A stepper motor's coils need more current than a GPIO pin can supply directly. The ULN2003 board sits between the ESP32-S3 and the motor, amplifying 4 weak digital signals (IN1 – IN4) into the ...
Split-flap displays are a great, low-power way to display text to a wide audience. Compared to other display technologies like LCDs they only use energy when the characters change, but have fallen out ...
If you grew up playing with LOGO on an old 8-bit computer, you’re probably familiar with the concept of a drawbot. It’s a simple robot that drags a pen around to draw on paper. [Tim] decided to build ...