiny104 Xplained NANO and Atmel Studio 7 was used. Here is the C code: /*ATtiny104_ADC_Serial.c * Example of the...
View ArticleATtiny104 Xplained NANO Pinout Reference
My Quick Pinout Reference of the ATtiny104 Xplained NANO Development Kit:
View ArticleWiring TFT Display to Arduino NANO
Wiring Diagram: A clean approach to attach the Display to Arduino NANO: All the components in place. SD Card adapter also is connected to the Arduino. Reading the analog input A0: Plotting the analog...
View ArticleTiva C LaunchPad Base Plate, Easy Wiring
A week ago went back to to Tiva C launchPad, this time I am interested in to refresh some concepts and try examples of RTOS (Real Time Operating System). The use of a RTOS usually means several...
View ArticleSimple Graph With Arduino NANO and TFT Library
This is a simple plotting example to experiment with the TFT Library and the LCD Display with the ST7735 controller (128×160 pixels). First, a clean wiring diagram to connect the Arduino NANO and the...
View ArticleArduino Sketch upload via Bluetooth
After a Smart Robot Kit assembly : Start looking for a way to upload Sketches to the Arduino wirelessly. After some Internet searching… decided to go deeper and understand how the HC-06 Bluetooth...
View ArticleUsing Bipolar Stepper Motors With Arduino and Easy Driver
Controlling the NEMA 17 MERCURY SM-42BYG011-25 Arduino Sketch highlighted using http://hilite.me/ : /*EasyDriver_Test.ino Arduining.com 6 MAY 2012 Sketch used to test the EasyDriver board from...
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