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May 5, 2024, 1:27 PM
My new PC is a Minisforum UM690S. Despite its small size, it is very powerful. However, the small computer has one drawback: the two case fans are quite loud and run at full speed constantly. Therefore, I opted for a small modification to replace the case fans.
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Apr 7, 2024, 12:37 AM
The FireBeetle 2 ESP32-C6 board from DFROBOT is very affordable and integrates not only the ESP32-C6 but also a charge controller for charging a lithium-ion battery and monitoring battery voltage. In this article, I'll show you how to build a cost-effective sensor for the weather station using this board.
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Feb 28, 2024, 2:29 PM
This article illustrates the functionality of parallel LCDs, their integration with the ESP-IDF framework and the LVGL graphics library using the example of Makerfabs and Sunton Displays.
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Feb 26, 2024, 4:04 PM
Makerfabs offers two new 7-inch displays with IPS panel and ESP32-S3 microcontroller. After my review, I realised that only one version actually has an IPS panel. The lower resolution display uses a TN panel and is similar to the Sunton 7-inch display.
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Jan 31, 2024, 10:21 AM
This article is about an 80535 microcontroller board that I put back into operation after 30 years. Missing documentation, an outdated RS-232 interface or ancient Pascal code were not the only challenges
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Jan 30, 2024, 7:33 PM
The Power Profiler Kit II from Nordic Semiconductor enables precise measurement of the power consumption of a microcontroller, even with strongly fluctuating values between milliamperes and microamperes.
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Dec 3, 2023, 9:49 AM
So far I have used SquareLine Studio to create the weather station GUI. Unfortunately, SquareLine has now quadrupled its prices. So this company is no longer an option for future projects.
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Oct 11, 2023, 10:58 PM
In this article I would like to show you a small project on how I built an LED aquarium light from various leftovers. The brightness is automatically controlled by an ESP32 microcontroller.
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Oct 10, 2023, 10:57 PM
How can you control a higher load such as an LED strip with the ESP32? In this article I would like to show you which transistors are best suited for this.
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Jun 29, 2023, 4:36 PM
A tutorial for a weather station that can display the weather forecast, air quality and, using wireless sensors, the temperature, humidity and air pressure in several rooms.