DIY Power Bank: 20,000mAh? atomic14 2023-02-13 | Get ready to witness a DIY power bank experiment gone wrong or right! Thanks to https://www.PCBWay.com/?from=atomic for "powering" the channel over the last couple of years.I've got a bunch of USB-C devices and wanted to make a portable power bank to fuel them on the go. Using 2 x 10,000mAh lithium cells and a charging board, I attempt to build my own DIY power bank. But did it end up being a disaster or a success?Watch the video to find out as I test the capacity and performance of the power bank and explore the reasons behind any discrepancies. With some unexpected results, this video is sure to keep you on the edge of your seat. Don't miss out on this electrifying experience!This is the load tester I'm using: amzn.to/40RAr7V or https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_DkDUmhxHere's a link to the website that explains how to calculate power bank efficiency properly - powerbank20.com/en/actual-output-capacity---If you'd like to help support the channel then I have a Patreon page: patreon.com/atomic14And if you're shopping on AliExpress or Amazon then if you click on these links I will get a little bit of affiliate money:Aliexpress - https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_Ac05mFAmazon - amazon.com/?tag=atomic14-20You can also join us on Discord here: discord.gg/h2DDnDdjD2And we've got an exciting new newsletter! makernews.substack.com
Surprisingly Clever DVD Eject Mechanism atomic14 2024-02-25 | Check out the extras channel @atomic14extras for a detailed repair video.I thought this part was interesting enough for the main channel. Quite an elegant mechnism.
Nickel Coating PCBs At Home atomic14 2024-02-16 | Thanks to PCBWay https://www.PCBWay.com/?from=atomic for the PCBs used in this video.If you think PCBs are hard - check out these ones. We're doing a bit of a science experiment and attempting to Nickel plate our PCBS...Varying degrees of success - but it was a fun experiment!You can buy some nickel electrodes here (affiliate link): amzn.to/49A8Go3Suitable vinegar (5%): amzn.to/3uBqT5EThe resistor box is this one: https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_DkKRt8VAnd the power supply (shop around for a cheap price!): https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_Dd3YFVB---If you'd like to help support the channel and help me buy more nonsense - I have a Patreon page: patreon.com/atomic14We've also got a shop now! shop.atomic14.comAnd if you're shopping on AliExpress or Amazon then if you click on these links I will get a little bit of affiliate money:Aliexpress - https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_Ac05mFAmazon - amazon.com/?tag=atomic14-20You can also join us on Discord here: discord.gg/h2DDnDdjD2There's also the Atomic14 newsletter here: atomic14.substack.comAnd don't forget about the MakerNews newsletter - makernews.substack.com
Easy - KiCad Symbol, Footprint and 3D Model! atomic14 2024-02-03 | Easy is more than appropriate for this video. I came across this very handy tool "easyeda2kicad". Very handy if you want some PCBs from https://www.PCBWay.com/?from=atomicYou can find the tool here: github.com/uPesy/easyeda2kicad.pyIt's a really nice tool that will download EasyEDA models from LCSC and load them into KiCad.Pretty handy!In the video I'm using an ESP32 module for the demo - but there is an official KiCad library already with some really nice 3D models. github.com/espressif/kicad-librariesThe only slightly annoying thing is that the 3D models are VRML so if you want them included in your PCB's 3D model you need to export in that format. Freecad (freecad.org) seems to handle this quite nicely, so it's not the end of the world. And if you can load it into Blender and export as Wavefront obj files for Fusion360.---If you'd like to help support the channel and help me buy more nonsense - I have a Patreon page: patreon.com/atomic14We've also got a shop now! shop.atomic14.comAnd if you're shopping on AliExpress or Amazon then if you click on these links I will get a little bit of affiliate money:Aliexpress - https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_Ac05mFAmazon - amazon.com/?tag=atomic14-20You can also join us on Discord here: discord.gg/h2DDnDdjD2There's also the Atomic14 newsletter here: atomic14.substack.comAnd don't forget about the MakerNews newsletter - makernews.substack.com
Surprisingly Simple! - “16-bit Mini Handheld Arcade atomic14 2024-01-27 | What's inside a "16-bit" Mini Arcade machine? Thanks to PCBWay https://www.PCBWay.com/?from=atomic for sponsoring the channel.This is the one I ordered: https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_DdqEcfL but shop around for the best deal.It's got 156 SNES games built in. And it's surprisingly good. We take it apart to see what's inside.---If you'd like to help support the channel and help me buy more nonsense - I have a Patreon page: patreon.com/atomic14We've also got a shop now! shop.atomic14.comAnd if you're shopping on AliExpress or Amazon then if you click on these links I will get a little bit of affiliate money:Aliexpress - https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_Ac05mFAmazon - amazon.com/?tag=atomic14-20You can also join us on Discord here: discord.gg/h2DDnDdjD2There's also the Atomic14 newsletter here: atomic14.substack.comAnd don't forget about the MakerNews newsletter - makernews.substack.com
ESP32-TV Version 3 - Is it done? atomic14 2024-01-14 | Version 3 of the ESP32-TV boards turned up at the start of the month from https://www.PCBWay.com/?from=atomic and I've been testing them out.The good news is - they work! Everything is behaving as expected and the new stuff on the board is also working.But I'm still not completely satisfied. I think there's room for version 4 - what do you think?0:00 It works!2:50 We have a microphone!4:46 SD Card Performance9:24 I'm still not satisified10:13 Some Unexpected Inspiration13:23 Bonus Content!The schematics are here: github.com/atomic14/esp32-tv-hardwareAnd the firmware is here: github.com/atomic14/esp32-tvThese are both a work in progress - Use at your own risk!There are the displays I'm currently using with the 0.7mm pitch ribbon cable: https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_DlxuPQ1And these are the ones I'm thinking of switching to: https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_DBiNQvj---If you'd like to help support the channel and help me buy more nonsense - I have a Patreon page: patreon.com/atomic14We've also got a shop now! shop.atomic14.comAnd if you're shopping on AliExpress or Amazon then if you click on these links I will get a little bit of affiliate money:Aliexpress - https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_Ac05mFAmazon - amazon.com/?tag=atomic14-20You can also join us on Discord here: discord.gg/h2DDnDdjD2There's also the Atomic14 newsletter here: atomic14.substack.comAnd don't forget about the MakerNews newsletter - makernews.substack.com
We dont need a DAC - ESP32 PDM Audio atomic14 2024-01-05 | The ESP32-S3 doesn't have a DAC - that's no problem for us! Thanks to PCBWay https://www.PCBWay.com/?from=atomic for sponsoring the channel.I've been using I2S to output PCM data to an amplifier - but recently I've been using a board that only has a buzzer. Can we get audio to come out of it? Of course we can!Sample code is here: github.com/atomic14/esp32-pdm-audio---If you'd like to help support the channel and help me buy more nonsense - I have a Patreon page: patreon.com/atomic14We've also got a shop now! shop.atomic14.comAnd if you're shopping on AliExpress or Amazon then if you click on these links I will get a little bit of affiliate money:Aliexpress - https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_Ac05mFAmazon - amazon.com/?tag=atomic14-20You can also join us on Discord here: discord.gg/h2DDnDdjD2There's also the Atomic14 newsletter here: atomic14.substack.comAnd don't forget about the MakerNews newsletter - makernews.substack.com
Live GPIO Viewer atomic14 2023-12-31 | Came across this amazing bit of work from the @thelastoutpostworkshop it lets you view the live state of the GPIO pins on your ESP32.Check out his video here: youtube.com/watch?v=UxkOosaNohUAlong with the GitHub repo for the code and instructions: github.com/thelastoutpostworkshop/gpio_viewerPretty amazing stuff!---If you'd like to help support the channel and help me buy more nonsense - I have a Patreon page: patreon.com/atomic14We've also got a shop now! shop.atomic14.comAnd if you're shopping on AliExpress or Amazon then if you click on these links I will get a little bit of affiliate money:Aliexpress - https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_Ac05mFAmazon - amazon.com/?tag=atomic14-20You can also join us on Discord here: discord.gg/h2DDnDdjD2There's also the Atomic14 newsletter here: atomic14.substack.comAnd don't forget about the MakerNews newsletter - makernews.substack.com
TinyWATCH and Bling - Unexpected Presents! atomic14 2023-12-25 | We're waiting on some PCBs from https://www.PCBWay.com/?from=atomic but it's Christmas and we've had some unexpected presents!I ordered a TinyWATCH from the @UnexpectedMaker and got a couple of extra bits thrown in! Thanks Seon!You can find his shop here: unexpectedmaker.com---If you'd like to help support the channel and help me buy more nonsense - I have a Patreon page: patreon.com/atomic14We've also got a shop now! shop.atomic14.comAnd if you're shopping on AliExpress or Amazon then if you click on these links I will get a little bit of affiliate money:Aliexpress - https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_Ac05mFAmazon - amazon.com/?tag=atomic14-20You can also join us on Discord here: discord.gg/h2DDnDdjD2There's also the Atomic14 newsletter here: atomic14.substack.comAnd don't forget about the MakerNews newsletter - makernews.substack.com
Christmas Quiz atomic14 2023-12-22 | That's right! It's the event you've been waiting all year for - the atomic14 Christmas Quiz!The Stars:⭐️ Brian Lough@BrianLough ⭐️ @PsychogenicTechnologies ⭐️ James Sharman@weirdboyjim ⭐️ Deshipu
Most Interesting Addressable LEDs that Ive Ever Seen atomic14 2023-12-12 | Waiting on some new boards from https://www.PCBWay.com/?from=atomic so thought I'd have a look at these interesting addressable LED curtains.They are pretty cool - what's really interesting is that they operate with the data line in a bus mode - all the LEDs get the serial data and each one has an address burned into it at manufacture time so they know which part of the data stream is for them.Very clever stuff.But we're not here to praise this product - we're here to take it apart and see if we can hack around with it. In this case the answer is a definite yes!These are the curtains that I purchased: https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_DFQ98jB"New Generation DIY LED Curtain Lights Steady Lit APP Remote Control Pattern Cartoon Text For Window Festival Wedding Decoration" - Is how they describe it...And the interesting GitHub thread is here: github.com/Aircoookie/WLED/issues/1312---If you'd like to help support the channel and help me buy more nonsense - I have a Patreon page: patreon.com/atomic14We've also got a shop now! shop.atomic14.comAnd if you're shopping on AliExpress or Amazon then if you click on these links I will get a little bit of affiliate money:Aliexpress - https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_Ac05mFAmazon - amazon.com/?tag=atomic14-20You can also join us on Discord here: discord.gg/h2DDnDdjD2There's also the Atomic14 newsletter here: atomic14.substack.comAnd don't forget about the MakerNews newsletter - makernews.substack.com
ESP32-S3 - Which Pins Are Safe To Use? atomic14 2023-12-01 | I've finished testing the latest boards from https://www.PCBWay.com/?from=atomic. One of the problems I found was a conflict with the pins I'd used for the SD Card and the the pins that are needed for PSRAM.So I thought it would be good to try and collate a bunch of information together on the ESP32-S3 pins.I've put it all on GitHub here: github.com/atomic14/esp32-s3-pinouts---If you'd like to help support the channel and help me buy more nonsense - I have a Patreon page: patreon.com/atomic14We've also got a shop now! shop.atomic14.comAnd if you're shopping on AliExpress or Amazon then if you click on these links I will get a little bit of affiliate money:Aliexpress - https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_Ac05mFAmazon - amazon.com/?tag=atomic14-20You can also join us on Discord here: discord.gg/h2DDnDdjD2There's also the Atomic14 newsletter here: atomic14.substack.comAnd don't forget about the MakerNews newsletter - makernews.substack.com
Can You Spot the Problem? atomic14 2023-11-20 | The new ESP32-TV boards have arrived from https://www.PCBWay.com/?from=atomic. There are a couple of issues with the board - but there's one potentially catastrophic error!Let me know in the comments if you spot it.---If you'd like to help support the channel and help me buy more nonsense - I have a Patreon page: patreon.com/atomic14We've also got a shop now! shop.atomic14.comAnd if you're shopping on AliExpress or Amazon then if you click on these links I will get a little bit of affiliate money:Aliexpress - https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_Ac05mFAmazon - amazon.com/?tag=atomic14-20You can also join us on Discord here: discord.gg/h2DDnDdjD2There's also the Atomic14 newsletter here: atomic14.substack.comAnd don't forget about the MakerNews newsletter - makernews.substack.com
PCB Printing At Home - Short #pcb #esp32 #voltera atomic14 2023-11-12 | There's a full video on the channel (@atomic14) with all the details. And if you want to watch it in real time there a video on the extras channel (@atomic14extras).
Printing PCBs At Home! atomic14 2023-11-12 | Is it the end of the atomic14 and https://www.PCBWay.com/?from=atomic relationship?We're printing PCBs at home - let's see how well/if they work!You can watch the full unedited print sequence here - youtu.be/hrZHp4Ajm7gI'm using one of the Voltera machines (not a sponsor!): voltera.io0:00 Introduction0:12 Printing A PCB0:49 Under the Microscope1:11 Limitations2:54 What Are We Making?3:19 Circuit Positioning3:38 Height Probing3:50 Ink Calibration4:11 Printing4:28 Solder Paste Dispensing5:17 Pick and Place6:29 Reflow6:45 Inspection7:08 Does it work?---If you'd like to help support the channel and help me buy more nonsense - I have a Patreon page: patreon.com/atomic14We've also got a shop now! shop.atomic14.comAnd if you're shopping on AliExpress or Amazon then if you click on these links I will get a little bit of affiliate money:Aliexpress - https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_Ac05mFAmazon - amazon.com/?tag=atomic14-20You can also join us on Discord here: discord.gg/h2DDnDdjD2There's also the Atomic14 newsletter here: atomic14.substack.comAnd don't forget about the MakerNews newsletter - makernews.substack.com
Simple Multi USB-C Power Module atomic14 2023-11-02 | The PCBs from https://www.PCBWay.com/?from=atomic are almost ready, but not quite here yet, so I'm getting on with some other projects!I've got way too many USB-C powered devices - and I've only got one USB-C cable coming onto my bench with enough power for them. It's time to fix that!The ATX power adaptor I showed is this one: https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_DCMbmDpAnd the nice little USB step down board I'm using is this one: https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_DFuFbd5The Miniware electronic load can be got here: https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_DdO81OJAnd the USB tester is this one: https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_DDEF6En(The above ^^ are all affiliate links - if you buy something I get a small commission, but it doesn't cost you any more)---If you'd like to help support the channel and help me buy more nonsense - I have a Patreon page: patreon.com/atomic14We've also got a shop now! shop.atomic14.comAnd if you're shopping on AliExpress or Amazon then if you click on these links I will get a little bit of affiliate money:Aliexpress - https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_Ac05mFAmazon - amazon.com/?tag=atomic14-20You can also join us on Discord here: discord.gg/h2DDnDdjD2There's also the Atomic14 newsletter here: atomic14.substack.comAnd don't forget about the MakerNews newsletter - makernews.substack.com
Easy 8.8 Amp Power Supply Hook Up - But is it safe? atomic14 2023-10-25 | I'm wating on some new PCBs from https://www.PCBWay.com/?from=atomic so I thought it was time to get on with some other projects!I don't 3D print that often so every times it's a case of learning all over again how to get good results.This time it worked out pretty nice. I'm quite pleased with the results.---If you'd like to help support the channel and help me buy more nonsense - I have a Patreon page: patreon.com/atomic14We've also got a shop now! shop.atomic14.comAnd if you're shopping on AliExpress or Amazon then if you click on these links I will get a little bit of affiliate money:Aliexpress - https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_Ac05mFAmazon - amazon.com/?tag=atomic14-20You can also join us on Discord here: discord.gg/h2DDnDdjD2There's also the Atomic14 newsletter here: atomic14.substack.comAnd don't forget about the MakerNews newsletter - makernews.substack.com
ESP32 SD Card Speedup With a Couple of Lines of Code atomic14 2023-10-10 | The ESP32-S3 can act as a USB Mass Storage Class device (USBMSC) - but how well does it work? Once again we're using my custom PCB from https://www.PCBWay.com/?from=atomicIt starts off pretty slow, but there's quite a few optimisations that we can make to get it quite a bit faster!I'm using the USBMSC class to mount the SD Card connected to the ESP32 to my PC. It does work - but it's a bit slow - but we can make it faster!The GitHub repo with my tests is here: github.com/atomic14/esp32-sdcard-msc---If you'd like to help support the channel and help me buy more nonsense - I have a Patreon page: patreon.com/atomic14We've also got a shop now! shop.atomic14.comAnd if you're shopping on AliExpress or Amazon then if you click on these links I will get a little bit of affiliate money:Aliexpress - https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_Ac05mFAmazon - amazon.com/?tag=atomic14-20You can also join us on Discord here: discord.gg/h2DDnDdjD2There's also the Atomic14 newsletter here: atomic14.substack.comAnd don't forget about the MakerNews newsletter - makernews.substack.com
ESP32 Super Fast JPEG Decoder - 20ms! atomic14 2023-09-30 | This was really interesting - I got a random message on my ESP32-TV GitHub repo.Is this the fastest ESP32 JPEG Decoder? What the video and find out!Here's link to the sample code that I was provided with: github.com/esp-arduino-libs/ESP32_JPEG/blob/master/examples/DecodeTest/DecodeTest.inoHere's my test code: github.com/atomic14/esp32-jpeg-perf-tests---If you'd like to help support the channel and help me buy more nonsense - I have a Patreon page: patreon.com/atomic14We've also got a shop now! shop.atomic14.comAnd if you're shopping on AliExpress or Amazon then if you click on these links I will get a little bit of affiliate money:Aliexpress - https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_Ac05mFAmazon - amazon.com/?tag=atomic14-20You can also join us on Discord here: discord.gg/h2DDnDdjD2There's also the Atomic14 newsletter here: atomic14.substack.comAnd don't forget about the MakerNews newsletter - makernews.substack.com
Streaming Video From an SD Card on the ESP32. atomic14 2023-09-26 | Turned out to be a bit easier than expected - we can now play video from the SD Card! Once again we're using my custom PCB from https://www.PCBWay.com/?from=atomicI really need to get a new board designed and manufactured - it's getting a bit bonkers now with all the wires...The GitHub repo with the code is here: github.com/atomic14/esp32-tvThe Cheap Yellow Display I mentioned at the end of the video can be got here: https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_DFoiHZVIt really is remarkably cheap for what you get. Audio needs a bit of tweaking, but it works.---If you'd like to help support the channel and help me buy more nonsense - I have a Patreon page: patreon.com/atomic14We've also got a shop now! shop.atomic14.comAnd if you're shopping on AliExpress or Amazon then if you click on these links I will get a little bit of affiliate money:Aliexpress - https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_Ac05mFAmazon - amazon.com/?tag=atomic14-20You can also join us on Discord here: discord.gg/h2DDnDdjD2There's also the Atomic14 newsletter here: atomic14.substack.comAnd don't forget about the MakerNews newsletter - makernews.substack.com
Streaming Video and Audio over WiFi with the ESP32 atomic14 2023-09-19 | Sound and Vision - it works! As always we're sponsored by https://www.PCBWay.com/?from=atomic.It's working! We've got Sound and we've got Vision. We've even got a remote control - pretty cool!The display I'm using is this one - https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_DmStZcnBut the code should work with any display that the TFT_eSPI library can drive.The code is available here: github.com/atomic14/esp32-tvIt's pretty rough and ready - use it at your own risk!---If you'd like to help support the channel and help me buy more nonsense - I have a Patreon page: patreon.com/atomic14We've also got a shop now! shop.atomic14.comAnd if you're shopping on AliExpress or Amazon then if you click on these links I will get a little bit of affiliate money:Aliexpress - https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_Ac05mFAmazon - amazon.com/?tag=atomic14-20You can also join us on Discord here: discord.gg/h2DDnDdjD2There's also the Atomic14 newsletter here: atomic14.substack.comAnd don't forget about the MakerNews newsletter - makernews.substack.com
Sound and (almost 😉) Vision - Were getting closer to our own Tiny 📺 atomic14 2023-09-13 | We've got sound - and we've almost got vision - one step closer to our own version of the TinyTV. As always we're sponsored by https://www.PCBWay.com/?from=atomic.It's starting to get pretty interesting - there are still a bunch of challenges to solve, we need to work out how to stream the audio and video to the ESP32. But we're one step closer!The animated gif video from @thelastoutpostworkshop is here: youtube.com/watch?v=mqSe_uMpxIs&t=43s---If you'd like to help support the channel and help me buy more nonsense - I have a Patreon page: patreon.com/atomic14We've also got a shop now! shop.atomic14.comAnd if you're shopping on AliExpress or Amazon then if you click on these links I will get a little bit of affiliate money:Aliexpress - https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_Ac05mFAmazon - amazon.com/?tag=atomic14-20You can also join us on Discord here: discord.gg/h2DDnDdjD2There's also the Atomic14 newsletter here: atomic14.substack.comAnd don't forget about the MakerNews newsletter - makernews.substack.com
Soldering up another ESP32-S3 board and a 3in1 Oscilloscope atomic14 2023-09-12 | FNIRSI sent me some bits - so I thought I'd solder up some more boards from https://www.PCBWay.com/?from=atomicWe're testing out a new USB soldering iron and a 3in1 Oscilloscope. Both these items came from FNIRSI who seem to be doing a lot of interesting things.You can get the 3in1 Oscilloscope here - https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_oDyxbh1And the soldering iron here - https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_oDnpnNZ---If you'd like to help support the channel and help me buy more nonsense - I have a Patreon page: patreon.com/atomic14We've also got a shop now! shop.atomic14.comAnd if you're shopping on AliExpress or Amazon then if you click on these links I will get a little bit of affiliate money:Aliexpress - https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_Ac05mFAmazon - amazon.com/?tag=atomic14-20You can also join us on Discord here: discord.gg/h2DDnDdjD2There's also the Atomic14 newsletter here: atomic14.substack.comAnd don't forget about the MakerNews newsletter - makernews.substack.com
256 Shades of Grey – Adventures in Image Processing atomic14 2023-09-08 | I did this talk at iOSDevUK 2023 - but I thought it might be interesting for the wider audience.It's a very quick whistle stop tour of image processing techniques followed by some worked examples from previous projects.There is a detailed video on the sudoku project here:youtu.be/cOC-ad0BsY0And on the wordle bot here: youtu.be/_QHz_5pqPuo---If you'd like to help support the channel and help me buy more nonsense - I have a Patreon page: patreon.com/atomic14We've also got a shop now! shop.atomic14.comAnd if you're shopping on AliExpress or Amazon then if you click on these links I will get a little bit of affiliate money:Aliexpress - https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_Ac05mFAmazon - amazon.com/?tag=atomic14-20You can also join us on Discord here: discord.gg/h2DDnDdjD2And don't forget about the MakerNews newsletter - makernews.substack.com
I Feel the Need – The Need for Hardware SPI… atomic14 2023-08-29 | A few people pointed out that the display updates on the previous video seemed to be very slow - and they were right!This is a very quick video - just so I don’t forget!@nikthefix8918 Suggested that the problem might be software SPI - and he was bang on. A couple of lines of code later and we've got a super speedy display!---If you'd like to help support the channel and help me buy more nonsense - I have a Patreon page: patreon.com/atomic14And if you're shopping on AliExpress or Amazon then if you click on these links I will get a little bit of affiliate money:Aliexpress - https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_Ac05mFAmazon - amazon.com/?tag=atomic14-20You can also join us on Discord here: discord.gg/h2DDnDdjD2And don't forget about the MakerNews newsletter - makernews.substack.com
Arduino Nano ESP32 - Its nice - But probably not for me. atomic14 2023-08-28 | I thought I should take a look at the Arduino Nano ESP32 as it seems to be doing the rounds on YouTube. Thanks as always to https://www.PCBWay.com/?from=atomic for sponsoring the video.The board is pretty nice, and it's breadboard friendly. I'd be interested in what you think.If you want to pick up one - you can get them on Amazon here: amzn.to/3PcQZ6G - or from wherever you normally get your dev boards locally.YouTube is pretty bad at notifying viewers when a new video comes up - so if you want to be in the front row you can subscribe to my newsletter here: atomic14.substack.com---If you'd like to help support the channel and help me buy more nonsense - I have a Patreon page: patreon.com/atomic14And if you're shopping on AliExpress or Amazon then if you click on these links I will get a little bit of affiliate money:Aliexpress - https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_Ac05mFAmazon - amazon.com/?tag=atomic14-20You can also join us on Discord here: discord.gg/h2DDnDdjD2And don't forget about the MakerNews newsletter - makernews.substack.com
A Lot of Hot Air - Soldering ESP32-S3 Boards atomic14 2023-08-25 | The PCBs have arrived from https://www.PCBWay.com/?from=atomic and we need to solder them up.In the previous video I soldered them up using my mini hotplate - but a hot air gun I ordered a while back has just arrived.This is the one that I bought: https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_DCVdAqrThe alternatives that I considered are these two:https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_DdIktwbhttps://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_DedBjfl---If you'd like to help support the channel and help me buy more nonsense - I have a Patreon page: patreon.com/atomic14And if you're shopping on AliExpress or Amazon then if you click on these links I will get a little bit of affiliate money:Aliexpress - https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_Ac05mFAmazon - amazon.com/?tag=atomic14-20You can also join us on Discord here: discord.gg/h2DDnDdjD2And don't forget about the MakerNews newsletter - makernews.substack.com
Lovely High Res E-Paper Display atomic14 2023-08-22 | What a nice surprise - someone sent me a lovely high res e-Paper display to play with.This board game from the great guys at soldered.comLet me know what you think we should do with it! It's got an ESP32 so we've there's lots of possibilities!---If you'd like to help support the channel and help me buy more nonsense - I have a Patreon page: patreon.com/atomic14To get notified when new content is published - sign up for the atomic14 newsletter - atomic14.substack.comAnd if you're shopping on AliExpress or Amazon then if you click on these links I will get a little bit of affiliate money:Aliexpress - https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_Ac05mFAmazon - amazon.com/?tag=atomic14-20You can also join us on Discord here: discord.gg/h2DDnDdjD2And don't forget about the MakerNews newsletter - makernews.substack.com
Happiness is a Working Blink Sketch - ESP32-S3 PCBs Are Here! atomic14 2023-08-19 | The PCBs have arrived from https://www.PCBWay.com/?from=atomic they look great! But do they work?I've been working on these mini ESP32-S3 boards for a while now. And it's starting to get quite interesting.I've shared the schematic and PCB for the ESP32 module - use at your own risk! It's still being tested and this is Version 0... oshwlab.com/chris_9044/sandtable_copy and for the board with pins: oshwlab.com/chris_9044/microesp32s3-breadboardadapter---If you'd like to help support the channel and help me buy more nonsense - I have a Patreon page: patreon.com/atomic14To get notified when new content is published - sign up for the atomic14 newsletter - atomic14.substack.comAnd if you're shopping on AliExpress or Amazon then if you click on these links I will get a little bit of affiliate money:Aliexpress - https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_Ac05mFAmazon - amazon.com/?tag=atomic14-20You can also join us on Discord here: discord.gg/h2DDnDdjD2And don't forget about the MakerNews newsletter - makernews.substack.com
Lots of Stuff - And a NEW PCB! Its a rare mailbag video. atomic14 2023-08-15 | We've got some PCBs from https://www.PCBWay.com/?from=atomic and I've been getting a whole bunch of random things over the last few months.I don't normally bother with mailbag videos as they don't tend to be very popular. But I had to sort through all these bits and pieces anyway...I've shared the schematic and PCB for the ESP32 module - use at your own risk! It's currently untested... oshwlab.com/chris_9044/sandtable_copy and for the board with pins: oshwlab.com/chris_9044/microesp32s3-breadboardadapterFor more info about the Cheap Yellow Display: github.com/witnessmenow/ESP32-Cheap-Yellow-DisplayAnd you can buy one here - but shop around for the best deal: https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_Dd70zcbAs requested - links to everything in the video (affiliate links - need to cover the cost of all this nonsense!)RGB LED Curtain: https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_DCGLEWxNunchucks: https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_DFLaa4PNunchuck breakout PCB: https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_DEaIYILSpeakers for DOOM project: https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_DnSu3CTScreen for DOOM project: https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_DDHgeynPower Bank PCB: https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_DElKhUTDisplay For TV Project: https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_DEBJDYjSpeakers For TV Project: https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_DmPteCnCheap Yellow Display: https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_Dd70zcb (shop around for the best deal!)CO2 Sensor: https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_DE45WNZParticle Detector: https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_DBbHcUnATX Power Break Out: https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_DDFtJgxESP32-S3 WROOM Modules: https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_DczoHgxMiniware Electronic Load - https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_DE76g8J (shop around for best deal!)---If you'd like to help support the channel and help me buy more nonsense - I have a Patreon page: patreon.com/atomic14To get notified when new content is published - sign up for the atomic14 newsletter - atomic14.substack.comAnd if you're shopping on AliExpress or Amazon then if you click on these links I will get a little bit of affiliate money:Aliexpress - https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_Ac05mFAmazon - amazon.com/?tag=atomic14-20You can also join us on Discord here: discord.gg/h2DDnDdjD2And don't forget about the MakerNews newsletter - makernews.substack.com
Another Street Battery Salvage atomic14 2023-08-05 | Haven't found one of these for a while and this one seemed to be in quite good condition.These are the battery protection PCBs I'm using - shop around as there's lots of options: https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_DmFArmL---If you'd like to help support the channel and help me buy more nonsense - I have a Patreon page: patreon.com/atomic14To get notified when new content is published - sign up for the atomic14 newsletter - atomic14.substack.comAnd if you're shopping on AliExpress or Amazon then if you click on these links I will get a little bit of affiliate money:Aliexpress - https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_Ac05mFAmazon - amazon.com/?tag=atomic14-20You can also join us on Discord here: discord.gg/h2DDnDdjD2And don't forget about the MakerNews newsletter - makernews.substack.com
TinyTV Teardown - RP2040 Inside atomic14 2023-08-01 | What's inside a TinyTV? Find out in this video. As always we're sponsored by https://www.PCBWay.com/?from=atomic.I backed the TinyTV2 on Kickstarter ages ago, and it arrived this week. If you want one for yourself then you can head over to Indiegogo - indiegogo.com/projects/the-tinytv-2-and-tinytv-mini---If you'd like to help support the channel and help me buy more nonsense - I have a Patreon page: patreon.com/atomic14To get notified when new content is published - sign up for the atomic14 newsletter - atomic14.substack.comAnd if you're shopping on AliExpress or Amazon then if you click on these links I will get a little bit of affiliate money:Aliexpress - https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_Ac05mFAmazon - amazon.com/?tag=atomic14-20You can also join us on Discord here: discord.gg/h2DDnDdjD2And don't forget about the MakerNews newsletter - makernews.substack.com
Minimalist Microcontroller: Building a Bare-Bones Dev Board atomic14 2023-07-27 | I've been designing an ESP32-based dev board recently and I got to thinking - what's the minimum we can get away with and still have something that works? As always we're sponsored by https://www.PCBWay.com/?from=atomic.Turns out that you don't need much at all, a pretty interesting experiment - though it did involve a lot of cursing as I tried to get stupidly tiny bits of wire soldered onto very tiny pads...Want to get notified when I blog or post a video? You can subscribe to the atomic14 newsletter so you never miss out! atomic14.substack.comThere's also the monthly Maker News - full of interesting titbits and videos: makernews.substack.com---If you'd like to help support the channel and help me buy more nonsense - I have a Patreon page: patreon.com/atomic14To get notified when new content is published - sign up for the atomic14 newsletter - atomic14.substack.comAnd if you're shopping on AliExpress or Amazon then if you click on these links I will get a little bit of affiliate money:Aliexpress - https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_Ac05mFAmazon - amazon.com/?tag=atomic14-20You can also join us on Discord here: discord.gg/h2DDnDdjD2And don't forget about the MakerNews newsletter - makernews.substack.com
A Replacement For AliExpress? An Amazon Killer? atomic14 2023-07-17 | I've had a few people mention Temu to me - either as a replacement for AliExpress or even as an Amazon killer! Let's try a small mystery shop and see what we get.We'll do a tear down of the electronics and see what the quality is like, and we'll see if we could have just got it from AliExpress or Amazon.The nice USB power meter is this one:https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_DeBkN89amzn.to/3PpI4PK---If you'd like to help support the channel and help me buy more nonsense - I have a Patreon page: patreon.com/atomic14And if you're shopping on AliExpress or Amazon then if you click on these links I will get a little bit of affiliate money:Aliexpress - https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_Ac05mFAmazon - amazon.com/?tag=atomic14-20You can also join us on Discord here: discord.gg/h2DDnDdjD2And we've got an exciting new newsletter! makernews.substack.com
Wireless Powered Raspberry Pi atomic14 2023-07-13 | No battery? No USB power? We've got you covered. As always we're sponsored by https://www.PCBWay.com/?from=atomic.How do you power a Raspberry Pi when you have no battery and no USB cable? Find out in this video!You can buy the Infrared camera I'm using here:https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_DehP2FPThe nice USB power meter is this one:https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_DeBkN89amzn.to/3PpI4PKThe wireless power transmitter is this one: https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_DeXLBktAnd the receiver is this one: https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_DcyGSqt---If you'd like to help support the channel and help me buy more nonsense - I have a Patreon page: patreon.com/atomic14And if you're shopping on AliExpress or Amazon then if you click on these links I will get a little bit of affiliate money:Aliexpress - https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_Ac05mFAmazon - amazon.com/?tag=atomic14-20You can also join us on Discord here: discord.gg/h2DDnDdjD2And we've got an exciting new newsletter! makernews.substack.com
A Smarter Magic Mirror - Raspberry Pi Face Recognition and Doppler Radar Motion Detection atomic14 2023-06-25 | I'm taking my Magic/Smart Mirror to the next level by adding motion sensing and face detection - and reducing its power consumption!. As always we're sponsored by https://www.PCBWay.com/?from=atomic.This was a fun project - I could have made 5 or 6 videos but decided to just mash it all into one.This all works on the Pi Zero W 2 - pretty impressive!0:00 What's this all about?0:28 Just how much power does the mirror use at the moment?1:20 Passive Infra Red (PIR) Motion Detector3:22 Doppler Radar Motion Detector PCB5:03 Using the Pi Camera for Motion Detection6:02 OpenCV Face Detection on the Pi6:30 Face Identification on the Pi7:35 The Pi is getting a bit warm!8:00 Putting it all together9:20 Does it work?You can buy my Infrared camera here:https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_DehP2FPYou can pick up the Doppler Radar Motion Detector here:https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_DehP2FP (shop around for the cheapest price!)amzn.to/3CN5A1KAnd if you want to stick with the PIR sensors:https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_DehP2FPamzn.to/3CLyButThe nice USB power meter is this one:https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_DeBkN89amzn.to/3PpI4PK---If you'd like to help support the channel and help me buy more nonsense - I have a Patreon page: patreon.com/atomic14And if you're shopping on AliExpress or Amazon then if you click on these links I will get a little bit of affiliate money:Aliexpress - https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_Ac05mFAmazon - amazon.com/?tag=atomic14-20You can also join us on Discord here: discord.gg/h2DDnDdjD2And we've got an exciting new newsletter! makernews.substack.com
Automating Blog Improvements with AI: Summaries, Tags, and Related Articles atomic14 2023-05-28 | You may not be aware, but the channel has a blog to go with it - blog.atomic14.comI've been meaning to update some of the functionality for a while now, but haven't had the time or the willpower.I'm pretty happy with the results - it was a surprisingly interesting adventure with a bit of hacking around involved.We've used ChatGPT to generate summaries and tags, and we've got it to make us a prompt that we can feed into MidJourney to generate some nice images for old posts.The blog is now looking really good - check it out at blog.atomic14.com
AI Powered Raspberry Pi Home Automation - Is this the future? atomic14 2023-05-15 | Is talking to your devices the future of home automation? What do you think? As always we're brought to you by https://www.PCBWay.com/?from=atomicI've been playing with my Raspberry Pi and I thought "Wouldn't it be fun to hook this up to ChatGPT" - watch the video if you think it's fun - or is it just silly...0:00 Turning on some lights0:20 Why you should watch this video0:47 A Home Automation Story2:08 How Does it Work?3:03 Is this "The Future"?3:25 How to make a Plugin5:00 The Hardware5:46 How do add the plugin to ChatGPT?6:05 Remote Development Using VSCode6:50 Newsflash!7:54 How do they work under the hood?8:10 Browser Mode - WOW!---If you'd like to help support the channel and help me buy more nonsense - I have a Patreon page: patreon.com/atomic14And if you're shopping on AliExpress or Amazon then if you click on these links I will get a little bit of affiliate money:Aliexpress - https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_Ac05mFAmazon - amazon.com/?tag=atomic14-20You can also join us on Discord here: discord.gg/h2DDnDdjD2And we've got an exciting new newsletter! makernews.substack.com
Fixing the Ender 3 Printers XT60 Connector Problem atomic14 2023-05-10 | This was a close call - I'm not sure how close we were to going up in smoke, but it's definitely not pretty! As always we're brought to you by https://www.PCBWay.com/?from=atomicI was just about to do some 3D printing and I took a look behind the printer. Good job I did! Apparently, this is a known issue (discovered about 5 years ago) with some Ender3 printers. But I knew nothing about it until now.Luckily I'd just bought an InfiRay Infrared Camera after seeing it on BigClive's channel - you can pick one up here (affiliate link): https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_DcZoySN Make sure you get the macro lens as well!---If you'd like to help support the channel and help me buy more nonsense - I have a Patreon page: patreon.com/atomic14And if you're shopping on AliExpress or Amazon then if you click on these links I will get a little bit of affiliate money:Aliexpress - https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_Ac05mFAmazon - amazon.com/?tag=atomic14-20You can also join us on Discord here: discord.gg/h2DDnDdjD2And we've got an exciting new newsletter! makernews.substack.com
Hacking and Disassembling Philips Hue Lights atomic14 2023-05-04 | We're hacking a Philip's Hue lightbulb. As always we're brought to you by https://www.PCBWay.com/?from=atomicI've got a bunch of these Philip's Hue lightbulbs lying around so I thought it might be fun to tear one down and see how it ticks. I made quite a mess.And then I thought - why not try and reuse the control PCB?---If you'd like to help support the channel and help me buy more nonsense - I have a Patreon page: patreon.com/atomic14And if you're shopping on AliExpress or Amazon then if you click on these links I will get a little bit of affiliate money:Aliexpress - https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_Ac05mFAmazon - amazon.com/?tag=atomic14-20You can also join us on Discord here: discord.gg/h2DDnDdjD2And we've got an exciting new newsletter! makernews.substack.com
The Monocle from Brilliant Labs atomic14 2023-04-27 | I've got a Monocle! As always, we're sponsored by https://www.PCBWay.com/?from=atomic for "supporting".I'm a real sucker for a gadget and I just couldn't resist buying one of these to try out. I'm actually pretty impressed - it works!There are a few issues with the firmware, but it's being actively developed. I just need to think of some fun projects to do with it...You can find details on the Potrace library here: potrace.sourceforge.netAnd you can find out more about the Monocle here: docs.brilliantmonocle.com/monocle/monocle---If you'd like to help support the channel and help me buy more nonsense - I have a Patreon page: patreon.com/atomic14And if you're shopping on AliExpress or Amazon then if you click on these links I will get a little bit of affiliate money:Aliexpress - https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_Ac05mFAmazon - amazon.com/?tag=atomic14-20You can also join us on Discord here: discord.gg/h2DDnDdjD2And we've got an exciting new newsletter! makernews.substack.com
ChatGPT vs Stockfish: Can an AI Plugin Improve its Chess Game? atomic14 2023-04-16 | I made a plugin to try and help ChatGPT play a better game of chess.0:00 The problem0:19 Introducing ChessGPT! The chess plugin for ChatGPT10:44 ChatGPT - what went wrong? You were destroyed!12:03 Let's analyse the game14:00 What's next?You can find the code for the plugin here: github.com/atomic14/ChessGPTThe game from the video is:1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 exd5 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. Bd3 Nb4 6. Be2 Bf5 7. Na3 Nc6 8. O-O Bxa3 9. bxa3 Nf6 10. c4 O-O 11. c5 Ne4 12. Bb2 Re8 13. Re1 Bg4 14. h3 Bh5 15. Ne5 Nxe5 16. dxe5 Bxe2 17. Rxe2 Nxc5 18. Rc1 Ne6 19. Qd2 Qh4 20. Re3 d4 21. Re4 Qxe4 22. Qxd4 Nxd4 23. Bxd4 Qxd4 24. Rxc7 Rac8 25. Rxb7 Rc1+ 26. Kh2 Qf4+ 27. g3 Qxf2# ---If you'd like to help support the channel then I have a Patreon page: patreon.com/atomic14And if you're shopping on AliExpress or Amazon then if you click on these links I will get a little bit of affiliate money:Aliexpress - https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_Ac05mFAmazon - amazon.com/?tag=atomic14-20You can also join us on Discord here: discord.gg/h2DDnDdjD2And we've got an exciting new newsletter! makernews.substack.com
Creating an Animated Avatar with AI: Conquer Earth for Donuts! atomic14 2023-04-12 | A few people asked how I made the talking head in the previous video - so here you go, a quick tutorial.You can use ChatGPT for the script - I used Midjourney for the image - but other image generation AI are available. And then for the video you've got a few options. I'm using the D-ID service, which unfortunately you do have to pay for, but it seems pretty good. If you know of free alternatives, let me know!You can find them here: studio.d-id.com---If you'd like to help support the channel then I have a Patreon page: patreon.com/atomic14And if you're shopping on AliExpress or Amazon then if you click on these links I will get a little bit of affiliate money:Aliexpress - https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_Ac05mFAmazon - amazon.com/?tag=atomic14-20You can also join us on Discord here: discord.gg/h2DDnDdjD2And we've got an exciting new newsletter! makernews.substack.com
You Need Arduino GitHub Actions atomic14 2023-03-31 | Does your code build? How do you know? Thanks as always to https://www.PCBWay.com/?from=atomic for "supporting" the channel over the last couple of years.GitHub actions are a really easy way to constantly check that your code compiles - they are free (up to a point) and they have the added benefit of letting you add build badges to your README file - a great way of showing how healthy your project is - and a healthy project will attract other people and contributors.They constantly check your code so you know immediately if you've broken it. They can also prevent other people from breaking your code - it's a winner-winner chicken dinner situation.You can find all the docs for the Arduino GitHub action here: github.com/arduino/compile-sketchesAnd Github's documentation here: docs.github.com/en/actionsAnd my blog post here: atomic14.com/2023/03/31/we-dont-need-no-stinking-badges.htmlThere are also actions for Platform.io here: docs.platformio.org/en/latest/integration/ci/github-actions.html and for the ESP-IDF: github.com/espressif/esp-idf-ci-action---If you'd like to help support the channel then I have a Patreon page: patreon.com/atomic14And if you're shopping on AliExpress or Amazon then if you click on these links I will get a little bit of affiliate money:Aliexpress - https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_Ac05mFAmazon - amazon.com/?tag=atomic14-20You can also join us on Discord here: discord.gg/h2DDnDdjD2And we've got an exciting new newsletter! makernews.substack.com
Harvesting Solar Power for Low-Energy Electronics: Can We Run Forever on Scottish Winter Sun? atomic14 2023-03-23 | Can we run our low-power electronics indefinitely from solar power? Thanks to https://www.PCBWay.com/?from=atomic for "powering" the channel over the last couple of years.I've had my low-power ePaper display up and running for a while - it needs to be recharged every couple of months. But I got to thinking: "Can I run it off solar power?" After my experiments with solar-powered Christmas lights, I wasn't convinced, but I reckon with a bit of energy scavenging it might actually be possible!You can pick up the two power scavenging boards from here: https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_DmxNOY9 and here: https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_DkzYIKZ (affiliate links).---If you'd like to help support the channel then I have a Patreon page: patreon.com/atomic14And if you're shopping on AliExpress or Amazon then if you click on these links I will get a little bit of affiliate money:Aliexpress - https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_Ac05mFAmazon - amazon.com/?tag=atomic14-20You can also join us on Discord here: discord.gg/h2DDnDdjD2And we've got an exciting new newsletter! makernews.substack.com
#shorts - 20,000mAh? https://youtu.be/PEHDVoAE8sE atomic14 2023-02-17 | You can watch a full video here: youtu.be/PEHDVoAE8sE
Browser-Based Tech You Must Try! atomic14 2023-02-03 | Stumbled across this: google.github.io/mediapipeSome really cool demos to try out - I'm already thinking of exciting projects I can do - not sure about the "Hair Segmentation" one though - not very relevant for me!I'm amazed that this all runs in JavaScript in your browser. My machine is ancient and it still works really well.
