Arduino & Micro Controllers Archives

How to flash ESP-01 (this is NOT a programmer board!)

Daniel MasonAug 10, 2018January 15, 20210

I had a hard time flashing the basic Blink program to the ESP-01 due to a misleadingly described programmer board I had purchased online.

Smooth Voltage Regulation for LED dimming on 8-bit microcontrollers

Daniel MasonJul 15, 2018November 9, 20200

Arduinos can be used as MQTT-enabled LED strip controllers. However, their limited PWM step resolution can pose a problem for the smooth LED lighting look we want to achieve. This post explains the reasons why

Experimenting with LED Dimming Functions – Smoothing Functions Arduino Sketch

Daniel MasonJul 15, 2018June 5, 20200

In this post, I wrote a sketch to try out different smothing functions for fading LEDs.

PlatformIO/Arduino Flash Program Upload Problems

Daniel MasonJun 30, 2018December 13, 20200

I was pulling my hair out due to the following upload error.

Spotify Button Build

Daniel MasonMar 5, 2018November 10, 20200

This post shows the completed Banger Button project build.

Arduino Types and Use Cases

Daniel MasonFeb 1, 2018October 31, 20200

Arduinos come in all shapes and sizes and it can be intimidating to choose between them. This post should clear up some confusions you might have. This is based on my experience and opinion, because

Building a Smart Alarm Clock – Arduino Project

Daniel MasonDec 8, 2017December 13, 20200

The idea is to create an alarm clock using a WiFi enabled Arduino micro-controller, an OLED screen, some buttons and (on the software side) a *finite state machine*.