Makita batteries use a modified 1-Wire protocol at 5V logic levels. The ESP32-C3 operates at 3.3V and cannot reliably communicate with the battery directly. By splitting the system into two MCUs, each ...

Making airplanes with foam board is really handy since this material is very cheap, easy to work with, and durable. It's the same material the channel Flite Test uses in their builds. I recently tried ...

There are plenty of drones (and other gadgets) you can buy online that use proprietary control protocols. Of course, reverse-engineering one of these protocols is a hacker community classic. Today, ...

Five new Elektor courses help beginners take their first steps in microcontroller programming with Arduino, ESP32, and Raspberry Pi Pico. Each course combines hands-on projects, hardware kits, and ...

Tired of building the same old Arduino projects like blinking LEDs, temperature monitors, and line-following robots? Now it’s time for something fun. It’s time to turn your skills into entertainment ...

This library is a Arduino-friendly version of TinyUSB stack. It is designed with structure and APIs that are easily integrated to an Arduino Core. There are 2 type of supported cores: with and without ...

Qualcomm subsidiary Arduino has announced the VENTUNO Q, a new single-board computer that ships with Ubuntu pre-installed. This isn’t a board aimed at casual makers or tech tinkerers bored with their ...

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