Adafruit GFX Library: Comprehensive Guide for Arduino Graphics Development

Adafruit GFX Library: Comprehensive Guide for Arduino Graphics Development Overview The Adafruit_GFX library provides a common syntax and set of graphical functions for all LCD and OLED displays on the Arduino platform. This makes it easy to adapt example programs between different display types, and any new features, performance improvements, ...

Posted on Fri, 05 Jun 2026 18:53:15 +0000 by msnhockey

ESP8266 Development with Arduino on Ubuntu

Connect the ESP8266 module via USB, which should create a serial device such as /dev/ttyUSB0. Modify its permsisions with the command sudo usermod -a -G dialout $USER. Log out and back in for the change to take effect. After installing the Arduino IDE, configure it as follows: In File > Preferences, set Additional Boards Manager URLs to: ht ...

Posted on Thu, 21 May 2026 20:00:48 +0000 by jhbalaji

Retrieving Current Time with the NTPClient Library on ESP32

Requirements Arduino IDE or VS Code with PlatformIO extension. ESP32 development board. USB data cable for connecting the board to your computer. The core objective is to fetch and display real-time hours, minutes, and seconds via serial output. Installing the NTPClient Libray In PlatformIO, locate the NTPClient library using the library mana ...

Posted on Tue, 12 May 2026 18:28:03 +0000 by r_honey