Category: HOWTO (Category pages: 12)

Maker Speed Run Day 3: Design, Build & Sell a PCB Maker product in under a week

Maker Speed Run: Design, Build & Sell a PCB Maker product in under a week - Day 1

Running GoLang on an STM32 MCU. A quick tutorial.

If you’re a fan of GoLang then your options are limited in the embedded world. So, here’s a couple of options for you with a working bare metal example for an STM32 MCU written entirely in Go.

Teaching a mate how to design and build a simple PCB - Episode 02

Teaching a mate how to design and build a simple PCB - Episode 01

Make a PCB from scratch using EasyEDA // Part 2 // Tutorial

This is the second part of my video on building a simple PCB using EasyEDA.

Program an Atmel SAM without an IDE. // Tutorial

I’ve been asked this question a couple times. How do you program an Atmel SAM MCU without a boot loader or the Arduino IDE?

In this video I’ll show you how to do this using Linux and an Atmel In-Circuit Debugger.

Saving Electronics: What Can You Save? // Tutorial

How to save around US$623 by scavenging from junk. If you live in a country that has regular roadside junk collection, they can be a goldmine of electronics spare parts.

MQTT Mosquitto on a Pi Zero W in under 5 minutes // Tutorial

Setting up the Mosquitto MQTT Broker is pretty easy. In this video I’ll show you how to setup a Broker in under 5 minutes.

Headless Pi Zero W: 2 easy ways of connecting // Tutorial

This QuickBits video will show you two ways to setup your Raspberry Pi Zero W from scratch without a keyboard or screen using WiFi or USB connectivity. This is often called a headless setup.

How to use Amazon Echo/Alexa in your next project // Tutorial

What’s a Maker project without cool voice recognition? This article will show you how easy it is to use Amazon Echo aka Alexa Voice Service in your next project.