ESP32 – Intro to I2S Part 1

August 1, 2020 XTronical 17

This is the first in a series of videos and articles explaining I2S and how to use with the ESP32. This opening episode keeps it very simple just using the included standard Espressiv libraries. In the video there is a full explanation of how I2S is implemented followed by a […]

ILI9341 SD card or other problems with ESP32? Try this.

June 10, 2020 XTronical 0

A quick rough and ready one take video of a solution to a problem I had when I had several components on my board and a “as delivered” ILI9341. Until the extra components went on everything was fine, then it wasn’t…. Here’s my solution to the problem.

ILI9341 TFT LCD to ESP32 – Full HOW TO

April 28, 2020 XTronical 33

The ILI9341 is a great display, fast, cheap and most modules for hobbyists come with an on-board SD Card reader and built in touch screen – marvellous! But getting all these things working, especially with the ESP32 has sometimes been a little hit and miss – if you trawl the […]

Data Logging (Temperature) on Arduino

April 6, 2020 XTronical 0

In this video and article we look at how to log temperature (you could expand this for other sensors you may have) onto an SD card in a format suitable for direct opening in Excel (and probably open office too or other available packages). Here’s the video, the circuit diagram […]

Quickie: SD Cards with Arduino

April 6, 2020 XTronical 0

A video with everything you need to know has been published below, the circuit diagram (if you need it) is at the bottom of the article which ises the connections used in the video. SD cards are incredibly cheap (around the price of a normal size chocolate bar), yet for […]

Fake Lego “M” Motor versus Real Lego Motor

March 8, 2020 XTronical 0

Which is better? Fake Lego Motor or Real Lego Motor – Let’s find out. Power Functions “M” class. Let’s find out which is better, fake lego “M” motors or real? In this video I go through a series of tests to find out

Review of 2019

January 12, 2020 XTronical 0

My humble review of 2019, showing favourite/popular/ unpopular videos. Nothing else to be said!

Using the BME280 Pressure and Temp sensor with ESP32

November 6, 2019 XTronical 2

The BME280 based pressure and temperature sensors have an amazing accuracy for their price point (around 5USD, 5Euro, 5GBP or cheaper!) and they are incredibly easy to connect up and use. Both I²C or SPI busses are usually supported. Below is the one similar to those that are readily available. […]