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Tessel Barcode Scanner: Software

In my previous post, I show how you can connect a barcode scanner to a USB port on the Tessel, and read the scanned values. While that is interesting, what is more interesting is in doing something with that value. In this post we will take a look at finding

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Tessel Barcode Scanner: Hardware

In addition to the two module ports on the Tessel, there are also two USB ports. USB, while big and bulky in many IoT projects, can provide a useful access point to hardware. One example used by Tessel is a web camera. Many POS (point of sale) devices are also

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Tessel I2C Climate

The Tessel is expandable in several ways. One of those ways is pre-built modules. And one of those modules is called the "climate" module. This is effectively the Silicon Labs Si7020 temperature and humidity sensor. And for whatever reason, on the Tessel, it is horribly inaccurate. Heat The

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Custom Tessel Module

Not too long ago now, I presented at Windy City Things 2016 in Chicago. Among the IoT boards I showed there was the Tessel. I have written about the Tessel before, and how approachable it is for a JavaScript developer. Do not let the approachability fool you though, there are

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Tessel on Watson IoT

Do you know JavaScript? Do you like IoT? Lean towards open standards? Then the Tessel should be right up your alley! Tessel is a hardware development platform. It has both Ethernet and 802.11 b/g/n support (and more), and you develop for it using Node.js (or Rust,

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Tessel to Parse.com

The Electric Imp has Squirrel. The Spark Core has Wiring/C/C++. Today I give you the Tessel, which has JavaScript. At $75 the Tessel is not exactly your cost-effective choice for prototype to production. If however you are a Web Developer looking to get started down the road of