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SensorTile.Box Review SensorTile.Box Review – Test and Validate your Wearable Ideas Instantaneously

A few years back, if someone were to tell me a watch could not only tell time but can also measure the heart rate and track calories, I would be blown away by it. Today more than a million people, including me own a wearable fitness tracker and it is forecasted that the market for wearable devices would reach $57,653 millions by 2022. From smart glasses to Diabetes…

DIY Arduino Wireless Programming Shield using Bluetooth Module DIY Arduino Wireless Programming Shield using Bluetooth Module

While doing projects using Arduino, we always need to connect Arduino to PC in order to upload the program in it. But sometimes it is very uncomfortable to always connect the board with PC as if it is a robotics project then you always have to move the robot near to labtop to re-program it. This problem can be solved by programming the Arduino wirelessly. So here we are…

Interfacing HC-05 Bluetooth Module with MSP430 Launchpad to Control an LED Interfacing HC-05 Bluetooth Module with MSP430 Launchpad to control an LED

While a lot of wireless technologies have been introduced in past decade, but Bluetooth is still the most popular tech for short range wireless communication. In embedded systems HC-05/06 is the most popular Bluetooth Module. We previously used this Bluetooth module in many projects to control home appliances, robots etc and interfaced it with other microcontroller:

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Setup Raspberry Pi to Broadcast an URL using Eddystone BLE Beacon Turn Your Raspberry Pi into a Bluetooth Beacon & Broadcast an URL

Bluetooth is one of the revolutionary technology to wirelessly transfer the data, control other devices, build home automation systems etc. But have you ever wondered that the Bluetooth can also be used for broadcasting any information to nearby devices to display important information, advertisements, easy checkout etc. There is a protocol developed by the Google to perform…

How to setup HM-10 BLE Module as iBeacon How to Setup HM-10 BLE Module as iBeacon

The Beacon and iBeacon technology terms are often used interchangeably. iBeacon was introduced by Apple and is Apple’s implementation of Bluetooth low-energy (BLE) wireless technology for providing a different way of location-based information and services to the Apple’s iPhones and other iOS Devices. The technology standard allows Mobile Apps (running on both iOS and…

Raspberry Pi Bluetooth Speaker: Play Audio wirelessly using Raspberry Pi Raspberry Pi Bluetooth Speaker: Play Audio wirelessly using Raspberry Pi

Raspberry Pi is a palm sized computer having in-built Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, Ethernet port, Camera port etc. which makes it most suitable microcontroller for IoT based embedded applications. It is also used to make many kind of servers like Print server, Media Server, Web Server etc. Today we will learn how a Raspberry Pi can convert a normal speaker having 3.5mm jack into a…

DIY Gesture Controlled Arduino based Air Mouse using Accelerometer DIY Gesture Controlled Arduino Based Air Mouse using Accelerometer

Ever wondered how our world is moving towards immersive reality? We are continuously finding new ways and methods to interact with our surroundings using virtual reality, mixed reality, augmented reality, and air gesture mouse technologies. New devices are coming out every day with these fast-paced technologies to impress us with their new interactive technologies.

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How to Flash the Firmware on Clone HM-10 BLE Module using Arduino Uno How to Flash the Firmware on Clone HM-10 BLE Module using Arduino Uno

While using the BLE HM-10 module, you must encounter some really frustrating problems like you cannot send or receive AT commands, or you cannot pair HM-10 with Smart Phone. If you encounter these problems, then your BLE HM-10 module is surely a Cloned HM-10 Module. Yes, you heard it right, the Cloned HM-10 module. However after flashing it with genuine firmware it acts like…

How to use HM-10 BLE Module with Arduino to control an LED using Android App How to Use HM-10 BLE Module with Arduino to Control an LED using Android App

Bluetooth is one of the most popular and easy to use wireless technology. Over the few years there have been many upgrades of Bluetooth standard to keep pace with the current ongoing technology with future technology and to satisfy needs of users. Starting from the Bluetooth version 1.0 to Bluetooth version 5.0, there are many things changed including higher data rates, the…

IoTize TapNLink for Instant NFC and Bluetooth Communication IoTize TapNLink for Instant NFC, Bluetooth Available for Immediate Shipment Worldwide through Digi-Key

IoTize’s line of TapNLink products for Bluetooth and NFC communication is available to customers around the world from Digi-Key Electronics, a global electronic components distributor.  Under a new distribution agreement, Digi-Key will resell a range of products from IoTize, designers and manufacturers of plug-n-play wireless connectivity solutions for microcontroller-…

New Dual-Core Wireless MCUs STM32WB launched with Ultra-Low-Power Real-Time Performance STMicroelectronics launched New Dual-Core Wireless MCUs STM32WB with Ultra-Low-Power Real-Time Performance

The STMicroelectronics released STM32WBx5 Dual-core wireless MCU with support of Bluetooth5, Open Thread, and ZigBee3.0. The MCU also features ultra-low-power performance with leveraging the ultra-low-power technologies of the STM32L4line. The STM32WBx5 MCUs features multiple power modes including 13nA Shutdown mode, adaptive voltage scaling, and the adaptive real-time ART…

Build a Smart Watch by Interfacing OLED Display with Android Phone using Arduino Build a Smart Watch by Interfacing OLED Display with Android Phone using Arduino

Most of us would be familiar with the 16×2 Dot matrix LCD display that is used in many projects to display some information to the user.  But these LCD displays have a lot of limitation in what they can do. In this tutorial, we will use OLED to display some basic information from the Android smartphone like Time, date, network strength and battery status…