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This is the home of the Build Mode YouTube channel. The site is just getting started and will grow together with the channel.
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Videos from the channel, newest first. Each one plays right here on the site.
Latest articles
Reviews and breakdowns of the boards and modules the channel’s projects are built on. Newest first.
Self-Balancing Robot on an ESP32: Three Control Loops
Ten days, one robot, three control loops. How our ESP32 balancing robot on brushed motors learned to stand, to come back after a push, to hold its spot and to drive over Wi-Fi, with the numbers from its logs and the firmware that made it work.
Which ESP32 Should You Choose for Robotics and DIY? ESP32, S2, S3, C3, C6, and P4
The original ESP32, S2, S3, C3, C6 and P4 side by side: cores, memory, radios, motor-control peripherals, ADC, USB and sleep currents, checked against Espressif datasheets — and which chip to pick for motors, sensors, USB devices, cameras or Thread.
3.5-Inch TFT LCD Shield: a 480 × 320 Screen on a Fast 8-Bit Bus
A 480 × 320 touch screen with a microSD slot that plugs straight into an Arduino Uno. Its ILI9486/ILI9488 controller takes a whole byte per clock, and on an ESP32-S3 that is enough for 25 fps full-screen video. Pinout, programming interface, speed and what to build on it.
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