Hi everyone,
Our friends at ThingPulse, Daniel Eichhorn and Marcel Stör, are preparing a treat for the European fans of Espressif boards. They are holding three IoT workshops in beautiful Zürich, in November 2019 and January 2020, which will be about introducing the Internet of Things to children and adults in an interactive setup with many hands-on exercises on Espressif boards . Anyone from 12 years up, including grandparents with kids, are welcome! Prior programming skills may prove to be helpful but are not required.
The ThingPulse IoT workshops will cover topics such as:
- Wi-Fi Weather Station with ESP8266 and Arduino IDE (November 16th, 2019) This session is aimed at Arduino and ESP8266 beginners with affinity for technology and computer science.
- Build and Program a Color Weather Station with ESP8266 and Arduino IDE (November 30th, 2019) Participants will be shown how to solder and then program a weather station with a fancy color touch display.
- “You’ve got Mail” — Advanced IoT with ESP32 and Platform IO (January 15th, 2020) Attendees will learn about ESP32 features and quirks, as well as how to build a mailbox-to-push-notification sensing device.
So, do you -or someone you know- want to learn more about IoT, but don’t know where to start from? Then, the ThingPulse IoT workshops are for you, because they are all about learning, sharing and a having a good time! Places are limited and filling up quickly. So, hurry up!
Other topics you can read in this month’s newsletter include:
- ESP-BLE-MESH, which is now fully certified by Bluetooth SIG;
- ESP32 being launched into space, which happened through a research project at the German Aerospace Center;
- ESP8266, which is now listed on the Tencent Cloud, supporting the quick connection of ESP8266 to IoT Explorer, Tencent’s Cloud IoT platform;
- ESP32-based smart devices winning innovation-of-the-year awards in India.
Hope you enjoy reading this month’s newsletter. Keep sending us your messages and requests on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram and YouTube. We try to respond to all of your messages as quickly as possible!
Best wishes,John Lee.Senior Customer Support Officer
ESP-BLE-MESH Is Now Fully Certified by Bluetooth-SIG#
Espressif is pleased to announce that ESP-BLE-MESH has been fully certified by the Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) as of September 2019. This officially ensures that our embedded software solution meets the Bluetooth SIG standards for global product interoperability, and complies with the organization’s License Agreement.
ESP32 Launched Into Space#
Nico Maas, an IT Engineer and Ground Controller from the Microgravity User Support Center (MUSC) at the German Aerospace Center (DLR), worked with a team of other researchers on developing a new commercial off-the-shelf on-board computer platform for sounding rockets. This experiment was based on ESP32 and resulted in Espressif’s flagship chip being launched into space!
ESP8266 Listed on Tencent Cloud#
Tencent is a Chinese multinational conglomerate specializing in various Internet-related services and products, entertainment, Artificial Intelligence and the Internet of Things, both in China and abroad. Espressif’s Cloud IoT AT firmware now supports the quick connection of the powerful ESP8266 module to IoT Explorer, which is Tencent’s Cloud IoT platform.
ESP32-based Smart Devices Win Innovation-of-the-Year Award in India#
Sirena Technologies Private Limited, a partner company of Espressif’s, won the “Alexa Voice Service — Innovation of the Year” award at last month’s Alexa Vox Conference in New Delhi, India. The Alexa Adaptor and Smart Speaker are two award-winning smart voice products, both of whom use Espressif’s ESP32 chip.
Originally published at https://mailchi.mp.