The purpose of Random Nerd Tutorials is to share interesting electronics projects, tutorials and reviews with open-source hardware. This means that I usually don’t write blog posts about news, but it’s happening important changes to the …
Rui here, I’ve been getting a lot of positive feedback on the ESP8266 tutorial series. Unfortunately I’ve been really busy to post new tutorials.
Rui here, A few days ago I announced that I wrote a book called BeagleBone For Dummies for Wiley Publishing Inc.. This book took more than 7 months to complete.
In this project you’re going to create a simple HTTP client with an ESP8266 WiFi module. Having your ESP8266 connected to your network, it requests the current Bitcoin price. This is …
If you’re new to the ESP8266 WiFi module, first read my Getting Started Guide with the ESP8266. You can also checkout my other tutorial on how to create a web server with an …
This entry is part 4 of 4 in the series Getting Started with BeagleBone Black. This post was written by Rui Santos and Luís Perestrelo authors of BeagleBone For Dummies * …
This entry is part 3 of 4 in the series Getting Started with BeagleBone Black. This post was written by Rui Santos and Luís Perestrelo authors of BeagleBone For Dummies * …
This entry is part 2 of 4 in the series Getting Started with BeagleBone Black. This post was written by Rui Santos and Luís Perestrelo authors of BeagleBone For Dummies * …
Rui here, I would say about 90% emails I receive every week are related to Home Automation. I often get questions like:
This entry is part 1 of 4 in the series Getting Started with BeagleBone Black. This post was written by Rui Santos and Luís Perestrelo authors of BeagleBone For Dummies * Introduction …
This PIR motion sensor is a $2 sensor that is used to detect movement from humans or pets. You can read my previous tutorial on how to use this sensor with an Arduino.
In this post, you’ll configure the WiFi on your Raspberry Pi. If it’s your first time using the RPi, first make sure you read my Getting Started with Raspberry Pi guide.
This is just a quick blog post explaining how you can install the latest version of Node.js in your Raspberry Pi.
Rui here, The Raspberry Pi Model B giveaway as ended on September 20, 12:00PM! Congratulations to the winner Humberto P. Silva from Brazil! Your Raspberry Pi will be shipped to your house …