Custom Cortana MQTT Commands
Cortana can easily be extended to aid you with your DIY home automaton projects. In this example Cortana sends MQTT commands […]
Category: Micro Controllers
HC-21 Simple Wifi Serial for Arduino Tutorial
The Simple Wi-Fi HC-21 module is a meager $10-$15 bucks on ebay right now. It is a simple Wi-Fi serial port server […]
X10 Control Using Arduino, Modbus, and ScadaBR
X10 Lighting and appliance modules are cheap on Ebay, I wanted to control them with my HMI (ScadaBR) so I put a […]
How To Scale A Thermistor for An Arduino
Thermistors And Your Microcontroller A thermistor is a simple temperature component, basically it is a variable resistor that the resistance changes in […]
Arduino Modbus PLC / RTU
PLC/RTU A Programmable Logic Controller, PLC or Programmable Controller is a digital computer used for automation of electromechanical processes, such as control […]
Home Automation HMI with Mango M2M
HMI A HMI (Human Machine Interface) is the system by which people can interact with a machine. The user interface includes hardware […]
Netduino VB button tutorial and Event Handlers
Programming a button press with VB and your @Netduino, Event handlers and interrupt ports. In this tutorial I show how to program […]
Netduino VB Tutorial 1 Blink
This is the first in a series of tutorials on programming the Netduino with Visual Basic or VB. You can program the […]
Netduino VB Programming Environment Setup
Programming your Netduino with C# is fine and all, however, I am not going to do it any more. It is super […]
Netduino FIrmware Upgrade Tutorial
In order to upgrade or replace the firmware in your Netduino you will need to download some software first.
DIY Arduino Oscilloscope with the Nokia 3310 GLCD screen
I’ve seen videos on YouTube using an Arduino and a Graphical LCD screen (GLCD) to create a simple Oscilloscope. The annoying thing […]
Arduino Arrays and Recursion Tutorial
As a follow up to my DIY Arduino Oscilloscope video or as a stand alone tutorial, this video should help you understand […]
Arduino 6 AI temperature scanner with LCD display
I had a need for a temperature scanner to troubleshoot overheating on my Duramax LB7 pickup while towing. A commercial solution to […]
Automatic chicken door version two.
As it is getting cold again and my chickens made it through the summer just fine, it is time to revisit and […]
Netduino Tutorial, Knob and Sweep
In this video I show how to connect a servo to a Netduino and also how to program the servo library into […]
Arduino Servo Tutorial, Knob and Sweep
In this video I show how to connect a servo to an Arduino and also how to load the sample servo programs […]
How to program an Arduino
The absolute beginners guide to programming an Arduino Duemilanove for the first time. I will take you through downloading the Arduino programming […]
Unboxing the LM3S811 Evaluation Kit
Here I show what’s included and how to work the LM3s811 kit from Texas Instruments. You can acquire this kit from such […]