Mighty Modules: Pluggable Boards To Get Your Project Built
If you’re taking your microcontroller or SBC project to market, these pluggable boards might be what you need.
Internet of Things
The Internet of Things (IoT) is the perfect way for makers to get creative and use technology to solve problems. It’s easier now than ever before to connect physical devices in our world with the internet; from appliances that can be remotely monitored and controlled, healthcare monitoring systems, wearables, home security systems and more. By connecting things like this together, it lets us access data in ways that have never been possible before – such as checking how much energy an appliance uses or controlling lights in a room via your phone all over the world. In these blog posts, we cover everything you need to know about IoT: what it is, the benefits of using it and even some inspiring projects and tutorials so you can start taking advantage of its potential!
Roundup: Five Long-Range LoRa Projects to Explore
Follow your dog, track the weather, automate your greenhouse and more — flex your reach with these long-range IoT projects
The Rebble Alliance: Preserving the Pebble Smart Watch
With server shutdowns looming, a group of Pebble enthusiasts battled to keep their beloved smartwatches operational
Plan CO2 — A Thing or Two About Monitoring CO2
Tim Dye of TD Environmental Services is a leading expert in air quality sensors. He knows a thing or two about CO2. When I first started thinking about how we might use CO2 to measure the proper ventilation of indoor spaces, I thought of Tim and his work on air quality monitors.
Plan CO2: Montreal Dad Makes a CO2 Monitor for His Daughter’s Classroom
A device that measures CO2 can be built and deployed in indoor spaces such as classrooms to monitor ventilation in the room and warn if levels of CO2 are rising.
Particle Launches New EtherSIM Platform with Free-To-Use Cellular Data
Today at their online Spectra conference, Particle announced their new cellular-based IoT platform called EtherSIM, which opens their devices to a large network of carriers worldwide and adds the data plans into the Particle platform subscription price for professional users. Alongside, they also unveiled the “Particle Free Plan” which lets smaller users and makers access […]
Building A Portable Air Quality Monitor
Air quality is on a lot of people’s minds right now, especially if you’re on the West coast of the US. Mike Winter was putting together a system to measure and display the air quality and had an idea to make it portable and partially wrist mounted. His results were pretty nice, as you can […]
