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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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Using the Arduino Pro Mini & FTDI

Today we will work with the Arduino Pro Mini, a small yet powerful Arduino board. We will also build a simple battery-powered robot arm controller. Article with code – https://dbot.ws/promini More articles and tutorials – https://dronebotworkshop.com Suggest new content by filling out the survey, link in every newsletter – https://dbot.ws/dbnews The Arduino Pro Mini is […]
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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 […]
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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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Kodi & Raspberry Pi – Build a Multimedia Center

Today we will build a full-featured multimedia center using a Raspberry Pi and Kodi, an open-source multimedia player with a wealth of advanced features. See the full article at https://dbot.ws/kodi More projects at https://dronebotworkshop.com Have your say in what content I make for you! Join the newsletter at https://dbot.ws/dbnews Kodi is a feature-rich multimedia center […]
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I2C Part 2 – Build a I2C Sensor

In the second look at I2C, we will design our own I2C sensor. We’ll also look at the protocol used to exchange data on the I2C bus. Full article with code at https://dbot.ws/i2cpart2 More articles and tutorials at https://dronebotworkshop.com Want to suggest new content? Join the newsletter at https://dbot.ws/dbnews We are back working with the […]