Driving an ST7735-Based LCD with MicroPython on the Luat ESP32-C3

Installing USB-to-Serial Drivers Before flashing or communicating with the Luat ESP32-C3, install the CH343 USB-to-serial driver. Download latest version from the official source, run it as administrator, and follow the installation prompts. After successful installation, connecting the board should show a new COM port in your system's devi ...

Posted on Wed, 30 Sep 2026 16:27:03 +0000 by deepermethod

MicroPython Development Environment Setup on Linux

MicroPython Development Environment Setup Recently, I got a MicroPython-ESP32 development board. The first thing to do is set up the development environment. I use Manjaro Linux, so here I record the process. Mu Editor The board manufacturer recommends Mu Editor as the development tool. So first, I tried to install Mu Editor. Official website: ...

Posted on Wed, 30 Sep 2026 16:17:16 +0000 by davithedork

Essential Camera Configuration and Vision Primitives for OpenMV

Camera Hardware Initialization and Configuration Proper setup of the image sensor is required before capturing frames. The following routiness manage hardware state and image acquisition parameters: sensor.reset(): Reinitializes the camera module to its default state. sensor.set_pixformat(fmt): Defines the color depth. Use sensor.GRAYSCALE for ...

Posted on Sat, 11 Jul 2026 16:20:02 +0000 by jaygattis

Directly Connecting ESP8266 to Alibaba Cloud IoT via MQTT

Hardware and Platform Prpearation The following setup uses an ESP8266 Node-MCU board to connect directly to Alibaba Cloud IoT, with MQTT.fx acting as the remote client for controlling the onboard LED. Register an Alibaba Cloud account, then navigate to the IoT Platform console to create a product and a device. Once the device appears in the lis ...

Posted on Sat, 09 May 2026 21:00:57 +0000 by webv