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Micro SD Card Module with temperature sensor

Data logging with the Raspberry Pi Pico W

This tutorial extends the tutorial of a temperature sensor with a display, and adds data logging to that. This can be realized by logging to an SD card, to the memory of the Raspberry Pi, or by logging to a website (via Wifi). The first part is logging to an SD card. Part 1: Data … Continue reading Data logging with the Raspberry Pi Pico W

Getting started with a digital portfolio

This presentation is for a workshop to help first year bachelor students of the study programme Create to get started creating a website for their showcase portfolio. This is part of the course Professional Development. Below you can find the material of that lecture. Video of lecture “Getting started with a digital portfolio”: Download: Presentation … Continue reading Getting started with a digital portfolio

Tutorial: build a laser distance sensor with a Raspberry Pi Pico

In this tutorial, we will build a laser distance Sensor with a Raspberry Pi Pico and CircuitPython, using a VL53L1X Time-of-Flight (TOF) sensor. In this tutorial you will learn to build a distance sensor. It takes the basic steps to connect electronic components and programming the Raspberry Pi Pico in Python. It uses an laser … Continue reading Tutorial: build a laser distance sensor with a Raspberry Pi Pico

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Prototyping in a rush? No time for physical prototype? Simulate it!

Learn more about simulating a physical prototype. Wokwi is a great simulator that you can use to build your electronics projects online, without the need to get components, wire them on a breadboard and then test. If you combine it with Chat GPT to do the coding, you can have your prototype up-and-running in literally … Continue reading Prototyping in a rush? No time for physical prototype? Simulate it!

Termination of portfolio website service

Latest update: 19-09-2024 The portfolio website service has been terminated per July 1 2024. This impacts these sites: Student sites which were hosted there are associated with the study programmes Industrial Design Engineering, Creative Technology and ATLAS. If you had a website on the portfolio sites, you might want to take steps to transfer it … Continue reading Termination of portfolio website service

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Deploying a website to Github pages

This tutorial will explain how to deploy a basic, html-based site (consisting of static pages) to Github pages. This tutorial assumes you already have some basic knowledge of how to create webpages and coding in HTML, CSS. If not, do this tutorial first. For this tutorial this template based on the W3.CSS framework from w3schools … Continue reading Deploying a website to Github pages

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Getting started with your first website

This tutorial will learn you how to create your first webpage using a basic text editor by writing/editing code. Learn HTML We will not learn you how to code HTML or CSS. Use a tutorial like W3Schools for that: start with the “HTML introduction” and follow the pages until “HTML CSS”. Basic steps These are the basic … Continue reading Getting started with your first website

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Learn Python: weather station app with live data 

Through this tutorial you become familiar with developing a Python application with a graphical userinterface. We will create an App which can display weather data from various weather stations. Data will come from an online xml service providing weather data. We are going to create an application that can display the temperature of several weather … Continue reading Learn Python: weather station app with live data 

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Learn Python: drawing shapes in a userinterface

Through this tutorial you become familiar with developing a Python application with a graphical userinterface. We will create an App which draws some basic shapes. The color of one or more of the shapes can be changed by entering a RGB color value (three numbers), for the color components red, green and blue. These numbers … Continue reading Learn Python: drawing shapes in a userinterface

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Tutorial: build a connected temperature sensor with a Raspberry Pi Pico W

In this tutorial you learn to build a temperature sensor and connect it via Bluetooth with an App. It uses a DHT11 temperature & humidity sensor and Bluetooth communication with your phone. For this we will use a Raspberry Pi Pico W, the Wireless edition of the Pico. It consists of the following steps: This … Continue reading Tutorial: build a connected temperature sensor with a Raspberry Pi Pico W