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Node-RED now running on MCUs

1/12/2023

 
Back in March 2020, I asked whether Node-RED could generate code for MCUs. Today, the answer is yes. 

Thanks to the Moddable SDK and the Node-RED MCU plug-in, GPIO management, MQTT messages and even dashboards run on a board powered by an MCU.

Read the review.
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Energia and the LaunchPad Platform Turn Legacy

9/29/2022

 
The last release of Energia, the fork of the Arduino IDE and SDK for the LaunchPad boards, was numbered 1.8.10E23 and published in December 2019. This project seems to no longer be maintained.

The official tools from Texas Instruments are Code Composer Studio, based on Eclipse with an online variant. Each wired and wireless micro-controller family has its dedicated SDK. However, those tools are far from easy to use and may not appeal to non-professionals.

As a consequence, the LaunchPad platform and BoosterPack extensions turn legacy.

This is really unfortunate: the LaunchPad MSP432 brought RTOS for everyone with the Galaxia library; the sub-1 GHz CC1352 provided an excellent radio with ultra-low-power performance.
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LoRa Typie-Walkie with E-Paper Screen

8/13/2022

 
The initial version of the typie-walkie project used WiFi as radio. However, WiFi does not match the low-power feature of the e-paper screen.

Which radio to feature low-power? LoRa came up as a good alternative for short messages over long distances.

The new version runs on the 
iLabs Challenger RP2040 LoRa board, which combines a RP2040 MCU with a RFM95W-SX1276 sub-1 GHz radio.

Discover the new version of the project.
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IoT Typie-Walkie with E-Paper Screen

8/9/2022

 
Everyone knows the talkie-walkie, but sound requires a large bandwidth. Here is a variant with an e-paper touch-screen.

The capacitive touch turns the e-paper screen into a human-machine interface. The user type the message with the keyboard and then press Send. The message is sent and displayed on the remote screen.

Discover the full project.
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HMI with EPD Extension Kit Gen 3-1 and EXT3-Touch

8/2/2022

 
The last revision of the EPD Extension Kit Gen 3-1 supports the EXT3-Touch, an expansion board for touch​. With this combination, Pervasive Displays​ brings a whole new dimension to e-paper displays. 

​Instead on being passive devices, e-paper displays are now active input devices, perfectly suited for ultra-low power human-machine interfaces (HMI). 

Learn more at Pervasive Displays e-Paper EPD Extension Kit Gen 3-1 and Touch​.
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Apple infamous $50m butterfly keyboard

7/20/2022

 
The infamous butterfly keyboard seems to have finally a happy ending.

​Reuters reports today "Apple reaches $50 mln settlement over defective MacBook keyboards", or Apple Insider "Apple agrees to $50M settlement in MacBook butterfly keyboard lawsuit".

I was affected by this issue and, despite multiple actions, Apple had always denied the case. Unfortunately, it was neither the first case of hardware failure nor the first case of deficient customer service. Apple has lost a customer and I have switched to Linux.

I hope many more lawsuits and many more lost customers help Apple to deal with its contempt for its customers, whatever the country.
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Up works, down fails

Connecting the EXT3 to the Teensy Boards

5/16/2022

 
The Teensy boards are especially popular among hobbyists, thanks to their high performance and compact size.

Here is the procedure to connect the Teensy 3 to the Pervasive Diplays EXT3.

Read more at Connecting the EXT3 to the Teensy 3.

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Driving a Large E-Paper Display with a Compact MCU Board

4/22/2022

 
How to drive a large e-paper display in a small form factor?

E-paper displays require an external frame-buffer, hence the need for a large SRAM. For example, the Pervasive Displays 9.7" black-white-red e-paper display 960x672 requires 161280 bytes.

​Recent MCUs pack or drive large amount of memory, like the 
Raspberry Pi RP2040 used in the very compact Seeed Xiao RP2040 board.

​Discover the project.
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Spot the MCU board!

Review of the Nordic Power Profiler Kit II

4/20/2022

 
One of the most critical challenge of embedded systems is managing the power budget. And very often, measuring power consumption turns into another major challenge.

Nordic comes with an interesting option: a universal ammeter with 8 logic inputs, with a dedicated application running on Linux, Mac and Windows.

Read the full review
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Remote e-Paper Pictures Panel

2/14/2022

 
How to display pictures on a remote screen?

This project uses the open-source MQTT protocol. To save bandwidth, the pictures are first compressed on a local PC. An ESP32 board receives and displays the images on the e-paper panel.

Read the full project on Hackster.io or in this website.
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