The Smartening of my Dehydrator – Part 2; Temperature Control
In part 1 of this blog series, we looked at the dehydrator system as a whole. In this post in the dehydrator hacking series, we’re going to explore how to control the fan and heater in the dehydrator using relays to regulate temperature. We’ll explore…
The Smartening of my Dehydrator – Part 1
In this blog series, I document the process of creating a smart appliance out of my dehydrator. Along the way, I’ll show you just how easy it is to create a sophisticated, connected appliance with Netduino.Foundation, which makes hardware development a plug-and-play experience. We’ll…
Introducing TextDisplayMenu: Easy, Powerful LCD Menus with Netduino.Foundation.
When building connected things, the need to provide info to the user and allow interaction and input quickly surfaces. However, building display screens, menus, and providing a way to edit parameters, configure settings, etc, quickly becomes an enormous task. Enter Netduino.Foundation’s TextDisplayMenu: TextDisplayMenu is…
#3DPrinting Appliance Hacking Enclosure
We’ve been hacking some pretty cool things over here at Wilderness Labs. We’re about to post a couple of new awesome projects including a smart chicken coop, and food dehydrator you can control with your phone! But as we got building them, it became…
Netduino.Foundation’s ServoCore just got an Upgrade
Servos were once the domain of remote control cars and airplanes, but today, they’re used in all kinds of IoT projects and have become an essential ingredient in robotics. In fact, many robots rely solely on servos for movement! Netduino.Foundation’s ServoCore library just got…
Connected Coffee Maker Part 4 – Mobile App, Powered by Xamarin
In part 3 of this series, we enabled our connected coffee maker to be controlled via a Web API using Maple Server. In this part, we’re going to explore how to easily create a mobile app that runs on iOS, Android, and Windows, powered…
Connected Coffee Maker Part 3 – Introducing Maple Server
In part 2 of this series we built the core of the connected coffee maker by creating what was essentially a smart power outlet that we could control with a Netduino. After assembling the hardware, we deployed an application that controlled our relay to…
Limited Edition Wilderness Labs Baseboard Hack Starter Kit!
Get hacking with our limited edition Wilderness Labs laser-etched and cut birch baseboard and prototyping kit! This awesome baseboard kit fits Netduino (and Arduino) boards, and includes a deluxe half-size breadboard, (40) 8” male-to-male jumpers, (40) 5” male-to-male jumpers, and all the hardware necessary to…
Connected Coffee Maker Part 2 – Control
In part 1 of this series we created a power adapter from a USB charger that can be used to power a Netduino when it isn’t plugged into the computer. In this part, we’re going to create what is, in essence, a smart power…
Wilderness Labs 3D Printable Prototyping Baseboard!
Get your weekend hacking off to a solid start by 3D printing one of these cool prototype baseboards which fit a Netduino (or Arduino) and a half-size breadboard! Head over to our downloads page to grab the files and get printing.
