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!

Boards Guide 2024: Boards Are Back

Boards Guide 2024: Boards Are Back

From Make: Vol. 87: New evolutions in dev boards make this a metamorphic period for Makers.

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Particle’s New M-Series Connects Everything, Everywhere, All At Once

Particle’s New M-Series Connects Everything, Everywhere, All At Once

Particle’s new M-series of wireless solutions feature Wi-Fi, cellular, LoRaWAN, and satellite on a single board.

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Smarter Serial Communications with WiSer

Smarter Serial Communications with WiSer

Surely you’ve been there: you need to capture serial output from a microcontroller or other device, so you reach for a PL2303 or CP210x or FT232RL-based USB-to-TTL serial cable (if you can remember where you put the damn thing after you last used it!) and…realize you don’t have the drivers installed on the computer you […]

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Let it Snow with Particle’s Fun New Holiday PCB

Let it Snow with Particle’s Fun New Holiday PCB

“Oh, the weather outside is frightful” – honestly, it’s 56 degrees – not bad for mid-December in Michigan? “But the fire is so delightful” (frantically checks 3d printers, soldering equipment etc.) – what fire?! “And since we’ve no place to go” OK, fair… “Let it snow! Let it snow! Let it snow!” – again, 56 […]

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Review: Seeed SenseCAP T1000 LoRaWAN Tracker

Review: Seeed SenseCAP T1000 LoRaWAN Tracker

Manufacturer: Seeed Kickstarter Campaign Price: $29 Seeed SenseCAP T1000 LoRaWAN Tracker Many years ago, I set my backpack up with…its own server. Just a little Raspberry Pi Zero Wireless, but it could provide access to files, along with various other things, including tracking its location and alerting me to changes via IFTTT. The problem was […]

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Old School Label Making, New School Interface

Old School Label Making, New School Interface

The E-TKT by Andrei Speridiao is an exploration of delightful anachronism. It is a label maker that you can control from your phone. You might be thinking “but don’t modern label makers have phone apps already?”. Yup, many do, but they’re simply not as cool as this one! Andrei found himself using an old manual […]

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Mighty Modules: Pluggable Boards To Get Your Project Built

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.

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