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Grove Beginner Kit for Arduino | SEEEDSTUDIO | The BREAKOUT | GROVE Pressure Sensor BME280 on Normal LCD1602 I2C Display | First Steps with the Arduino-UNO R3 and NANO | Maker, MakerED, Maker Spaces, Coding

GROVE Pressure Sensor BME280 on Normal LCD1602 I2C Display

In a previous tutorial WE have seen the Grove Beginner Kit for Arduino from SEEEDSTUDIO https://gustmees.wordpress.com/2020/08/03/grove-beginner-kit-for-arduino-seeedstudio-first-steps-with-the-arduino-uno-r3-and-nano-maker-makered-maker-spaces-coding/, and THE BREAKOUT to use the different modules with OWN Code examples.

WE were ALSO using the OLED module as a BREAKOUT in this tutorial https://gustmees.wordpress.com/2020/10/21/grove-beginner-kit-for-arduino-seeedstudio-the-breakout-temperature-humidity-on-oled-display-first-steps-with-the-arduino-uno-r3-and-nano-maker-makered-maker-spaces-coding/

In this tutorial WE will use the BREAKOUT of the GROVE Pressure-Module BME280 together with a NORMAL I2C LCD1602 display, ONLY 4 wires to connect. At that moment I didn’t yet receive my ordered GROVE LCD1602 display, so the suspense was great to find out… I was curious to find out if that would ALSO work and it did with a few changes of code.

Check out the wiring below, please:

I2C LCD1602 SEEEDUINO MAINBOARD

+ 5V <======================> + 5V

GND <======================> GND

SDA <======================> SDA

SCL <======================> SCL

The Code

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Find here below, please, the Code for download in “.odt Format”:

GROVE BAROMETER CODE CHANGES FOR I2C LCD1602

Have fun learning with PracTICE and stay tuned for next adventures of learning 😉

L’auteur Gust MEES est Formateur andragogique / pédagogique TIC, membre du “Comité Conseil” de “Luxembourg Safer Internet” (LuSI), appelé maintenant BEESECURE, partenaire officiel (consultant) du Ministère de l’éducation au Luxembourg du projet ”MySecureIT“, partenaire officiel du Ministère du Commerce au Luxembourg du projet ”CASES” (Cyberworld Awareness and Security Enhancement Structure).

The author Gust MEES is ICT Course Instructor, ”Member of the Advisory Board” from “Luxembourg Safer Internet” (LuSI), BEESECURE, Official Partner (Consultant) from the Ministry of Education in Luxembourg, project “MySecureIT“, Official Partner from the Ministry of Commerce in Luxembourg, project “CASES” (Cyberworld Awareness and Security Enhancement Structure).

Keywords necessary for me to create this blog post: Arduino UNO R3, Arduino NANO, Grove, Grove Beginner Kit for ARDUINO, Coding, Maker, MakerED, Maker Spaces, LCD1602, BME280, Pressure, Altitude Monitor, I2C, SEEEDSTUDIO,

Tags: 21st Century Teaching and Learning, Arduino, Coding, Courses, Education, FREE, free courses, GROVE, GROVE BAROMETER SENSOR BME280, GROVE Beginner Kit for Arduino, Gust MEES, I2C, innovative technology, LCD1602/I2C, maker, MakerED, MakerSpace, MakerSpaces, teachers knowledge, technology, tutorials

Grove Beginner Kit for Arduino | SEEEDSTUDIO | The BREAKOUT | GROVE Pressure Sensor BME280 on GROVE LCD1602 Display |First Steps with the Arduino-UNO R3 and NANO | Maker, MakerED, Maker Spaces, Coding

19 Dec

GROVE Pressure Sensor BME280 on GROVE LCD1602 Display

In this tutorial WE will use the BREAKOUT of the GROVE Pressure-Module BME280 together with a GROVE LCD1602 display. As the GROVE LCD1602 display is not included in the Grove Beginner Kit for Arduino, WE will need to buy it! Here below the address:

GROVE BAROMETER BME280 BREAKOUT

Connections of the GROVE BME280 and the GROVE LCD1602 on I2C BUS

Well, as you can see in above photo there is NO cabling!! You just need to connect the connectors from the BME280 and the LCD1602 to the I2C BUS. Less than a minute work and you are ready to upload the code, which you will find in below link:

The GROVE LCD1602 display is a RGB display, meaning that you can change its color to RED, GREEN, BLUE! Play around with the code to experiment…

Here below the part of the Code where you can change the color settings!

Check out more here

Have fun learning with PracTICE and stay tuned for next adventures of learning 😉

Tags: 21st Century Teaching and Learning, Arduino, best practices, BME280, Coding, Courses, Education, eLearning, Electronics, europe, FREE, free courses, GROVE, GROVE Beginner Kit for Arduino, GROVE LCD1602 display, Gust MEES, innovative technology, LCD1602/I2C, maker, MakerED, MakerSpace, MakerSpaces, Pressure Sensor, teachers knowledge, tutorials

Thoughts about WHAT to choose as Xmas gift for kids in a Technology driven world

30 Oct

WHAT gifts to buy for the kids for Xmas and Holidays?

Every year the same question, isn’t it!? WHY not thinking about to buy gifts from where and with that the kids will learn? It might be good to have a look on WHAT are the skills required for the future from youth, students, learners and upon that making your choice! Actually (2020) the trends are in the maker scene and coding scene! Engineers, coding people and ICT specialists are needed, the workforce, industry is searching!!

WHAT is the Coding Scene?

Coding is THE 21st Century skill. Coding enhances creativity, teaches young people to cooperate, to work together across physical and geographical boundaries and to communicate in a universal language. Technology is part of our life, and coding brings it closer to you!

I invite you to read my blog posts below, please:

Coding, A NEW Trend In Education And A BIG Responsibility
My Curation about Coding
My Curation about Coding programs (very easy…)
…

MY selection of CODING Hardware for beginners

Well, I started myself years ago as a NEWBIE in Coding and so I tried out different stuff, whereby I became a fan of ARDUINO. Here below my gift selection for Christmas (Xmas) which I recommend:

https://gustmees.wordpress.com/2017/11/21/xmas-and-holiday-gifts-which-make-sense-for-learning/

https://gustmees.wordpress.com/2020/08/03/grove-beginner-kit-for-arduino-seeedstudio-first-steps-with-the-arduino-uno-r3-and-nano-maker-makered-maker-spaces-coding/

https://gustmees.wordpress.com/2018/01/26/first-steps-with-the-arduino-uno-r3-maker-makered-coding-smart-v3-0-robot-car-kit/

While reading my above tutorials, you will find ALSO more examples in my blog about “Coding with Arduino, etc.); stay tuned for next tutorials with LEARNingByDoing with FUN and PracTICE 😉

Keywords necessary for me to create this blog post: Arduino UNO R3, Arduino NANO, Grove, Grove Beginner Kit for ARDUINO, Coding, Maker, MakerED, Maker Spaces, OLED, DHT11, Temperature and Humidity Monitor, I2C, SEEDSTUDIO, Robots, Robot car,

Tags: 21st Century Teaching and Learning, Arduino, best practices, Coding, Courses, creating mind, creativity, Education, europe, FREE, free courses, GROVE, GROVE Beginner Kit for Arduino, Gust MEES, innovative technology, maker, MakerED, MakerSpace, MakerSpaces, Robotics, robots cars, seedstudio, teachers knowledge, technology, tutorials, Xmas, Xmas Gifts

Grove Beginner Kit for Arduino | SEEEDSTUDIO | The BREAKOUT | Temperature/Humidity on OLED Display |First Steps with the Arduino-UNO R3 and NANO | Maker, MakerED, Maker Spaces, Coding

21 Oct

Temperature/Humidity on OLED Display | THE Breakout

In a previous tutorial WE have seen the Grove Beginner Kit for Arduino from SEEEDSTUDIO https://gustmees.wordpress.com/2020/08/03/grove-beginner-kit-for-arduino-seeedstudio-first-steps-with-the-arduino-uno-r3-and-nano-maker-makered-maker-spaces-coding/, now WE make THE BREAKOUT to use the different modules with OWN Code examples.

You can also take the modules out and use Grove cables to connect the modules. To do so, you need a sharp cutter, see PIC, please.

My recommendation for sharp cutters, which I use as well:

Once cut out you have made the BREAKOUT and in this case the two modules “OLED Display 0.96 inch” and “Temperature/Humidity” modules are ready to get connected to the main module. NOW we have to connect them through the delivered connection cables. Here below a picture:

As you can see, the OLED-Module is connected to the I2C connector, while the “Temperature/Humidity-Module” is connected to the “D3” connector. See PIC below, please:

SO WHY the “D3” connector for the “Temperature/Humidity-Module”?! Well, let us have a look on the code:

As you can see in this shown part of the code, there is marked ===> “#define DHTPIN 3“, SO it should GET connected to the “D3-connector” on the main board! If you use “D4” or whatever connector, SO you should change the code from “3” to “4” and so on!!! Give it a try and play around with it for understanding 😉

Temperature/Humidity on OLED Display | THE Code

Well, the two connections with the provided cables with connectors took ONLY a few seconds, ISN’T it? 😉 Let’s GO now to upload the code. Open your “Arduino IDE“, click on “NEW“, erase the few lines marked in there, make a “Copy&Paste” from the mentioned Code below and paste it in the “Arduino IDE (NEW)” and upload it, here below the code:

As you can see there is a “special” indication on the display, THE “Heat Index“, WHAT is it?! I encourage you to read my following tutorial which explains:

Have fun learning with PracTICE and stay tuned for next adventures of learning 😉

Tags: 21st Century Teaching and Learning, Arduino, Arduino IDE, best practices, Coding, Courses, Education, GROVE, GROVE Beginner Kit for Arduino, Gust MEES, Heat Index, innovative technology, maker, MakerED, MakerSpace, MakerSpaces, OLED, seedstudio, teachers knowledge, technology, Temperature/Humidity Sensor DHT11, tutorials

Grove Beginner Kit for Arduino | SEEEDSTUDIO | First Steps with the Arduino-UNO R3 and NANO | Maker, MakerED, Maker Spaces, Coding

03 Aug

Grove Beginner Kit for Arduino | SEEEDSTUDIO |

SEEEDSTUDIO asked me through LinkedIn to make a cooperation with them for reviewing a NEW Arduino, the “Grove Beginner Kit for Arduino” product which I accepted. Today I received the stuff which in the next days I will play around a bit and create Blog posts (Tutorials) about it, stay tuned…

FIRST impressions:

I ordered it on 28-07-2020 on the site of SEEDSTUDIO and it arrived on 03-08-2020 @02H58 PM, delivered by DHL. Actually very quick from China to Luxembourg!!

Unpacking my order:

Nice cardboard with lots of TIPS printed on it. The box is sealed with 3 circular glued plastic which I had cut through with scissors, BAD IDEA, as I damaged the cardboard while NOT knowing that the box was meant as a whole playstation as itself (see photos, please)… Here the company could improve please, thanks! My constructive critics! 😉

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As long as that glued plastic problem ISN’T resolved, use a sharp cutter to cut off the glued circular plastic as I couldn’t remove it by hand!

Reading the online Manual

Well, NOTHING to say against it, it is well done!! Please check it here below:

There are professional STEP-BY-STEP instructions so you can’t make mistakes!!

Getting started

ALL you have to do is to connect the USB-Cable to the PC, Laptop, which is in the right sight of the box (see step 2 in the PIC below please) to start. [Start Text from WiKi] Grove Beginner Kit for Arduino is one of the best Arduino Beginner Kit for beginners. It includes one Arduino compatible Board and 10 additional Arduino sensors and all in one-piece of PCB design. All the modules have been connected to the Seeeduino through the PCB stamp holes so no Grove cables are needed to connect. Of course, you can also take the modules out and use Grove cables to connect the modules. You can build any Arduino project you like with this Grove Beginner Kit For Arduino. [End Text from WiKi]

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Plug and Play Unboxing Demo

The Grove Beginner Kit has a plug and plays unboxing demo, where you first plug in the power to the board, you get the chance to experience all the sensors in one go! Use the button and rotary potentiometer to experience each sensor demo!

Scroll -> Rotating Rotary Potentiometer
Select -> Short Press Button
Exit Current Demo -> Long Press Button

Buzzer and LED module are used for key prompt.

Some examples

Please check the pictures below:

Temperature/Humidity GROVE

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Air Pressure/GROVE

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Air Pressure/GROVE

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My review

Well, I can recommend this product for beginners by 100%!! Up from the beginning beginners can find out HOW things work with just plugging the USB cable to the PC, Laptop, computer. It’s a GREAT way to bring Coding to STEAM students, Maker’s, MakerED and Maker Spaces!

I didn’t yet using the Breakout possibilities, I DON’T overwhelm you with TOO MUCH information, that will GET discussed in next tutorials, BUT looks promising as NO need to plug single cables, ALL done by ONLY one connector!!!

Please check the videos below to understand how the GROVE System works.

WHERE to order it?

You can GET it here actually (04-08-2020):

TIP for Educators, Teachers, Coaches:

Let the learners first trying the working examples in the box to discover the possibilities! Later you can make the Breakout and then they can reproduce the Coding examples such as mentioned in the online manual.