The PyPortal device is a new IoT device from Adafruit. It allows CircuitPython programs to connect to the Internet through its ESP32 coprocessor and also… Read More »Display JPEG Images From The Internet Using The Adafruit PyPortal
This is the fourth in a series of articles about using microcontroller devices with e-paper displays for displaying dynamic calendars. The custom e-Paper Featherwing I… Read More »IoT Calendar: Using the Custom Featherwing with Adafruit Tri-Color e-Paper Displays
This is the third in a series of articles about using microcontroller devices with e-paper displays for displaying dynamic calendars. The custom Featherwing described in… Read More »IoT Calendar: Creating A Custom Featherwing
This is the second in a series of articles about using microcontroller devices with e-paper displays for displaying dynamic calendars. A year ago a concept… Read More »IoT Calendar: Making The “Magic Calendar”
This is the first in a series of articles about using microcontroller devices with e-paper displays for displaying dynamic calendars. Standards can be a wonderful… Read More »IoT Calendar: Creating a Calendar Service for IoT Devices
When I started this blog two years ago, my first article described a hot potato game I wrote using the original Circuit Playground (before there was a… Read More »The Magic Hallowing
I was successfully able to get the classic game “Zork” and the Z Machine engine that drives it running on an Adafruit ItsyBitsy M4 Express.… Read More »First Look: Running Zork on an Adafruit ItsyBitsy M4 Express
I found the personal compass project at Instructables.com quite interesting. Basically, a personal compass works like a regular compass, but instead of pointing to magnetic… Read More »Improved Personal Compass
On or around May 15, with no announcement or advanced notification, the Weather Underground quietly removed their free API key option for use in their… Read More »Weather Underground Drops Free API Key, Cue the Storm Clouds
This past holiday season my wife asked me if I could make her a homemade gift for Christmas. So, I gave a her a… Read More »WiFi Web and Voice TV Remote Using the ESP8266