ESP8266 WiFi devices can be conveniently flashed over the air (OTA) using the Arduino IDE. All that is required is a little additional code in the sketch in order to make the WiFi serial port appear in the Arduino IDE. This is very handy if you wish to install a device such as the Wemos…
Category: Arduino
Arduino To IFTTT Using Webhooks (Step-by-step Tutorial)
As the IFTTTWebhooks Arduino library is now deprecated and no longer works, I thought I would make my own solution. After several hours of research I have put together a simple yet powerful solution to send webhooks to IFTTT from Arduino. If you are pretty competent with Arduino you might just want to head on…
Add Wemos D1 Mini To Arduino IDE And Connect To WiFi
The Wemos D1 Mini is a must-have for any maker due to its versatility and low cost. You can make a WiFi temperature sensor for your smart home for the cost of a beer! If you want to build a device for your smart home, or add smart functionality to an existing device without hours…
How Many LEDs Can An Arduino Control?
An Arduino can theoretically control as many LEDs as you require for your design, only limited by the power supply current available. However if you want to control more LEDs than there are digital pins on your Arduino board, you will need to use some additional hardware. In this tutorial we will investigate the advantages…
How To Flash Sonoff Tasmota With An Arduino Uno And ESPTool
So you need to flash Tasmota on to your device but your dog ate your FTDI adapter? There are many different ways that we can flash Tasmota to our device, the reason being the very simple serial interface required to flash the ESP device. If you have a Raspberry Pi lying around then you might…
