. . Valentine’s Day is around: GET creative with an LED Matrix and an Arduino! [Start Text Wikipedia] Valentine’s Day, also called Saint Valentine’s Day or the Feast of Saint Valentine,[2] is celebrated annually on February 14. Originating as a Western Christian feast day honoring one or two early saints named Valentinus, Valentine’s Day is recognized as a significant cultural, religious, […]
. . CitiZEN-Science: The PracTICE Through the Maker-Movement and IoT (Internet of Things) there is already a LOT happening and different Networks are collecting Data through Sensors and make them available for everybody to have access and study them! Such sensors are e.g.: Air Quality Meteo Street traffic Radiation People (counter) traffic Water Quality Wind […]
. . Two different projects will become ONE project for Xmas Well, in previous tutorials <===> https://gustmees.wordpress.com/2019/11/03/first-steps-with-the-arduino-uno-maker-makered-makerspaces-coding-make-objects-rotating-with-a-stepper-motor/ <===> and in <===> https://gustmees.wordpress.com/2018/04/08/first-steps-with-the-arduino-uno-r3-maker-makered-coding-scrolling-text-with-8×8-led-matrix/ <===> we learned about the how-to to make objects rotating as well as to display a scrolling text on a LED Matrix. NOW, we will combine those two for a nice […]
. . Make objects rotating with a Stepper-Motor | Tips and Tricks Well, in a previous tutorial <===> https://gustmees.wordpress.com/2018/09/19/halloween-project-with-skull-arduino-blinking-leds-and-scrolling-eyes-maker-makered-makerspaces/ <===> we created a Halloween Skull and it was fix, didn’t rotate. Fun? YES, BUT more fun when it is rotating by using a Stepper-Motor; looks then as it would observe, control the space around it 😉 And it is […]
. . Make objects rotating with a Stepper-Motor Well, in a previous tutorial <===> https://gustmees.wordpress.com/2018/09/19/halloween-project-with-skull-arduino-blinking-leds-and-scrolling-eyes-maker-makered-makerspaces/ <===> we created a Halloween Skull and it was fix, didn’t rotate. Fun? YES, BUT more fun when it is rotating by using a Stepper-Motor; looks then as it would observe, control the space around it 😉 And it is […]
. . Servo Motor Position displayed on 0.96 inch 128X64 I2C OLED WE were playing around already with OLED displays in previous tutorials <===> https://gustmees.wordpress.com/?s=oled <===> where WE created an Analog-Digital Clock a Temperature/Humidity Monitor with “Heat-Index” and Text messages on the OLED. In this tutorial WE will display the angle of a rotating Servo-Motor on an […]
. . Text on 0.96 inch 128X64 I2C OLED WE were playing around already with OLED displays in previous tutorials <===> https://gustmees.wordpress.com/?s=oled <===> where WE created an Analog-Digital Clock and a Temperature/Humidity Monitor with “Heat-Index”. In this tutorial WE will display text on an OLED. This is actually very easy and WE will learn […]
. . Analog-Digital Clock using Arduino NANO + RTC DS3231 + 0.96 inch 128X64 I2C OLED WE were playing around already with <===> Temperature & Humidity monitor using Arduino NANO + DHT22 + 0.96 inch 128X64 I2C OLED <===> https://gustmees.wordpress.com/2019/08/26/first-steps-with-the-arduino-uno-and-nano-maker-makered-makerspaces-coding-temperature-humidity-monitor-using-arduino-nano-dht22-0-96-inch-128×64-i2c-oled/ <===> which displays the temperature in °F AND °C, as well as it displays the “Heat […]
. . Temperature & Humidity monitor using Arduino NANO + DHT22 + 0.96 inch 128X64 I2C OLED WE were playing around a lot already with I2C-LCD displays <===> https://gustmees.wordpress.com/?s=i2c+lcd <===> but not yet with I2C-OLEDs. In this tutorial WE will create a <===> Temperature & Humidity monitor using Arduino NANO + DHT22 + 0.96 inch 128X64 […]
. . Displaying Time, Date, Temperature and Humidity on a LCD2004 Display We were already playing around with a LCD2004 display in a previous tutorial where we displayed the temperature and the humidity <===> First Steps with the Arduino-UNO R3 and NANO | Maker, MakerED, Coding | I2C LCD Temp./Humidity displaying, now we will add […]
. . LCD-Display Errors Solving WHO doesn’t have that error already with LCD-Displays: Once uploaded (compiling) the code to the Arduino IDE there could be some errors happening, it happens to me… Please check PIC below: Click image, please, to enlarge . Well I made some searches on the internet and I found the […]
. . LEARN from the BEST Well, after a couple of years online and checking Maker, MakerED projects on YouTube and elsewhere I encountered a LOT of projects WHICH DIDN’T work and later I found out the right addresses to follow WHERE I could say THAT’s the guys to follow to make sure NOT wasting […]
. . EASTER Egg with NeoPixels WS2812B made from cardboard . . Soon there will be EASTER and decorations are getting put around the house worldwide as it is tradition since ages to do so. That’s also the time for tinkerers, makers to GET some new ideas. Well, I thought on a project which everybody […]
. . LCD1602-I2C isn’t working. Well, I made some searches on the internet and I found the right answer on a forum about this error, which says that one should scan the I2C Address of the device and replace the “lcd.init();” by “lcd.begin (0x3F,16,2);” whereby “0x3F” is the I2C Address of my LCD1602/I2C module. I […]
. . Maker Inspiration-WHERE to GET Information to Stay Informed? Well, you jumped in into the world of makers (OR want to do SO soon…) and you feel comfortable with it? You found out THAT it is important to learn about THAT movement as it brings out creativity and a BETTER understanding in EDUcation WHEN […]
. . How-To transform an LCD1602 SPI Sketch to an LCD1602 I2C Sketch We were already playing around, as seen on my tutorials below, with the Temperature/Humidity sensors DHT11, DHT22 and LCD1602, without I2C possibility. There were a lot of cables to connect, we will try out this time to use a LCD with I2C bus connection as it […]
. . Xmas Star with NeoPixels WS2812B made from cardboard Soon there will be Christmas and decorations are getting put around the house worldwide as it is tradition since ages to do so. That’s also the time for tinkerers, makers to GET some new ideas. Well, I thought on a project which everybody could do […]
. . Halloween Project with Skull, Arduino, Blinking LEDs and Scrolling Eyes Soon is Halloween, so let us create a scary project while coding and DIY (tinkering a bit…). The tutorial is made for people who don’t have a 3D-Printer, we will use a 21 cm plastic Skull for 13€ bought on Amazon, 3 ARDUINO […]
. . Scrolling text with I2C-LCD1602 I was looking for a simple project for beginners, newbies on Coding and MakerED. A looong time ago since we did a project with ONLY four (4) wires, isn’t it! Well here is one which is very easy to create, a “Scrolling text on a LCD1602 with “I2C-Bus”. In […]
. . Make your Maker-Life less stressful with some tips and tools You were certainly in some situations where you were shouting and swearing about situations when things didn’t work as well as expected as you didn’t have the right tools to finish a project… Well, I encountered as well such situations on projects and […]
. . RFID RC522 Tag-Card Reader with LCD1602-I2C We were already playing around with LCD’s in our previous tutorial <===> First Steps with the Arduino-UNO R3 | Maker, MakerED, Coding | Super Starter Kit UNO R3 Project | LCD and Sensors Project <===> but there we used the SPI-Bus, meaning: connecting 12 wires (Potentiometer connections included…)!! With […]
. . A GOOD preparation is half the work done When we play around with Arduino NANO, NodeMCU, ESP8266 and others it is important (and more comfortable) to make us life as less difficult as necessary. Therefore we will have a look on the How-To, using some helpful tools… First of all it is a […]
. . Rolling Animated Eyes Since very long I was looking for the How-To of “Rolling Eyes” on a LED-Matrix for one of my projects with Arduino. I found it through my searches on Google on a tutorial using Raspberry PI from “SunFounder”; a tutorial which shows as well the use with an Arduino UNO. […]
. . First Steps with the NodeMCU ESP8266 Wi-Fi Module In our previous tutorials we were using already the NodeMCU ESP8266 Wi-Fi Module and we discussed about “Security“, “Cyber-Security” issues while using “IoT“, “Internet of Things” and the importance that the router MUST be protected by a NEW password and NOT ALLOW to let connect any […]
. . Badge with 2.8″ TFT Touch Screen with SDCard We were already playing around with a 2.8 inch TFT Display and SDCard recently in a previous tutorial <===> First Steps with the Arduino-UNO R3 | Maker, MakerED, Coding | 2.8″ TFT Touch Screen with SDCard <===> and we will create a badge. The idea for creating a […]
