I’ve been testing out the RYB2340 Bluetooth module, and it’s honestly one of the simplest ways I’ve found to add wireless control to Arduino or ESP8266 projects. In this video, I’ll walk you through ...

It’s always nice to simulate a project before soldering a board together. Tools like QUCS run locally and work quite well for analog circuits, but can fall short with programmable logic. Tools like ...

In a move that’s no doubt going to upset and confuse many, Espressif has released its newest microcontroller — the ESP32-S31.

Espressif has recently released the ESP-IDF v6.0 framework with support for ESP32-C5 and ESP32-C61, so we can expect more ESP32-C5 boards. Following the launch of boards like DFRobot FireBeetle 2 and ...

Suffering from spotty Wi-Fi in parts of your home? The right mesh network setup can help bring seamless connectivity to every corner. Here's how to optimize your internet connection. I’ve been working ...

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 ...

Arduino is built on top of ESP-IDF. This is important to realize that ESP-IDF release schedule changes affect and impact Arduino for ESP32 Releases (both the core and the component). It is important ...

The Texas Instruments CC1101 is a very versatile, high quality and cheap transceiver, supporting a wide range of frequencies and modulations. Ready-to-use CC1101 modules are as cheap as 5.00€ and at ...

It looks like Espressif Systems has a new powerful wireless microcontroller in the works, with the ESP32-S31 sharing some features of the ESP32-P4 and ESP32-S3 microcontrollers. The ESP32-S31 is a ...