Hardware Hacking, Modules, Programming

Programming Pong on a Standalone Nextion Display

2018-03-21 igendel 6 Comments

Many makers are fond of Nextion displays, because they simplify the process of creating graphical touch interfaces for embedded systems, and are less expensive than other HMI (Human-Machine Interface) screens. They were not designed for games, so I decided I had to write one as a challenge!

One-player Pong game on a Nextion display

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Arduino: The Reset That Never Was

2018-03-05 igendel 4 Comments

The tale of a curious incident, in which I was trying to show how Arduino hinders makers, but was unable to do so because Arduino hindered me!

ceci n'est pas un feu de circulation — ceci n’est pas un feu de circulation

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