tutorials

A collection of 6 posts

Aug 2, 2015

Wifi Connected LED using Guide.js

Wifi Connected LED using Guide.js

I wasn't kidding when I said I'd use Guide.js [https://github.com/neuralfirings/guide], my new framework for writing guides and tutorials. Here's a rewrite of my ESP8266 to LED tutorial. I

Aug 2, 2015

My Scrappy Guide.js

Project Github Link: https://github.com/neuralfirings/guide -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Over the past few posts, I've written some guides and tutorials on using the ESP8266 chip [https://blog.nyl.io/tag/esp8266/]. People who

Jul 15, 2015

Internet Controlled LED using ESP8266

Internet Controlled LED using ESP8266

In my previous post, I covered how to upload sketches using NodeMCU, which is firmware written in Lua. I ran into a few problems: * Uploading big files were prone to error, and it

Jun 25, 2015

Making Custom PCBs

Making Custom PCBs

PLEASE NOTE: I've written a new and improved version of this guide [https://blog.nyl.io/hello-world-custom-pcb-fritzing/]. Yeah! Updates!!We've all see something like this before. The simple breadboard with a messy, beautiful

Apr 2, 2015

How to Sketch Animations in Blender

How to Sketch Animations in Blender

In the last two Blender updates, the Grease Pencil tool got a major facelift. The Grease Pencil was traditionally used for annotating 3D drawings. Now, it can also be used for animation. And

Oct 24, 2014

How I Started to Code

How I Started to Code

I get this question a lot: how did you learn to code? People seem perplexed that I can make software without a background in computer science. I’ve never taken some 12 week