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74HC595 & 74HC165 Shift Registers with Arduino

Expand your Arduino with shift registers! Today I will show you how to use the 74HC595 and 74HC165 to increase your Arduino’s inputs and outputs so we can flash a bunch of LEDs. Article with all the code: https://dbot.ws/shift More articles and tutorials: https://dronebotworkshop.com Suggest new content and meet new people – join the forum: […]
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Raspberry Pi GPIO – Getting Started with gpiozero

Learn to use the Raspberry Pi GPIO connector and the gpiozero library to interface with an LED and some switches. We’ll even make a very simple camera and have our Pi take a selfie! Article with code samples: https://dbot.ws/rpgpio More articles and tutorials: https://dronebotworkshop.com Join the conversation on the forum: https://forum.dronebotworkshop.com Subscribe to the newsletter […]
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Solving I2C Address Conflicts – TCA9548A I2C Multiplexer

Today we will resolve a common problem – what to do when two of your sensors or displays have the same I2C address? Article with code – https://dbot.ws/i2cmulti More articles and projects – https://dronebotworkshop.com Join everyone on the forum – https://forum.dronebotworkshop.com get the newsletter – https://dbot.ws/dbnews I’ve covered the I2C bus in several previous videos, […]
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Measuring Temperature with Arduino – 5 Sensors

Today I’ll show you five different temperature sensors that you can easily use with an Arduino. Article with code samples: https://dbot.ws/tempsense More projects and tutorials at https://dronebotworkshop.com Join the newsletter – https://dbot.ws/dbnews Interact and suggest new content on the forum: https://forum.dronebotworkshop.com We have measured temperature in previous Arduino projects, usually using the trusty DHT11 temperature […]
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Arduino Color Sensors – TCS230 & ISL29125

In today’s colorful episode we will learn to calibrate and use the TCS230 and ISL29125 Color Sensors with an Arduino. Article with code at https://dbot.ws/color More tutorials and projects at https://dronebotworkshop.com Discuss this on the Forum at https://forum.dronebotworkshop.com Join the newsletter – https://dbot.ws/dbnews Got an idea? Suggest NEW content at https://dbot.ws/new Today we will be […]
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Troubleshooting – What to do when it won't work!

It happens to everyone – you build a project, turn it on and it doesn’t work! Today I’ll go over the art of Troubleshooting – what to do when it just won’t work. More projects and tutorials at https://dronebotworkshop.com/ Get involved on the Forum at https://forum.dronebotworkshop.com/ Join the newsletter and keep in touch – https://dbot.ws/dbnews […]