Motors in Meadow
A large subset of what’s called “motion control” is all about using motors to perform actions. From large industrial conveyors and bulk material augers down to 3D printers and hobby robots, motors are everywhere. The question for us is “how do I control those…
Hack Kit Series: Closer look at Capacitive Soil Moisture sensors
Hello Makers, In this post we’re going over the Capacitive Soil Moisture sensor included in the Hack Kit. Capacitive Moisture Sensor is a soil moisture sensor based on capacitance changes. When the humidity of the soil rises, the value of the output decreases; conversely,…
Hack Kit Series: Closer look at Push Buttons
Hello friends, In this blog post I want to show you how we simplified the way to use push buttons on Meadow for beta 4.5 release (which is included in the Meadow Hack Kit) using Meadow.Foundation. Important Note: whenever we’re working with Digital Interrupt…
Hack Kit Series: Closer look at Relays
Hello Makers, It has been a while since I make another post about another peripheral included in Meadow’s Hack Kit. This time we’re going to learn how to work with relays using Meadow.Foundation. No need to download any NuGet packages to use this peripheral,…
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…
Hack Kit Series: Closer look at 74HC595 IO Expander
Hello once again, In this post we’re going to talk about one integrated circuit included in your Hack Kit that you can use to expand your number of pins on your Meadow board: the 74HC595 (aka shift register). To use this peripheral, you’ll need…
Hack Kit Series: Closer look at SG90 Micro Servos
Hello once again, In this post, I want to draw your attention to the couple of servos included in your awesome Meadow Hack Kit. These are pretty straight forward to set up using the Meadow.Foundation driver library. For these peripherals, you’ll need to search…
Hack Kit Series: Closer look at 20×4 LCD character display
Hello friends, Just wanted to write a blog post about how incredibly easy is to wire up an LCD 20×4 character display (which is included in the Meadow Hack Kit) using Meadow.Foundation. First thing you’ll need to do is search and install the Meadow.Foundation.Displays.LCD.CharacterDisplay…
