Some time ago, I tried to make an “Instructables Hit Counter” using the Instructables API, and an Arduino Uno with a wired network shield. However, with the limited RAM of the Arduino Uno, I was unable to get the system to work. A while ago, I noticed a similar project done by diytronics using a NodeMCU. This was just […]
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WiFi has become an integral part of our life and daily billions of people use WiFi as a method to access the internet. But the range of WiFi is limited, unlike a cellular connection. A normal WiFi router usually has a range of about a 100m in clear sight and about 20m to 50m without clear
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In this instructable we will learn how to control Daikin air-conditioner from any point in the world using Losant IoT Enterprise Platform and their amazing UI dashboard The ESP8266 is a low-cost Wi-Fi chip with full TCP/IP stack and MCU (microcontroller unit) Step 1: How It Works The microcontroller (ESP8266) connects Losant IoT platform and waits for
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After completing my GSM Home Alarm V1.0 and some time of using, I decided to make some modifications. In the hardware the main changes are the replacement of the ultrasonic sensor and the introduction of a keypad. On the software, I change the SMS notification by e-mail. Also I decided to scale down the circuit and design
What is ultimate? Infinite RGB? How about a cool LCD touchscreen? Maybe even some completely unnecessary wifi capabilities? How about all of them- in a gumball machine. DFRobot reached out to me to create a project that uses their 2.8″ TFT screen, so I made the most amazing gumball machine ever (of course). DFRobot stepper motor
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All the lights in my house are smart so I’ve got pretty used to yelling at them to switch on and off, but it ends up making me look dumb when I yell at a light that isn’t. And I look especially dumb when yelling at candles. Normally this isn’t too much of a problem,
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The main idea was to read in 13.56 MHz RFID (tags / tokes / stickers / wristbands / cards) by a magic box and post the RFID UID to a local database by WiFi network. This instructable builds the base of the whole system – the first working RFID reader on ESP8266 WiFi SoC. (many
Like Arduino you can make your own WiCard on a breadboard. All you need are resistors, capacitors, breadboard, wires, ATmega8, and ESP8266. Story Like “Arduino,” you can make your own WiCard on a breadboard. If you want to make WiCard on a breadboard before making the PCB, all you need is some resistors and capacitors,
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Physical flash capacity, the Arduino core flash map, and host-side tool behavior are three different limits. This article separates what a 16 MiB ESP8266 chip is from what a given core revision and tool actually expose.
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Mechanics of WiFi Detectors A wireless signal can travel only so far. Specifically, a typical signal can extend as far as 1,000 feet (304.8 meters) in an unobstructed, open area and about 300 feet (91.44 meters) in a closed area that has obstructions [source: Graves]. Because the signals themselves are invisible and the access points
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