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DIY ESP8266 Home Security with Lua and MQTT Protect your home with MQT

By Adafruit Industries

The goal of the home security system is to detect doors or windows opening.

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MicroPython Basics: Loading Modules

By Adafruit Industries

Extending your scripts by including code from other files is a great way to simplify and structure programs.

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MicroPython Basics: What is MicroPython?

By Adafruit Industries

This guide explains what is the MicroPython programming language, why you might want to use it for hardware projects, and where to find more information on MicroPython.

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Adding WiFi to the Circuit Playground - Sparkfun WiFi Shield

By Maker.io Staff

Connecting the Adafruit Circuit Playground to the ESP8266 module to monitor the analog sensors on the Circuit Playground such as temperature, light, and sound.

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Adding Third Party Boards to the Arduino v1.6.4+ IDE

By Adafruit Industries

Version 1.6.4 of the Arduino IDE introduced official support for adding third party boards (like the Adafruit Flora and Trinket) to the new Board Manager.

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Remote Controlled Door Lock Using a Fingerprint Sensor & Adafruit IO

By Adafruit Industries

Smart locks are now widely available, and allow users to open & close a door by the press of a button on their smartphone.

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Huzzah Weather Display

By Adafruit Industries

The Huzzah Weather Display gets the latest weather information from forecast.io with it's WiFi cpabilities and displays it on a 1.3" monochrome OLED display.