Year: 2019

KB-IDE for ESP32 IoT boards…. back in June 2019, MakerAsia released the KB-IDE. a new IDE for ESP-IDF and Arduino IDE, for Windows, MacOS, and Linux; … Read More

Thonny IDE Python GPIOmock.py Handy tool for testing Raspberry Pi Code using GPIO pins when you don’t have a Pie around. I use this rather old … Read More

PlatformIO Team announce the next release v3.7.0 of Atmel SAM development platform . Gotta love this, I hope to get a NANO 33 IoT one day soon. Check … Read More

Thonny IDE MicroPython on ESP32 For Windows 10 users… Install, Setup, and yes blink the onboard LED on your ESP32 Development Board. Now I know this … Read More

ESP32 How to flash MicroPython firmware. For Windows 10 users. In order to program an ESP32 development board you first have to put(Flash) the MicroPython firmware … Read More

Announcing the new tech prep collection… from comments and messages I have received since launching iotXplain, seems people want the IOT basics. You know, the blocks … Read More

I know this is a subject that’s been done to death but having been asked to give it the Blind Guy Tech “take” I thought eh, … Read More

Raspberry Pi motion detector & video  image capture Why a Raspberry Pi motion detector? Every now and then I like to just kick back and build … Read More

    Labeling jump wires can aid colorblind IOT Makers, you bet it can. With my particular visual disability, one of the first things lost to … Read More

Ok, I know, really, another ESP32 WiFi Scanner. Well lets just say, start to finish it’s simple, straight forward and of course, works. This little project … Read More

    Having owned my Anker PowerCore 10400mAh 3A for a while now,  purchased, as are most of my electronics and parts, online. After a good … Read More

Everything we do in IOT involves some form of programming. There are many different editors available for you to choose from, my personal preference is the … Read More… Read More