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Java tutorial: weather station app with live data 

We are going to create an application that can display the temperature of several weather stations in the Netherlands, as well as the average temperature of those weather stations. This tutorial can also be done in Python. You are given a WeatherStation class for reading the data. This class can read data from an online XML file. … Continue reading Java tutorial: weather station app with live data 

Java tutorial: create an application that can draw a simple shape

This tutorial can also be done in Python: the tutorial for that you can find here. This tutorial is part of a series. Make sure to start with the first, eg. if you have not setup Eclipse and your Java environment yet. We are going to create an application that can draw a simple shape. This … Continue reading Java tutorial: create an application that can draw a simple shape

Getting started with Java: Hello World

Important notes before you start: This tutorial helps you to become familiar with the Eclipse development environment. It is a programming environment that is also used by professional software developers and offers many possibilities. Therefore, it looks complicated at first, but you will find that it is indeed user-friendly. By doing the first tutorials you … Continue reading Getting started with Java: Hello World

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Create an RGB Led controller App

This tutorial describes how to build an electronic circuit with an RGB LED (a LED that can change color), and change its color using an App. It also demonstrates two-way communication over Bluetooth LE between an App built with Android Studio. Older versions of this tutorial: If you have and Arduino, that can also work … Continue reading Create an RGB Led controller App

Learn Java basics with a simple calculator

In this tutorial, we will create a simple text-based calculator. It’s meant to practice basic Java syntax, like println(), if- and basic arithmetic. The resulting calculator can only do the 4 basic operations and it does not recognize fractions. It is advised to first go over a basic tutorial like on w3schools.com/java before attempting this … Continue reading Learn Java basics with a simple calculator

Create a stand-alone Java App that displays info from a connected sensor

This article assumes you have already some experience in creating Java Apps. For instance if you have done the first 2 lectures of the course Application Development. You should also have prepared the DHT temperature/humidity sensor and have a working sketch for it (eg. by completing step 1 and 2 of practical assignment 2 of … Continue reading Create a stand-alone Java App that displays info from a connected sensor