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Category: Electronics

Is Arduino A Microcontroller or Microprocessor? The Answer Might Surprise You!

Is Arduino a microcontroller or microprocessor?

Ahh that age old college question… is Arduino a Microcontroller or Microprocessor. Many students have drunkenly fought to the death arguing over such terminology. At a glance one might assume…

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Published May 14, 2022
Categorized as Arduino, Electronic Essentials

Are Arduino Projects Good For The Resume? YES! Here’s How…

Arduino On Resume?

Have you been pondering whether to include your Arduino, Raspberry Pi or other maker electronics project on your resume or curriculum vitae? The last few times that I was actively…

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Published May 13, 2022
Categorized as Arduino, Electronic Essentials

What Is The Best Soldering Iron For Arduino Projects?

Looking for a soldering iron for your super-cool project? Here is what someone with a decade and a half of Arduino experience has to say about choosing a soldering iron.…

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Published May 10, 2022
Categorized as Arduino, Electronic Essentials, Reviews

How To Set Up Design Rules In KiCad 6 (DFM Tutorial)

You probably already know that is important to tell KiCad the capabilities and limitations of your chosen fabricator to ensure the factory can manufacture your board. But how do we…

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Published May 4, 2022
Categorized as Electronic Essentials, KiCAD, PCB Design

How To Use The Wemos D1 Mini OLED 64×48 Shield

Wemos OLED Shield

Let’s talk about one of the coolest shields for the D1 Mini, which won’t cost you a fortune either… the OLED 64×48 Shield! In the previous article we talked about…

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Published May 3, 2022
Categorized as Arduino, ESP8266

Dummies Guide To The Wemos D1 Mini LED Matrix Shield

When learning Arduino or any other maker type platform it can really help to work to an example that produces striking results. Personally I find LED matrix projects incredibly rewarding…

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Published May 2, 2022
Categorized as Arduino, ESP8266

ESP8266 Can’t Connect To WiFi? It’s Probably One Of These…

ESP8266 Won't Connect to Wifi? It Is Probably One of These

If your ESP8266 based board is not connecting to WiFi, there are some specific things you can troubleshoot in order to get it to work. In this article we cover…

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Published April 29, 2022
Categorized as Arduino, ESP8266

Wemos D1 Mini Analog Input: Reading the ESP8266 A0 Pin

How To Read the ADC on the ESP8266: Wemos D1 Mini

Did you even see that tiny little A0 pin hiding on your Wemos D1 Mini? Yes that is correct, your D1 Mini and all ESP8266 devices have a single analog…

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Published April 28, 2022
Categorized as Arduino, ESP8266

Top 5 Arduino Projects Your Girlfriend Probably Wouldn’t Understand

Top 5 Arduino Projects Your Girlfriend Probably Wont Understand

Sometimes men need to be men and do cool shit, like you know… the kind of shit your girlfriend or mother just does not understand… Sometimes it is essential for…

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Published April 27, 2022
Categorized as Arduino

The Dummies Guide To The Wemos D1 Mini

The Wemos D1 Mini is like a tiny Arduino with WiFi capability based on the ESP8266 chip, in other words it is a superb little board that everyone should be…

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Published April 26, 2022
Categorized as Arduino, ESP8266, Sensors, Tasmota

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