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Beginner Parts Kit Identification Guide

By SparkFun Electronics

In this tutorial, we'll provide a quick rundown of each part in the kit, to help reinforce your understanding of the component. For some parts, we'll include an example application, in case you're in need of a circuit to plug your new toys into.

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PCA9306 Logic Level Translator Hookup Guide (v2)

By SparkFun Electronics

The PCA9306 is a dual bi-directional voltage translator for the I2C-bus and SMBus. It works at a range of voltages between 1.2V and 5.0V and doesn't require a direction pin to function. This is a great board for shifting voltages between sensors and your microcontroller.

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Introduction to Zephyr Part 12: How to Create a Custom Board Definition

By ShawnHymel

Want to run Zephyr on custom hardware? Learn how to create a custom board definition, configure peripherals, and build a sample application.

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Introduction to Zephyr Part 11: WiFi and IoT

By ShawnHymel

This tutorial provides a practical example of using Zephyr’s networking APIs for WiFi and HTTP operations with an ESP32-S3.

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Introduction to Zephyr Part 10: Graphics with LVGL and Display Drivers

By ShawnHymel

Discover how to configure ST7735R with Zephyr and build functional GUIs using the lightweight and versatile LVGL graphics library.

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Introduction to Zephyr Part 9: Interrupts and Workqueues

By ShawnHymel

Discover how to implement GPIO interrupts and workqueues in Zephyr to build robust and responsive embedded systems.

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Introduction to Zephyr Part 8: Multithreading

By ShawnHymel

Learn how to control GPIO pins independently by implementing multithreading in Zephyr RTOS to manage concurrent tasks on an ESP32-S3.

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Introduction to Zephyr Part 7: Debugging with OpenOCD and GDB

By ShawnHymel

Learn how to debug ESP32 with OpenOCD and GDB in Zephyr RTOS, from hardware connections to step-by-step code execution.

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Introduction to Zephyr Part 6: Device Driver Development

By ShawnHymel

Learn how to create a custom device driver in Zephyr, connect pushbuttons to an ESP32, and build flexible hardware interactions using Devicetree bindings.

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Introduction to Zephyr Part 5: Devicetree Bindings

By ShawnHymel

Understand the role of Devicetree bindings in Zephyr and how bindings connect Devicetree descriptions to driver code with an example ADC project on the ESP32-S3.

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Introduction to Zephyr Part 4: Devicetree Tutorial

By ShawnHymel

Discover how to abstract hardware with Devicetree, creating adaptable applications for various boards.

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Introduction to Zephyr Part 3: Kconfig Tutorial

By ShawnHymel

This tutorial shows how to configure Zephyr using Kconfig, menuconfig, and overlay configuration files.