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ESP8266: How to Monitor Temperature and Humidity

“In today’s tutorial, we will use an ESP-01, which is the ESP8266 in configuration 01 (with only 2 GPIO), for temperature and humidity readings of the DHT22 sensor. I will show you an electrical schematic and the ESP …

Arduino LED Bonsai Tree

“An Arduino Uno controls a bunch of neopixel LEDs that are mounted on an tree shaped metallic structure. The setup also includes a Bluetooth receiver to automatically turn on the animation via an Android app (Tasker).”

Convert Your IR Remote to RF Remote

“In today’s Instructable, I’ll show you how you can use a generic RF module without a microcontroller which will eventually lead us to build a project where you can convert an IR Remote of any device to a …

GamePi XS - the Plug’n’Play Emulation Station

“Intro: This instructable describes the build of a Raspberry Pi Zero W powered console all within a SNES controller. It can be used on any display with HDMI. It is powered by a smartphone Lithium Ion battery which lasts up …

Go on very small hardware (Part 1)

“How low we can Go and still do something useful? I recently bought this ridiculously cheap board: STM32F030F4P6 I bought it for three reasons. First, I have never dealt (as a programmer) with STM32F0 series. Second, the STM32F10x series is …

IOT123 - HV ATTINY85 Fuse Resetter

“There are many versions of the ATTINY85 Fuse Resetters on the NET. This is based on the work of Arduino (blog, the above schematic) and Ralph Bacon (GIT, Youtube video above). The main benefit of this device is sacrificing the …

Micro:bit Snake Game

“Anyone remembers the Snake game that used to come with old Nokia phones? This micro:bit version in glorious 55 resolution is easy to make and fun to play!”

PID Temperature Controller

“My friend is building a plastic extruder for plastic recycling (https://preciousplastic.com). He needs to control the extrusion temperature. For that purpose he is using a nozzle heater band. In this nozzle, there is a thermocouple and a heating …

Pro Tips for ESP8266

“I am sure, every maker and hobbyist are familiar with ESP8266 and I hope you also have some previous hands-on experience with the ESP8266 wifi transceiver. In this Instructable, I am not going to discuss the basic, how to get …

Reflow Soldering Hotplate

“Soldering tiny SMD components can be quite challenging, but the process can also be automated. This can be done by applying soldering paste and baking it, either in a (reflow) oven or on a hot plate (like a cooking plate …