This is the continuation of Part II of Internet of Things in the Smart Home while the first article was Part I. Devices with smart home functions are already present in various product segments and are being used in more and more households. When connecting to the Internet of Things, the standards still currently in the development or maturing phase help to form a successful communication and … [Read more...]
How To Save Sensor Data From Arduino To a Text File
There are very complex ways of saving sensor data from Arduino to a text file. Also there are easy program. There was time when Mac were run with user created programs. Roger Meier's Freeware site has such own created programs. Download the "CoolTerm" program. Extract it. Double click on the CoolTerm application to launch. Click on Connection, then go to Options and then in Serial Port Options … [Read more...]
Internet of Things in the Smart Home : Part II
In the previous part of the Internet of Things in the smart home, we discussed the basic technical requirements, specifications and touched networking part. The devices in the smart home act independently, networked or both. Intelligence is intended to expand functions or introduce new functions into the already known devices, thus creating added value for the user. Stationary smart home … [Read more...]
Arduino MIDI Input & Virtual MIDI Piano Keyboard
We can use Arduino for processing MIDI input and use Virtual MIDI Piano Keyboard freeware on PC for testing purpose. MIDI controller is hardware or software which generates and transmits Musical Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI) data to electronic or digital MIDI-enabled device. We can directly connect the MIDI jack with Arduino with minimally complex wiring or use IC. We can program, create … [Read more...]
Internet of Things in the Smart Home : Part I
The establishment of the Internet of Things, which has led to a downsizing of the PC architecture, has created new possibilities for finding solutions in the smart home segment, which should facilitate and expand everyday life. Smart home enhancements using Internet of Things techniques are designed to make smart home solutions even smarter. The terms Internet of Things and Smart Home are often … [Read more...]
Arduino Bluetooth Remote Control Tutorial : Part I
Previously, we discussed how to use Wi-Fi module with Arduino and Arduino 4 channel relay. Making them working togather with smartphone not that easy. Bluetooth is Easier Than Wi-Fi From Programming Aspect To Build Wireless Electrical Switch. Here is Part I of The Arduino Bluetooth Remote Control Tutorial. There are various bluetooth modules for Arduino including modules supporting BLE. A … [Read more...]
Review of FiiO D03K Optical to RCA Converter (and Mods)
Many of the Older High End Devices Has No Optical Output But Modern TVs (like Samsung NU7100) Has Optical Out. Here is a review of FiiO D03K Optical to RCA converter. In our previous articles, we discussed about the optical to RCA converters, and also HDMI ARC and HDMI CEC. A question can be - why not buy an HDMI ARC to RCA converter when optical already outdated? Optical to RCA converters are … [Read more...]
Arduino 3 Leg Bicolor LED Wiring and Code to Blink/Fade
Bicolor LEDs are cheap and quite popular as indicators of various things. 3 leg Here is Arduino 3 leg bicolor LED wiring and code to blink or fade. LEDs have color specific resistor values. A bicolor LED is practically two LEDs with one common anode or cathode. Some have common positive terminal (anode) and some have common negative terminal (cathode). When different voltage is applied to … [Read more...]
Sony A68, A99 Live View on Samsung LED Television (NU7100 Series)
Previously we described tethered shooting with Sony A68 with Mac and PC. In that case, we need Sony's freeware software to get the function. In this article, we will describe how to use Sony A68, A99 live view on Samsung LED Television (NU7100 Series) for tethered shooting to improve perfection. It is an undocumented feature of Tizen TV OS. Of course, Sony's other models of same range should be … [Read more...]
Autostart MySQL After a Crash : Solve WordPress Database Connection Error
WordPress Error establishing a database connection is frequently faced problem. In our previous guides, we pointed to properly configure my.cnf, that is adding [mysqld_safe] stanza at the end of my.cnf file with socket, PID. For newer versions of MYSQL, we written guide for Percona MySQL to auto-restart. Newer Ubuntu, Debian installations do not automatically create the required debian-sys-maint … [Read more...]
Method of Cleaning & Screen Protectors of Large Screen Televisions
It sounds odd to read but modern LED, OLED televisions has a coating on the surface! Many smartphones have Gorilla glass and their display technology actually different. Without knowledge of how to clean these large screen television really destroyed the screen of many owners by creating scratch (even crack), odd cloudy effect and similar horrible end. It can be impractical to think to repair them … [Read more...]