Use Google Assistant to control an ESP8266 using Blynk and IFTTT
Regular readers of this blog know we're enthusiastic users of the ESP8266. I've personally shown how to control a camera pan and tilt mechanism, make a »
Battery-operated temperature monitor logging data directly to Google Sheets - using ESP8266-12, DS18B20, and DeepSleep
In recent months I’ve been using Cayenne for many of my IoT projects, allowing me to view sensors and controllers remotely. It’s a great »
Install the Arduino IDE (with ESP8266 support) on a Raspberry Pi
A couple of weeks ago I set up a new bench in my workshop. It was a great new space, but each time I wanted to »
Quick and Easy Hack of the ESP8266-01 USB Adapter
We all know how fidgety it is to flash the ESP: 3.3 volts only, smoothing capacitors, GND-GPIO 0, VCC to CH_PD. Wouldn't it be »
Quick & Effective Low Cost Home Protection with Raspberry Pi and ESP8266
It's vacation time, and like everyone else, I wanted to protect my home while I was away. I don’t have a dedicated alarm. (Prospective burglars »
My First Homemade PCB (or: Why Next Time I'm Ordering My PCB Online)
About three weeks ago, I helped Mike making a smart mailbox. If you haven't read his post already, it is a very nice one! Go on »
Servo Articulation of Web Cam with ESP8266 01 and Blynk
My Web Cam Can't See We've all been there. We install a web cam, march off to our screen to check what it sees, then come »
ESP 8266 Mailbox Notifier using DeepSleep and Blynk
This blog was originally posted in June 2016. Feel free to read on, but there’s a substantial update (Oct 2017) that I wrote following many »
Failed - Hacking RGB IR Lamp
Not all of my projects succeed. Lately I've been working on several different projects which I hope will be documented soon, but last night I've tried »
Part 2 - Spectrum Analyzer with ESP8266, MSGEQ7, WS2812 and Websocket Control
This will be mostly a software post, talking about a new code I wrote for my spectrum analyzer. To get the full hardware description, check part »