Rutgers University Confirmed: Meshtastic and LoRa are dangerous
In 2020, I was the first YouTuber to make a video about “Meshtastic,” created by Kevin Hester. The project name was a merge between Mesh and Fantastic. Already then, I loved the project. But why is it the “most dangerous LoRa project”? Here is the proof: My video was included in a study titled “NETWORK-ENABLED ANARCHY” by an organization featured by the US government under the topic “instructions for encrypted messaging”. So stay tuned when I show you what you can do with it even if you have a normal profession.
In this video I unpack the parts of the last weeks and show first test of the Pycom ESP32 module and a Buck-Boost Converter
Links:
Antennas:
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/FM-Band-868MHz-waterproof-antenna-radio-receivers-antenna-RP-SMA-Male-inner-hole-3M/32711634998.html
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/Free-Shipping-1pcs-Rubber-Antenna-868Mhz-2dbi-SMA-Plug-male/32677477408.html
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/R-Angled-868Mhz-antenna-control-panels-and-radio-receivers-antenna-External-type-195mm-height/32704022621.html
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1pc-Vehicle-CAR-Horn-Antenna-868-MHz-Indoor-Antenna-3dBi-Gain-horn-patch-for-868mhz-module/32705257897.html
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1PC-868M-antenna-T-Bar-Adhesive-868-mhz-Antenna-Flat-patch-IP67-antenna-waterproof-868mhz-antenna/32707023844.html
5V / 5A power Supply: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/25W-5V-5A-Small-Volume-Single-Output-Switching-power-supply-for-LED-Strip-light/628334432.html
GY-30 light sensor sensor/BH1750FVI: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/GY-30-The-digital-optical-intensity-illumination-sensor-BH1750FVI-of-module-for-arduino/32346673178.html
Pycom Expansion Board: https://www.pycom.io/product/expansion-board/
Pycom 868 MHz LoRa Antenna: https://www.pycom.io/product/lora-antenna-kit/
PL9823 8mm Round RGB LEDs: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/5-1000pcs-DC5V-PL9823-F5-5mm-F8-8mm-Round-RGB-LED-P9823-chipset-inside-RGB-Full/32713415710.html
Small LoRa Antennas: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/Rubber-Antenna-Small-size-RF-Antenna-3-0dBi-Antenna-Wireless-Communication-Antenna-868MHz/32747910436.html
Connectors Assortment 1: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/SM2-54-Kits-40-sets-Kit-2p-3p-4p-5p-6p-Pitch-Female-and-Male-Header/32727629976.html
Connectors Assortment 2: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/25-sets-2pin-3p-4-pin-4-2mm-Pitch-Terminal-Housing-Pin-Header-Connector-Wire-Connectors/32734484345.html
DPH3205 Buck-Boost Converter: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/RD-DPH3205-Buck-boost-converter-Constant-Voltage-current-Programmable-digital-control-Power-Supply-color-LCD-voltmeter/32762131242.html
Resistor Capacitor Inductor IC SMD Components empty pages: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/50-pcs-Resistor-Capacitor-Inductor-IC-SMD-Components-Empty-page-For-0402-0603-0805-1206-Electronic/32764290614.html
Microwave Radar Sensing Module: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/Microwave-Radar-Sensor-4-8M-180-LED-Lamp-Smart-Switch-Steady-Home-Control/32668622766.html
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In this video I compare the "old" Neo-6M with the new Neo-M8N module. I am interested especially in altitude precision, but compare also horizontal precision.
Both modules are compared with the precision of a pressure sensor BME280 in measuring exact relative altitude.
I also show how to change the Arduino TinyGPSplus library that it works with the Neo-M8N module.
Links:
Video about precision altitude measurment: https://youtu.be/DXGtw0zpOqY
ublox configuration video: https://youtu.be/TwhCX0c8Xe0
u-center download: https://www.u-blox.com/en/evaluation-software-and-tools
TinyGPS++ library for Neo-M8N: https://github.com/SensorsIot/TinyGPSplus-for-Neo-M8N
Video about direct input to Excel: https://youtu.be/AgJegJ30Pj4
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Today, this channel will try to start into a new area: The area of the replacement of our beloved ESP8266 by the new ESP32. I invite you to join this journey. At the end of this video, you should be able to judge, if you want to order your first board (or take it out of your drawer)
Summary:
• We checked the GPIOs out, and discovered, that we have many more of them, and that they abandoned the Dx numbering scheme. So, we do not have to write our sketches different for the different boards.
• Then, we looked at the different examples provided with the infrastructure. This will be stuff for many videos to come. Today, we tired PWM and it worked. We were able to generate a fading LED, steer a servo, and even create a primitive DAC with this function.
• Next, we tried a simple example to check, if the Wi-Fi really works. And it does. We learned, that we will have to change all our ESP8266 sketches, if we want to port them to the ESP32.
• Then, I ported my NTP library to the ESP. With one small change, it worked and delivered accurate time also on the ESP32.
• At the end, we checked also the new touch pins and, together with the PWM functionality from the beginning of the video, were able to create a small instrument.
Attention: If your Arduino IDE is installed in the "Program file" area of Windows, you need to run "get.exe" as administrator.
Links:
Easier way to install ESP32 software: https://youtu.be/DgaKlh081tU
Board in this video:
WeMos® LOLIN32 Board http://bit.ly/2t2zXeW
Other ESP32 boards (from video #143):
TTGO ESP32 Module https://www.aliexpress.com/item/TTGO-ESP32-Dev-Module-WiFi-Bluetooth-4MB-Flash/32813561581.html
ESP32 (NodeMCU type) Board http://bit.ly/2sOMR3E
ESP32 Development Board (Yellow Pins) https://www.aliexpress.com/item/ESP32-Development-Board-WiFi-Bluetooth-Ultra-Low-Power-Consumption-Dual-Cores-ESP-32-ESP-32S-Board/32802136026.html
ESP32 X-Shield https://www.aliexpress.com/item/Lolin-ESP32-wemos-ESP32-WiFi-Modules-Bluetooth-Dual-ESP-32-ESP-32S-ESP8266/32807523301.html
ESP32 Lolin Board with LiPo https://www.aliexpress.com/item/WEMOS-LOLIN32-V1-0-0-wifi-bluetooth-board-based-ESP-32-4MB-FLASH/32814488554.html
ESP32 OLED Board http://bit.ly/2tosirM
ESP32 Board with 18650 https://www.aliexpress.com/item/WEMOS-WiFi-Bluetooth-Battery-ESP32-development-tool/32811429908.html
D1 mini ESP32 board https://www.aliexpress.com/item/MH-ET-LIVE-D1-mini-ESP32-ESP-32-WiFi-Bluetooth-Internet-of-Things-development-board-based/32816073234.html
WeMos Arduino like ESP32 Board http://bit.ly/2tUZVnC
Cheapest ESP32 board (source not tested by me): https://www.aliexpress.com/item/Lolin-ESP32-wemos-ESP32-WiFi-Modules-Bluetooth-Dual-ESP-32-ESP-32S-ESP8266/32804853522.html
WEMOS Official Store: http://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/jUzBiIq
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Most of us own at least one battery-operated power tool, including a charger. What if we could use their batteries also for our electronics projects? Let’s have a closer look!
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Power Supply Model : https://cults3d.com/en/3d-model/tool/parkside-x20v-team-rd-dps3005-portable-100w-power-supply
Undervoltage Protection : https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4572337/files
Tiny-e Lab : https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2999383
Makita Adapter : https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3110392
DeWalt Adapter : https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4773638
Tiny-e Parkside Adapter : https://www.prusaprinters.org/prints/45015-lidl-parkside-x20v-team-battery-adapter-for-tiny-e
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Vacuum tubes are an old, but fascinating technology that was used before transistors were invented. We can learn how simple circuits were back then if we build a kit like this three-tube receiver. Join me on my discovery journey. I have no clue about what I am doing. But, after the video, we will know more, I am sure. Whether the receiver will work or not.
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AD9850 Frequency Generator board: https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_d85dhzX
Tecsun PL-660: https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_dZWXGfB
Variable Capacitor: http://www.hdic.com.hk/?topclassid=11&classid=204&id=762
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In this video I build a YouTube subscriber counter using MAX7219 Dot Matrix Displays. Using a simple ambient light sensor, the display adjusts its luminosity automatically.
Thingspeak's ThingHTTP app is used to get the information from YouTube. And a FET helps to add a loud beeper alarm to the ESP8266.
Links:
MAX7219 Library for ESP8266: https://github.com/SensorsIot/MAX7219-4-digit-display-for-ESP8266
YouTube Subscriber Counter: https://github.com/SensorsIot/Youtube-Subscriber-Counter
DebugUtils (library needed for sketch): https://github.com/SensorsIot/DebugUtils
Thingspeak: https://thingspeak.com/
Nick Gammons Page on Max7219: https://gammon.com.au/forum/?id=11516
Font Generator for custom letters: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/led-byte-generator/ecbmkegibbgngcjkcihanekjkmlhdoom?hl=en-GB&gl=GB
Small, single Dot Matrix/driver: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/10pcs-MAX7219-dot-matrix-module-microcontroller-module-DIY-KIT/32346804374.html
4x Matrix: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/MAX7219-Dot-Matrix-Module-For-Arduino-Microcontroller-4-In-One-Display-with-5P-Line/32620800331.html
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During Deep Sleep, microcontrollers consume very low currents, and batteries live longer. Unfortunately is not easy to measure these small currents. Today we will check out two small boxes which promise to make this possible. And we will use the 10’000$ professional Keysight N6705C Power Analyzer to establish the reference.
The first contender is the well known µCurrent Gold which is made by Dave Jones from EEVblog. It is the “mother” of this device category and costs around 80$.
The other is called Current Ranger and is built by Felix Rusu from Low Power Lab. It just entered the market and is an extension of Dave’s concept and costs around 120$.
And we will use an ESP32 to check it out.
Links:
µCurrent Gold: https://www.eevblog.com/product/ucurrentgold/
Current Ranger: https://lowpowerlab.com/guide/currentranger/
Keysight N6705C: https://www.keysight.com/en/pd-2747858-pn-N6705C/dc-power-analyzer-modular-600-w-4-slots
Keysight Partner: https://www.ccontrols.net
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In video #146 we looked on how to test power supplies and battery packs using a very cheap and a quite expensive electronic load. Today, I will test two astonishingly cheap electronic loads with very interesting features: The ZKE EBD-USB and the ZKE EBD-USB+. At the end, you should be able to decide, if such a load is a reasonable addition for your lab, and which one fits better. And you can use them also as data loggers...
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Software & Manual: http://www.zketech.com/nd.jsp?id=14#_np=101_304 (Single Channel)
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In this tutorial I show and explain how to upload sketches without serial cable over WiFi. This is awsome if your module is not easily reachable. Currently it only works with ESP-12E and NodeMCU 1.0 (both have 4 Mbyte flash).
The code is on github: https://github.com/SensorsIot/Internet-of-Things-with-ESP8266
Link to the initial code sniplets: http://www.esp8266.com/viewtopic.php?f=29&t=6022&start=5
Link to serial communications program i use: http://www.putty.org/
Link to issues area on github where you find real specialists on ESP8266: https://github.com/esp8266/Arduino/issues
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New book on ESP8266 (free): http://neilkolban.com/tech/esp8266/
All programming is done in the Arduino IDE
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