The Blog
Sharing my thoughts and findings on technology, development, and design.
Building a Simple Menu UI on an SSD1306 Display
The cheapest way to add a display with more than two lines to a microcontroller is to go for SSD13xx or ST77XX displays. Even though SSD displays look worse in price/performance compared to ST at first glance… BUT with a different perspective, all the disadvantages of SSD vs ST can start to look like advantages.
Ultrasonic Sonar Scanner with Raspberry Pi Pico Clone
On one sleeeless night, I was browsing deals on Aliexpress, like one usually does. A bundle deal offered me an Ultrasonic Module HC-SR04 and crazy $3 offer for a Raspberry Pi Pico W clone
From Digital Bits to Sound Waves: Arduino Nano Synth Project
I saw Ben Eater’s new video 'Computer Noises', where he used his breadboard 6502 computer to generate a PWM signal to play different notes. I was vaguely familiar with sound generated by code, but I had never done it myself or researched the topic. Around the same time, I received a few Arduino Nano clones from Aliexpress and decided I wanted to try it!