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HTTPS Requests to Any URL Using the ESP8266

“Fetching or posting data to the internet is one of the core tasks of an IoT device. Doing so over HTTP is implemented quite well in the default ESP8266 Arduino libraries, but for HTTPS requests things are more difficult. In …

DIY USB Type-C Power Delivery Trigger Board

“In this video we will have a closer look at a USB Type-C Power Delivery Trigger board. Such boards are used to output 5V, 9V, 12V, 15V or even 20V from a Power Delivery compatible power source. So I will …

Contactless IoT Thermometer

“The COVID-19 pandemic has spread to most parts of the world like a wildfire. One of the most telling symptoms of the infection includes fever, dry cough, and breathlessness. Now, 95% of cases of the virus have mild symptoms …

ESP-01 CONTROL RGB LED CUBE 4x4x4

“ESP-01 ESP8266 can be used as a stand-alone device to control a RGB led cube 4x4x4. Today, I’d like to share how ESP-01 ESP8266 can be used as a stand-alone device to control a RGB led cube …

IoT - Eggs Incubator

“IoT - Eggs incubtor over the internet, with data collection using CavyIoT service Eggs Incubation is an interesting topic among the Arduino enthusiastic. Basically, it is similar to the type of incubator which can be used as a substitute of poultry …

WiFi Enabled Matrix Lamp

“Who does not want to have stunning lamp which can display animations and sync with other lamps in the house? Right, nobody. That’s why I made a custom RGB lamp. The lamp consists of 256 individual addressable LED’s …

Add WiFi to Arduino UNO

“Connect your Arduino to the internet by adding ESP8266 WiFi Module! The ESP8266 Wifi module is a complete Wi­Fi network where you can easily connect as a serving Wi- Fi adapter, wireless internet access interface to any microcontroller­ based …

PxMatrix - LED matrix panel driver for ESP8266, ESP32 and ATMEL

“This driver controls Chinese RGB LED Matrix modules without any additional components whatsoever. Display structure The display basically consists of 6 large shift register. On the input connector you will find the inputs to the shift register (two for each …

An ESP8266-based Temperature, Humidity and Line Voltage monitor

“As anyone who reads this blog probably knows, I have a bit to do with the operation and maintenance of the Northern Utah WebSDR - a remote receiver system that allows anyone with Internet access and a web browser to listen …

DS18B20 Temperature Sensor Tutorial with Arduino and ESP8266

“Add a new sensor known as DS18B20 Temperature Sensor to your arsenal. Robustness and accuracy are some of its special abilities. Today we are going to add a new Sensor to our arsenal known as DS18B20 Temperature Sensor. It is …