Ever since I started programming microcontrollers, I have almost exclusively done so using a vendor-provided (usually Eclipse-based) IDE, which does a lot of stuff automagically behind the scenes. But since I like to know how stuff works I figured I would ditch the IDE and try starting from scratch. In this blog post series I am going to go back to basics and explore how to program an STM32 microcontroller, starting as simple as possible and then gradually adding more and more stuff along the way. In this first post I am going to start off with nothing more than an editor and the command-line.
Category: Project
Project Smart Greenhouse (Part 2): Data collection with ESP32
In part 1 I presented the general idea for the Smart Greenhouse. In this part I am going to get my ESP32 development board up and running and start logging some data to an online database.
Project Smart Greenhouse (Part 1): The idea
I have enjoyed gardening as a hobby for the past few years and I have two raised vegetable beds in our front yard. This year I decided to buy a greenhouse! Although I enjoy keeping a vegetable garden and watching my plants grow, constantly tending to the plants can become quite a chore. So as an engineer, of course I have to build something to facilitate the process a bit. Cue the Smart Greenhouse!