Tutorials adapted for novices and beginners in programming, home automation, systems. Some Topics: Arduino, ESP8266, Raspberry Pi
Category: Beginner
Activate the i2c bus of Raspberry Pi 3 or Pi Zero W
The i2c bus is used to exchange digital data between a sensor (or an actuator) and a mini-PC such as Raspberry Pi. The i2c bus is also widely used on microcontrollers (Arduino, ...
READ MORE +How to solder the Raspberry Pi Zero W GPIO connector
The Raspberry Pi Zero W comes with a GPIO connector to be soldered on the PCB itself. This is a step that can be frightening when you start. In this tutorial we will learn which ...
READ MORE +Deviot, the Sublime Text 3 PlatformIO package for PC recycled under 32-bit Linux
In the introductory article to the PlatformIO IDE, we installed PIO with the Open Source text editor of GitHub Atom. Like many projects, Atom is no longer available for older ...
READ MORE +BH1750 (GY-302), measure the lighting quality of your home (Arduino / ESP8266 / ESP32)
The GY-302 from CJMCU is an I2C board that allows you to measure the amount of light using the BH1750 photodetector. We will use the measured brightness to construct an ...
READ MORE +Install the IDE PlatformIO extension for Visual Studio Code (VSCode): Windows, 32-bit Linux
PlatformIO is available as an extension for Visual Studio Code (also called VSCode) from Microsoft. VSCode is a free lightweight code editor for Windows, MacOS, 32-bit Linux and ...
READ MORE +Calculate the Air Quality Index (IAQ, IQA) with a DSM501 on Arduino or ESP8266
The Air Quality Index (IAQ) is fairly easy to determine using an Arduino (or ESP8266) and a DSM501 sensor. The DSM501A is a detector capable of measuring the presence of ...
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Install the Arduino IDE (1.8 or higher) on Linux (Ubuntu 16.04 or later)
The Arduino IDE is available on major operating systems and of course on Ubuntu or any other Linux distribution. The Arduino IDE is available for 32-bit and 64-bit versions of ...
READ MORE +Install Node-RED on Raspbian Jessie Lite on a Raspberry Pi Zero W
The Lite version of Raspbian Jessie is very well suited to the limited resources of the Raspberry Pi Zero W. Node-RED is pre-installed on the version integrating the Pixel ...
READ MORE +Programming ESP32 boards with Arduino IDE on macOS, Windows 7/8/10, Linux ARM (Raspberry Pi, Orange Pi)
The Espressif Development Kit for ESP32 boards is available on GitHub for macOS, Windows, 32-bit Linux, 64-bit and ARM chips (Raspberry Pi, Orange Pi, etc ...). It is still ...
READ MORE +#Test: Shield Motor I2C Wemos D1 Mini (or Pro) to drive 2 motors 15Vdc
Today, I propose to discover the Shield Motor I2C for Wemos D1 Mini. This small shield built around the Toshiba TB6612FNG driver allows to control 2 DC motors. The board is ...
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