Whether public, private or hybrid cloud, each has its advantages and disadvantages. But the borders are blurring. New offerings combine the advantages of the different forms of offer and make cloud computing much more attractive and, above all, cheaper. The use of cloud computing continues to grow rapidly. Various market researchers are reporting that global cloud sales totalled USD 233.4 billion … [Read more...]
Temperature Sensor Using NTC Thermistor (Arduino/NTC)
A thermistor (THERMally sensitive resISTOR) is an electrical resistance whose value changes with the temperature. Thermistors are divided into two groups, hot conductors which have a negative temperature coefficient (NTC), conduct electrically in a hot state better than in the cold state and cold conductors, which have a positive temperature coefficient (PTC) and conduct better electrically when … [Read more...]
Application of Cloud Computing Technologies in Gaming & Betting Industry
Once the casino industry was limited to the land-based casinos and paper ticket-based lotteries. Today, almost all of the smartphone users with an active internet connection will tell that online gambling and betting business are growing in recent years. Farmville is now been played by peoples from seven to seventy. Forms of gambling, betting rapidly changing and unlike the land-based casinos, … [Read more...]
IoT Based Pulse Oximeter With ESP32, MAX30102 and IBM Watson IoT
Pulse oximeters are in use since long during an operation, in intensive care, in the emergency room and other places such as in unpressurized aircraft. The COVID-19 pandemic made pulse oximetry technology for the consumers. Most of the finger pulse oximeters in the market lack BLE and Wi-Fi. There are only a few finger pulse oximeters which have a BLE to transmit data to the smartphone. Having a … [Read more...]
Convert a Normal TV to a SmartTV With TVFix Caster
Not all have a smart TV which supports Miracast. We are living in a golden era of technology where highly innovative gadgets have overwhelmed the world. These gadgets have made our lives much simpler and amazing. One of such amazing gadgets whose demand is seen reaching the heights is a TV Fix Caster. You must have heard the name before, right? So as the title implies, this device fixes your … [Read more...]
ESP32 MAX30102 Pulse Oximeter Code
In the previous guide of MAX30102, we have shown a test code with the MAX30102 module build/sold by Maker Focus mounted on a MH-ET LIVE breakout board. Our two challenges are - ESP32 is not exactly same as Arduino UNO and the good looking MH-ET LIVE breakout board is not same as the MAX30102 module sold by Sparkfun. As we commonly use the MAX30102 sensor library by Sparkfun, we need to guess which … [Read more...]
Prototyping in Software Development
Today, software needs to be developed quickly and set to production. Prototyping can help to improve efficiency in the development process. However, it is important to think carefully about which prototyping method fits your project. Software development is a very dynamic discipline in which requirements change quickly. Often, the client page develops several requirements or user stories, although … [Read more...]
Compatibility issues with Flash, is HTML5 the solution?
Flash has long been seen as a necessary evil for online game developers. From the beginnings of online gaming portals, Flash has long been used to create games. However, it has a lot of negatives that come along with the ease of use. It's seen as a not very secure development environment, it's often extremely slow for more complex games and in terms of compatibility, there are wildly different … [Read more...]
What is a serverless database?
Few serverless database services have emerged in the last few years. These systems are different than traditional RDBMS and traditional database as a service model from the point of billing. First, they eliminate the need for provision on a database on a server, second, their billing is usage dependent. The traditional database as a service model has fixed pricing. As their billing system is not … [Read more...]
What Can You Buy With Bitcoin in 2020?
After reading our article Use of Bitcoins in Online Trading, if you are looking for ways to spend your Bitcoin in 2020, then you might want to pay close attention. We will be taking a look at some ideas on how you can spend it shortly. Bitcoin and even some cryptocurrencies have gained a lot of popularity over the years. With the exchange rate of Bitcoin going up almost constantly, there is no … [Read more...]
Pulse Oximeter with ESP32 and MAX30102
The MAX30100 IC is an integrated pulse oximetry module two LEDs, a photodetector, optimized optics, and low-noise analogue signal processing designed for the wearable devices and medical devices. The MAX30102 IC is an upgrade to The MAX30100 and The MAX30101 IC. Here is the datasheet of MAX30102 (website of MAXIM). The PDF will give you the outlook of the working principle of the thing. … [Read more...]