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Roland Pelayo

I started TMM back in 2015. I’m a firmware and embedded systems engineer with over ten years of experience designing and developing electronic and microcontroller-based products. Over the years, I’ve worked on a wide range of projects, including medical devices, access control and security systems, automation, robotics, wireless communication modules, IoT systems, imaging and sensor instruments, and educational training tools. I’ve built systems using platforms such as PIC, AVR, ESP32, STM32, nRF52, and Raspberry Pi, and I regularly work with protocols like RS485/OSDP, CAN, TCP/IP, Wiegand, and a variety of sensor and communication interfaces. I also develop full-stack solutions for embedded projects, combining firmware, hardware, and web-based dashboards when needed. If there’s a topic you’d like me to write about, or if you need consultation or hands-on development for electronics, embedded, or firmware projects, I’m always open to working on new ideas and collaborations. You can reach me anytime through the contact page.

Using AD9833 Signal Generator with Arduino

Arduino AD9833 signal generator

How can you create sine, square or triangular waves with Arduino? Apparently, there’s a way with the help of an IC package -- the AD9833. With it, you can now create waveforms for communications, instrumentation, or other similar projects. My tutorial on building your own Arduino AD9833 signal generator after …

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Watchdog Timer on Arduino Tutorial

Arduino watchdog timer interrupt

In Arduino programming, we learn about functions setup() and loop(). Any code inside setup() executes once while code inside loop() executes again and again until the next reset. Now what if while inside the loop(), something went wrong either in code or in hardware? Normally we just press the reset …

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Dot Matrix Droplets Project

dot matrix droplets project

This project makes the “dots” on a dot matrix look like they are pebbles in a container. Tilt the device on one side and the dots fall toward that side. The same goes if the device tilts to the other side.

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How to Use Load Cell with HX711 and Arduino

HX711 Load Cell

Measuring an object’s weight can sometimes be part of a bigger project. And unless you have a good reason, you wouldn’t want to use an analog weighing scale. A digital weight sensor is easier to interface with, not to mention its accuracy and durability against an analog weight sensor. In …

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ESP32 Magnetometer using HMC5883L

HMC5883L Breakout Board

For this article, I will show you how to use an ESP32 microcontroller as a magnetometer - a device that measures the direction and strength of a nearby magnet. In the absence of a nearby magnet, the device detects the Earth’s magnetic field. Hence, a compass is a type of …

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