ESP8266

This post briefly explains what is the ESP8266, a very cheap SoC currently used in many IoT applications. What is the ESP8266? The ESP8266 is a SoC that integrates the TCP/IP stack and is able to connect to a Wifi network, allowing it to communicate with other devices over the Internet. This device is made by …

Arduino Bluetooth with HC-06

This post describes the HC-06 Bluetooth module and shows a simple app to turn on and off a lamp with an Arduino board. HC-06 HC-06 is a cheap Bluetooth module that supports SPP (Serial Port Profile), which allows the establishment of an emulated serial connection using Bluetooth. This connections is transparent for the microcontroller, since the module handles all …