CloudACM – Page 13 – Autonomous Computational Machines

Slow Arduino IDE with ESP-32 Devices

March 28, 2022 Patrick Gilfeather

There is a noticeable difference on how long it takes for a sketch for the ESP-32 to compile when using a Windows based system, versus using a Linux based system. Depending on the sketch, this difference can be up to 10 times, which could frustrate developers. The suggestions online point to anti virus as the cause, with disabling the anti virus or adding exceptions as the workaround. Others recommend using Visual Studio instead of the Arduino IDE. This post will…

ESP-32 Cam Low Light Use

March 21, 2022 Patrick Gilfeather

This post will cover some use cases of the ESP-32 Cam module in low or no light conditions. The software and hardware of the ESP-32 Cam module will modified for this purpose. Some additional hardware examples will be introduced as well. Lastly, the use of FFMpeg will be demonstrated to further enhance the images gathered from the ESP-32 cam module. What are some reasons for the ESP-32 Cam module to be used in low or no light environments? The more…

MicroSD Backups with Clonezilla

February 8, 2022 Patrick Gilfeather

This topic will cover how to use Clonezilla to create fast, secure, and low storage backups of microSD media, which is the defacto for Raspberry Pi SoCs. It will require the following items. USB to MicroSD adapter containing the MicroSD media Bootable USB thumb drive with Clonezilla External USB drive with a formatted partition to the store backup Intel based system with USB ports, no working OS or drive required The Clonezilla ISO can be downloaded here, https://clonezilla.org/downloads.php. The ISO…