Working with bit fields – optimize your code
Working with bit fields – optimize your code Bitwise logical operations and packing data into bitfields is a very elementary programming technique – in fact, every microprocessor uses it internally to...
View ArticleBoosting the Nextion Mega I/O project with new knowledge (6)
Boosting the Nextion Mega I/O project with new knowledge (6) Up to now, the highlight of our ongoing Nextion Mega I/O project is the ADC page which allows to monitor all 16 analog input pins of an...
View ArticleBuilding a Countdown timer – answering a reader’s question
Building a Countdown timer – answering a reader’s question Introduction After reading the following question of a reader, let’s call him “J.”, in a Nextion Display related group on Facebook, I decided...
View ArticleControl Servo motors with Nextion HMI – Part 1
Control Servo motors with Nextion HMI – Part 1 Introduction Over the last weeks, I got several mails from readers asking about the use of servo motors (or short, servos) together with Nextion HMI. The...
View ArticleControl Servo motors with Nextion HMI – Part 2
Control Servo motors with Nextion HMI – Part 2 Introduction As we have seen in part 1 of this article series, we need an external MCU, for example an Arduino, to control servo motors with our beloved...
View ArticleControl Servo motors with Nextion HMI – Part 3 Final!
Control Servo motors with Nextion HMI – Part 3 Final! Today, let’s bring it to an intermediate end – for the moment. We have seen basics about servo control here and we have already prepared the...
View ArticleThe Endian question – binary communication between Nextion and Arduino
The Endian question – binary communication between Nextion and Arduino Over the last months, we have seen a huge progress in the Nextion Mega IO project. Time for a little break to answer recurring...
View ArticleThe hard coded, #define, const or variable question – binary communication...
The hard coded, #define, const or variable question – custom protocols between Nextion and Arduino Our long-time occupation on which we learn and grow at the same time, the Nextion Mega IO project...
View ArticleDate calculation on Nextion HMI for a date picker or calendar applet – part I
Date calculation on Nextion HMI for a date picker or calendar applet – part I While the work on the Nextion MEGA IO project goes on in the background, making our hyper efficient custom protocol fit for...
View ArticleBuilding a date picker / calendar popup in Nextion HMI part II
Building a date picker / calendar popup in Nextion HMI part II In my last blog post, we saw some basics about date arithmetic because a calendar can only be displayed correctly, if we know a few...
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