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MQTT Anywhere, LoRaWAN Sheep Tracking, More DOOM on everything!

The Electromaker Show · 25 Sept 2023 · 36m · Episode 122

What this episode covers

The host reviews the MikroE MQTT Anywhere kit, a cellular IoT development board from MikroElektronika and u-blox that combines hardware with the ThingStream software platform for low-power MQTT communication. The episode highlights prize-winning maker projects, including Jumperless, a smart breadboard by Archetoisis, and a SenseCAP T1000 LoRaWAN cattle tracker by Pradip Lagu Nort. It also covers a Doom port on the Arduino Nano ESP32 by Naveen, Western Digital's tiny M.2 2230 SSD, and an update on the Zima Blade single-board server.

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makers and hobbyists

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Companies
MikroElektronika, u-blox
Products
ThingStream, Jumperless, SenseCAP T1000, Arduino Nano ESP32, Western Digital SN770M, Zima Blade

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