Posts by Michael Cheich
A fatal error occurred: Unable to verify flash chip connection #ESP32
Are you getting this error while trying to upload code to some generic ESP32 clone? A fatal error occurred: Unable to verify flash chip connection (Invalid head of packet (0xE0): Possible serial noise or corruption.). Failed uploading: uploading error: exit status 2 It says it’s unable to verify flash chip connection, and mentions an Invalid…
Read MoreThe Ultimate Guide to Using a Solderless Breadboard with Arduino
If you’re getting started with Arduino and electronics, a solderless breadboard is one of the most essential tools you’ll use. It allows you to quickly prototype circuits without making permanent connections. Think of it as a “first date” with a circuit—you get to know it before making any serious commitments like soldering! In this tutorial,…
Read MoreHow to Combine two (or more) Arduino sketches [a MUST watch for new programmers]
Are you working on an Arduino project, where you have to take code from two or more places and combine them into the same program? But it’s turning into a Jerry Springer show?! One sketch is throwing chairs, the other is swearing at the top of their lungs – it’s a nightmare. I mean, you have…
Read Morearduino_secrets.h: No such file or directory [SOLVED]!
Is the arduino_secrets: No such file or directory error giving you heck? By the end of this video, you’ll understand: I know you have secrets. I mean – we all do. Like that time I buried that guy alive in my neighbors backyard. But I’m not talking about those kind of Secrets I’m talking about…
Read MoreCan the Arduino Giga tell your future?
Pretend for a moment you’ve been captured by a motley band of rebel physicists bent on building a time machine. You’ve been locked in an electronics shop and told you can’t come out until you have a working prototype built. This is going to be a problem, you have a dentist appointment at 3:15pm, and…
Read MoreModel Traffic Lights with Arduino
Some folks run a tight ship. They have attention to detail, prioritize organization, and don’t stop even if they have to tick off a cat (more on that later)… Take for example Daniel Pantillie, a member of Programming Electronics Academy. He has been meticulously designing and programming a 3 way model T-junction intersection using Arduino,…
Read MoreArduino Giga Red LED (of death) blinking?
Windows machines have the blue screen of death… MacOS has the spinning beach ball of death… And the Arduino Giga has the red blinking LED of death. Here are the symptoms: Can this be fixed? Is your Arduino Giga board broken, bricked, or bad? How to fix the Arduino Giga Red Blinking LED (of death…
Read MoreVoice Control Arduino Project
Want to get your Arduino projects to work with voice control? In this lesson I’ll show you an easy way to add voice control to your Arduino project with the inexpensive Voice Recognition Module 3. Links from video (some are affiliate links to help us buy golden toilets for our mega yachts): Voice Recognition Module…
Read MoreEnable your ESP32 to play MP3s
This tutorial will teach you how to get your ESP32 to play music, talk back to you, sound an alarm, and even make inappropriate body noises! Why Sound Playback? I can think of an infinite number of projects that involve sound playback. Everything from an alarm system, a music player, data sound feedback, halloween props…
Read MoreESP32 and a Gravity Voice Control Sensor
Why Offline Language Recognition? Language recognition in 2024 has come a long way from products you could buy back in the 90’s. The first dictation software I bought ran on a Windows 95 PC and would get at minimum 20% of all words wrong. I remember spending hours uselessly trying to calibrate it. The software would…
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