Introduction The idea behind a battery powered night light came from my realization that my bedside cabinet was already cluttered by a few electrical appliances, like a lamp, a radio, and a smartphone power adapter, and fumbling around while searching the light switch usually caused something to drop onto the floor. A night light usually ..
Introduction Outdoor IoT solutions depend on a long lasting and stable power supply, but where to find in the wilderness? What immediately comes into mind is battery power, but due to the incompatability between battery voltages and supply voltage of IoT modules like Arduino or ESP8266, a voltage converter is usually part of the circuit, ..
Introduction The Espressif ESP8266-01 module is known for the excessive load it can incur on a circuit. This is particularly true when the module boots up and connects to a WiFi network. This load easily exceeds what the Arduino Pro Mini can provide through its builtin voltage regulator. I destroyed my Arduino module because I ..