Despite a wealth of tutorials for setting up and writing code for the ESP8266 WiFi module, there has not been much of anything on programming this cheap wireless module with the Arduino IDE ...

The Adafruit Huzzah ESP8266 dev board On the software side, the easiest way to get into the ESP8266 is to use the Arduino compatible mode.

For those starting out in Arduino, there are tons of resources to get better acquainted with the community and the types of projects you can tinker with.

John Boxall, author of the new book Arduino Workshop, shares a few of the projects from his book on how to get started with the microcontroller. (Click the links to see PDFs of the complete ...

Over the last decade, the open-source movement has not only transformed the world of software, but also catalyzed a sweeping revolution in hardware tinkering. At the heart of this shift lies a ...