I recently visited the Google Cloud page and saw a banner announcing that the Cloud IoT Core service is being retired on August 16, 2023. Another entry to the long list of services that Google has given up over time. I wonder how many users this service had that Google…
The other day my furnace broke. It’s nothing special, a relay on the thermostat side failed after 15 years of operation. It’s a typical fault for this model of furnace and it takes 10 minutes to replace the relay. The surprise came when I wanted to order a similar relay.…
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A short review of the new Multicomp Pro MP740061 80W/480C temperature controlled soldering iron
The new feather click shield from Mikroe adds two mikroBus socket to a Feather board
A review of the SMOGGIE, a low-cost air quality monitor from Magnasci/uRADMonitor.
An openSenseMap H2S monitoring node with SPEC DGS-H2S sensor and ESP8266
Some strategies to reduce the power consumption of ESP8266 modules. How to protect LiPo batteries from over-discharging
Yesterday I managed to damage the DGS-H2S sensor I used in my projects. No big deal, I dropped in on the floor, and the sensor broke. While I wait for a replacement sensor to arrive, I tried to work with a spare one, a new sensor that I plan to…
Data logging of HPMA115S0 and SDS011 dust data on SD card
