Meadow b5.2 is live!

This is a small release that mainly focuses on cleanup of Meadow.Foundation, and fixing Bluetooth (which we broke in b5.1): BLE Fix – We broke the Bluetooth stack (among other small things) in b5.1 due to issues with our CI release pipeline. Most of the…

Meadow b5.1 is live!

We have now shipped another full stack update for Meadow, meaning new Meadow.OS binaries, Meadow.CLI, NuGet packages and VS Extension updates. The major highlights for this release are: Full .NET Standard 2.1 – We moved all the projects over to .NET Standard 2.1. (Last release…

Update Meadow Apps from .NET Framework to .NET Standard

If you’re running beta 5.1 we released just now, after completing a full stack update from Meadow.OS to the VS Extension, you’ll also need to update your Meadow Application projects. In this post I’m going to show you how to do that. In beta…

The Importance of Using Units… Or, how to not lose a spacecraft with Meadow

In late September, 1999, Nasa’s Mars Climate Orbiter prepared to enter a stable orbit around the Red Planet to serve as a comms relay for the 1998 Mars Polar Lander and monitor climate on the planet below.  Launched December the year before, the USD$125MM…

Meadow b5.0 is Here!

And it’s the biggest release we’ve ever put out, with a pile of new features and goodies, including: Bluetooth v1.0 – That’s right, BLE support is here. Check out the Bluetooth Guide for details. .NET Standard 2.1 API Support – Meadow now fully supports…

Meadow just got SSL and 10x faster network.

Guess what? Today we shipped Meadow b4.5 and it’s a huge leap forward for our networking stack with two major pieces to it: TLS/SSL Support – So you can call your favorite `https` service endpoints. This should open up services like MQTT, Azure IoT,…

Meadow b4.3 is live right now!

Hello Makers, As you probably know by now, we rolled out a new beta with updates on Meadow.CLI, Meadow.OS, Meadow.Core and Meadow.Foundation, so be sure to flash your devices with our latest Deploy Meadow.OS instructions and update all your NuGet packages to make sure…

Meadow projects recap in 2020

Hello fellow makers, This post is to showcase the most interesting and useful Meadow projects on Hackster released throughout this year: Working with µGraphics on a ST7789 Display Learn how to connect an SPI LCD display to your Meadow board to draw shapes, text…

20$ Off Meadow Hack Kit Holiday Sale

It’s the last chance to buy a Hack Kit in time for shipping for the holidays, and we’re running a 48 hour flash sale to help you make it happen! Now until Friday @ Midnight Pacific Time, get $20 off!! (Discount applied at checkout.) Dont…

Meadow b4.0 (with WiFi Networking) is here!

The long awaited Meadow b4.0 release is here! And along with it, WiFi networking, file system, and more! We also released b3.12 since we’ve last written, which had another pile of goodies, including: Garbage Collector tuned up for our MCU. Tons of bug fixes…