Dec 1, 2022LoraWAN Soil Moisture Sensor — MakerfabsAs more and more customers are interested in LoRaWAN, I decide to make a LoRaWAN soil moisture sensor. Makerfabs LoRa moisture sensor has been popular sold& used in open hardware community, but sometimes we get customers’ questions: How I can use your sensor with TTN/ Helium? …Lorawan8 min readLorawan8 min read
Apr 29, 2022Soil Monitoring And Irrigation with LoraWhen we say “Farm automatic” or “smart agriculture”, soil status monitoring& irrigation is the most basic for a farm. A farm soil status monitoring& irrigation need the following features: 1. Soil status monitoring at multiple points. The soil status, basically humidity and temperature, and soil quality data such as PH/Nitrogen/…Lora7 min readLora7 min read
Dec 24, 2021ESP32 UWB Indoor Positioning TestWe made an ESP32 UWB indoor positioning test, using 2 UWB anchors and 1 UWB tag, when the tag is moving, the real-time position of the UWB tag can be graphically displayed on PC. 1. Overview 1.1 Introduce DW1000 is the world’s first single-chip wireless transceiver based on Ultra Wideband techniques. It provides a…Esp32 Uwb8 min readEsp32 Uwb8 min read
Nov 1, 2021Lora Soil Moisture Sensor V3 — What Upgraded?Great improvements on Makerfabs Lora Soil Moisture Sensor V3!!! TLC555 removed, while the Atmega328P(D9/Timer1) generates the 2 MHz pulse (only during the measurement phase, switching off afterward), for capacitive moisture measurement. Unique ID by default, for easy/fast usage as getting it on hand. Ultra-low-power consumption design on hardware& firmware, 7.1uA…7 min read7 min read
Jul 29, 2021Why the Raspberry Pi Pico? — Control Multiple Servos with RP2040 PIOMakerfabs Wiki PICO Mechanical Hand Servo Driver Pico mechanical hand driver is a platform based on raspberry pi pico, which is designed for driving and controlling servos. The board comes with an 8-bit level translator and 8 channels GPIO headers that can connect the servo directly. Now you can build your new project about servo…Raspberry Pi Pico20 min readRaspberry Pi Pico20 min read
Dec 17, 2020Problems in PCBA Functional TestingMakerfabs PCBA Manufacturing Daily As a PCBA vendor, Makerfabs deal with more than 100 PCBA projects every month, here is a simple record of problems in our daily PCBA functional testing. More than 100 PCBA projects Makerfabs dealt with per month, from PCBA prototyping a few pcs to mass production…Pcba Manufacturer5 min readPcba Manufacturer5 min read
Oct 15, 2020Maduino: Ready to Go IoT Boards for Arduino ProjectsMaduino: ready to go IoT boards for Arduino projects, Makerfabs dedicated to IoT-related solutions for makers creating the IoT projects easier. Here are some popular Maduino IoT hardware from us. Rich Experience with hardware designs and related electronics production, Makerfabs provide a variety of IoT boards, to help makers/ startups…Maduino8 min readMaduino8 min read
Oct 8, 2020USB to UART Solution: Which is Better?There’s many popular USB to UART solutions, FT232, CP2104, CH340, or PL2303, which is better? Some suggestions for choosing a USB to Serial converter. Here is a very detailed& professional analysis of the FT232 fake IC: https://zeptobars.com/en/read/FTDI-FT232RL-real-vs-fake-supereal Makerfabs encountered the same problem some years ago, that the FT232 stopped work…Usb To Uart4 min readUsb To Uart4 min read
May 6, 2020PCB Assembly(PCBA): 4 Steps and Related Machines NeededPCB Assembly (PCBA), it means “Printed Circuit Board Assembly. It’s a very essential but important process for all electronics products. …Pcba9 min readPcba9 min read
Mar 31, 2020MicroPython: Update COVID-19 Data in Real-TimeMicroPython Program: Update Coronavirus Disease(COVID-19) Data in Real-Time As the outbreak of COVID-19, up to now(28th, Mar 2020) the globally confirmed cases is over 50,0000! The world health organization (WHO) has declared the new coronavirus pneumonia outbreak to be a global pandemic. …Makepython5 min readMakepython5 min read
