python Archives - Open Electronics https://www.open-electronics.org/tag/python/ Open source electronic projects Wed, 14 Oct 2020 07:23:38 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.1 https://www.open-electronics.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/cropped-logo-32x32.jpeg python Archives - Open Electronics https://www.open-electronics.org/tag/python/ 32 32 32754084 SparkUQM – An AI Powered Urban Quality Monitoring System https://www.open-electronics.org/sparkuqm-an-ai-powered-urban-quality-monitoring-system/ https://www.open-electronics.org/sparkuqm-an-ai-powered-urban-quality-monitoring-system/#respond Wed, 21 Oct 2020 07:21:39 +0000 https://www.open-electronics.org/?p=31022   The metro cities all around the world are facing a lot of problem because of the increasing population, which is resulting in an exponential pollution rise, which is a very serious problem and needs immediate attention. But the problem is that there is no proper monitoring device for these Urban environments, so we are […]

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]]> https://www.open-electronics.org/sparkuqm-an-ai-powered-urban-quality-monitoring-system/feed/ 0 31022 Recreate Flappy Bird’s flight mechanic https://www.open-electronics.org/recreate-flappy-birds-flight-mechanic/ https://www.open-electronics.org/recreate-flappy-birds-flight-mechanic/#respond Wed, 16 Sep 2020 11:54:42 +0000 https://www.open-electronics.org/?p=30934   Flappy Bird was released by programmer Dong Nguyen in 2013, and made use of a straightforward game mechanic to create an addictive hit. Tapping the screen provided ‘lift’ to the main character, which is used strategically to navigate through a series of moving pipes. A point is scored for each pipe successfully passed. The […]

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]]> https://www.open-electronics.org/recreate-flappy-birds-flight-mechanic/feed/ 0 30934 Control the volume of programs running on your Windows PC like a DJ https://www.open-electronics.org/control-the-volume-of-programs-running-on-your-windows-pc-like-a-dj/ https://www.open-electronics.org/control-the-volume-of-programs-running-on-your-windows-pc-like-a-dj/#respond Fri, 31 Jul 2020 16:14:36 +0000 https://www.open-electronics.org/?p=30680   If you have multiple applications open in Windows, you may want one to be louder than the other, but what if you want to adjust levels with physical sliders like an actual DJ? If that sounds interesting, check out this controller by “Aithorn.” The device uses an Arduino Nano to read signals from each slider and pass this […]

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]]> https://www.open-electronics.org/control-the-volume-of-programs-running-on-your-windows-pc-like-a-dj/feed/ 0 30680 Retro Themed IoT Weather Display https://www.open-electronics.org/retro-themed-iot-weather-display/ https://www.open-electronics.org/retro-themed-iot-weather-display/#respond Thu, 09 Apr 2020 09:51:25 +0000 https://www.open-electronics.org/?p=30302 I had the opportunity to work with Noe Ruiz from Adafruit to write some CircuitPython code for the PyPortal Titano Weather Station. The PyPortal boards have a SAMD51 along with an ESP32 co-processor, which allows them to connect to Wi-Fi and run CircuitPython. This project displays a live feed of the current weather for your […]

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]]> https://www.open-electronics.org/retro-themed-iot-weather-display/feed/ 0 30302 PyPortal Pet Planter with Adafruit IO https://www.open-electronics.org/pyportal-pet-planter-with-adafruit-io/ https://www.open-electronics.org/pyportal-pet-planter-with-adafruit-io/#respond Fri, 03 Apr 2020 08:22:04 +0000 https://www.open-electronics.org/?p=30317 Build a smart planter with Adafruit PyPortal and CircuitPython. Monitor your plants vitals with Adafruit STEMMA Soil Sensor and plot moisture and temperature data. Use Adafruit IO to create a visual dashboard with gauges of your plants water levels. The display shows an animation of the water levels and moisture and temperature values. The planter […]

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]]> https://www.open-electronics.org/pyportal-pet-planter-with-adafruit-io/feed/ 0 30317 Electronic History of the Day with PyPortal https://www.open-electronics.org/electronic-history-of-the-day-with-pyportal/ https://www.open-electronics.org/electronic-history-of-the-day-with-pyportal/#respond Wed, 01 Apr 2020 08:22:04 +0000 https://www.open-electronics.org/?p=30313 This PyPortal project shows one notable electronic or science fact every day. Based on what day it is, CircuitPython code grabs JSON data from a database and then prints information about the person associated with that day. Want more info on the person? Use the QR code! More info

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]]> https://www.open-electronics.org/electronic-history-of-the-day-with-pyportal/feed/ 0 30313 ESP8266 Over The Air (OTA) Programming In Arduino IDE https://www.open-electronics.org/esp8266-over-the-air-ota-programming-in-arduino-ide/ https://www.open-electronics.org/esp8266-over-the-air-ota-programming-in-arduino-ide/#respond Tue, 21 Jan 2020 14:11:34 +0000 https://www.open-electronics.org/?p=29837   A fantastic feature of any WiFi-enabled microcontroller like ESP8266 NodeMCU is the ability to update its firmware wirelessly. This is known as Over-The-Air (OTA) programming.   More info

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]]> https://www.open-electronics.org/esp8266-over-the-air-ota-programming-in-arduino-ide/feed/ 0 29837 Reachy is an expressive, open-source robot https://www.open-electronics.org/reachy-is-an-expressive-open-source-robot/ https://www.open-electronics.org/reachy-is-an-expressive-open-source-robot/#respond Sat, 18 Jan 2020 14:14:39 +0000 https://www.open-electronics.org/?p=29943   Seems like everybody’s getting into the AI and robotics game — at least the companies and research institutions that can afford to build their platforms from the ground up are. France’s Pollen Robotics, on the other hand, aims to kickstart the robotics revolution with its open-source system, Reachy. The robot, being open-source, is capable […]

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]]> https://www.open-electronics.org/reachy-is-an-expressive-open-source-robot/feed/ 0 29943 Arduino PortentaH7 Carrier Board https://www.open-electronics.org/arduino-portentah7-carrier-board/ https://www.open-electronics.org/arduino-portentah7-carrier-board/#respond Tue, 07 Jan 2020 15:59:21 +0000 https://www.open-electronics.org/?p=29890 The Portenta Carrier exposes all of the extra capabilities of the processor on the Portenta board through connectors and peripherals that do not physically fit on it like connectors for USB, RJ-45, CAN bus, audio in and out lines, camera, DisplayPort, etc. The design expands the default communication ports of Portenta boards to other wired […]

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]]> https://www.open-electronics.org/arduino-portentah7-carrier-board/feed/ 0 29890 Arduino announced the powerful low-power new Arduino Portenta Family https://www.open-electronics.org/arduino-announced-the-powerful-low-power-new-arduino-portenta-family/ https://www.open-electronics.org/arduino-announced-the-powerful-low-power-new-arduino-portenta-family/#respond Tue, 07 Jan 2020 15:50:34 +0000 https://www.open-electronics.org/?p=29889 New Portenta Family Arduino’s new series of high-performance industry-rated boards Designed for demanding industrial control, AI edge processing and robotics applications     Designed for demanding industrial applications, AI edge processing and robotics, it features a new standard for open high-density interconnect to support advanced peripherals. The first member of the family is the Arduino […]

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]]> https://www.open-electronics.org/arduino-announced-the-powerful-low-power-new-arduino-portenta-family/feed/ 0 29889 Adafruit introduced Feather Express https://www.open-electronics.org/adafruit-introduced-feather-express/ https://www.open-electronics.org/adafruit-introduced-feather-express/#respond Thu, 21 Nov 2019 16:50:15 +0000 https://www.open-electronics.org/?p=29389   Recently Adafruit introduced the STM32F405 Feather Express. Mounting an STMicroelectronics STM32F405 32-bit Arm Cortex-M4 processor running at 168MHz, 1MB of flash memory, a 2MB SPI flash module. It also features an onboard NeoPixel indicator and a Qwiiic/STEMMA-QT compatible connector for solderless hardware interfacing over I2C. The board is fully compatible with Python and only […]

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]]> https://www.open-electronics.org/adafruit-introduced-feather-express/feed/ 0 29389 Print with Perler beads https://www.open-electronics.org/print-with-perler-beads/ https://www.open-electronics.org/print-with-perler-beads/#respond Fri, 25 Oct 2019 15:50:56 +0000 https://www.open-electronics.org/?p=29271 Perler beads allow you to make fun designs by melting these tiny colored objects together, but why arrange them by hand when you can have a machine do it for you? That’s the idea behind this hack by YouTuber knezult11, where a non-working delta 3D printer is heavily modified to dispense beads instead of filament. […]

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