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Balloon IoT Environmental Sensing Takes to the Air

By Rob Faludi Posted on October 1, 2019 Posted in Communities, Events, Internet of Things, LoRa, Networking

We have liftoff. My first Balloon Environmental Sensing test successfully “slipped the surly bonds of earth, and danced the skies on laughter-silvered wings” sending data back the whole time. First flight was at the Digital Naturalism Conference in Gamboa, Panama, …

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Gamboa, Panama – LoRaWAN Radio Range Test

By Rob Faludi Posted on September 5, 2019 Posted in Events, Internet of Things, LoRa, Networking

Last month we did range testing on a new LoRaWAN radio network installation in Gamboa, Panama. The network, which covers the entire center of town is part of the Digital Naturalism Lab’s commitment to supporting wildlife and environmental research. Gamboa, …

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Rust Garden

By Rob Faludi Posted on August 24, 2019 Posted in Art, Communities, Events, Gardening

Rust is gorgeous. We marvel at its endless shades of ochre, red, orange and sienna. We appreciate the organic shapes created as right angles collapse and edges decay into jagged landscapes. Rust is poetic, photogenic, artistic and melancholy. It grows …

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Balloon Environmental Sensing

By Rob Faludi Posted on August 13, 2019 Posted in Communities, Events, Internet of Things, LoRa, Teaching

It’s easy to do environmental sensing at ground level. But how about up in the air over our heads? If we could somehow reach it inexpensively and safely, can we directly explore what lies above, perhaps making our own discoveries? …

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The Trouble With Time Zones

By Rob Faludi Posted on August 6, 2019 Posted in Internet of Things, Networking

Maybe you’ve struggled with coding for time zones, local calendars or historical time changes. Or perhaps you’ve wondered why a software developer went pale when you asked them to add local time calculations to an app and wondered why? In …

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MicroPython Examples for XBee

By Rob Faludi Posted on December 6, 2018 Posted in General, Internet of Things, Networking, XBee

I’ve been writing hands-on examples for using MicroPython on XBee radios. MicroPython is an open-source programming language based on Python 3, modified to fit on small devices, and optimized for microcontrollers. By using MicroPython, an easy-to-learn scripting and programming language, you can rapidly …

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Text Message-Controlled Robot

By Rob Faludi Posted on October 19, 2018 Posted in Internet of Things, XBee

Here’s a fun project I created for Digi International a while back. I just wrote up for them as an Instructable so that anyone can make their own. All materials, steps, diagrams and necessary code are included in the instructions. …

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Sun Set Clock

By Rob Faludi Posted on September 21, 2018 Posted in General