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Control a Stepper Motor with Hall Effect Switches

After we learn how Hall Effect switches work, we’ll use them to build limit switches and homing sensors for stepper motors. Article with code samples – https://dbot.ws/hallsw More tutorials and projects – https://dronebotworkshop.com Get involved in the forum – https://forum.dronebotworkshop.com Sign up for the newsletter – https://dbot.ws/dbnews More code on GitHub – https://dbot.ws/github Today we […]
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I2C with Arduino and Raspberry Pi – Two Methods

In the third installment of the I2C series, I will show you two ways to interface a 3.3-volt Raspberry Pi with a 5-volt Arduino Uno. Article with code samples – https://dbot.ws/i2c3 More tutorials and articles – https://dronebotworkshop.com Join us on the forum and have your say – https://forum.dronebotworkshop.com Sign up for the newsletter – https://dbot.ws/dbnews […]
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Arduino Real Time Clock – Using the Tiny RTC

Today we will add a Real Time Clock to an Arduino. I’ll show you how the Tiny RTC is hooked up and how to use two ways, including with interrupts. We will also construct a temperature and humidity clock. Full article at https://dbws/tinyrtc More projects and tutorials at https://dronebotworkshop.com Join the newsletter and tell me […]
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Laser vs Ultrasonic – TOF10120 vs. HC-SR04

It’s the Battle of the Distance Sensors with the tiny TOF10120 Laser versus everyone’s favorite HC-SR04 Ultrasonic. I’ll compare the two sensors and test their accuracy on the DroneBot Workshop Distance Sensor Testbed! Accompanying article at https://dbot.ws/disttest More projects and tutorials at https://dronebotworkshop.com Join us on the Forum at https://forum.dronebotworkshop.com Keep in touch with the […]
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TB6612FNG H-Bridge Motor Controller – Better than L298N?

Today we are going to work with the TB6612FNG, a MOSFET-based H-Bridge Motor Controller that has many advantages over the popular L298N. Article with code and more information – https://dbot.ws/tb6612fng More articles and tutorials – https://dronebotworkshop.com Join the newsletter – https://dbot.ws/dbnews Discuss this on the forum – https://forum.dronebotworkshop.com When you want to control the speed […]
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Jetson Nano Developer Kit – Getting Started with the NVIDIA Jetson Nano

Today we will look at the NVIDIA Jetson Nano Developer Kit, a low-cost platform for developing Artificial Intelligence (AI) applications. I’ll show you how to get started with the Jetson Nano. Article at https://dbot.ws/jetson01 More articles and tutorials at https://dronebotworkshop.com Join the newsletter – https://dbot.ws/dbnews The NVIDIA Jetson Developer Kit was introduced in late 2018 […]