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Cheap Controls

by Ed Malloy

This podcast is for Electronic DIYers that enjoy Electronic Control Applications and use Arduinos, Nextion Displays, and ESP32 circuits. We try to through in a little humor to make the videos a bit more entertaining.

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Episodes

  1. Cheap Controls Episode 14, SoftwareSerial and the substring command

    I discuss two videos that I posted this week, along with updates on some projects I am working on and upcoming videos. Check out a beta of the new website at www.knuckfox.com If you enjoy the content considering donating a cup of coffee at https://ko-fi.com/cheapcontrols

  2. Cheap Controls Episode 13, Nextion Waveforms and the Arduino sin() Command

    I discuss two videos that I posted this week, along with updates on some projects I am working on and upcoming videos. If you enjoy the content considering donating a cup of coffee at https://ko-fi.com/cheapcontrols

  3. Cheap Controls Episode 12, Nextion Get Command parsing a value

    I discuss a single video that I posted this week, along with updates on some projects I am working on and upcoming videos. If you enjoy the content considering donating a cup of coffee at https://ko-fi.com/cheapcontrols

  4. Cheap Controls Episode 11, Pt 4 Floats and Pt 2 Nextion EEPROM tutorial

    I discuss the two videos I posted this week, along with updates on some projects I am working on and upcoming videos.

  5. Cheap Controls Episode 10, Pt 3 Floats and Nextion EEPROM tutorial

    I published two videos this week. The first one is on sending a value to the Nextion and setting the decimal point for a float item. The second video goes over the basics of using the built in eeprom on the Nextion Display. I also discuss upcoming projects or my lack of up coming projects.

  6. Cheap Controls Episode 9, Pt 2 Floats and Arduino control of Nextion dual action button

    I published two videos this week. One used the dtostrf command. This video made me look into arrays more. I discuss changing a dual state button based on the LED output. I implement timers to change the LEDs on a 2.5 and 5-sec interval. When the lights change I send the current output value to…

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  7. Cheap Controls Episode 8, Float values, sending data from the Arduino to the Nextion

    I talk about the videos that came out this week and videos that are coming soon. I also discuss my current projects and what else is going on.

  8. Cheap Controls Episode 7, the get command, data parsing, and pop-out keypad

    This week we finish the get command by discussing timing and parsing. We answer a question and discuss future projects.

  9. Cheap Controls Episode 6, the get command, timing explained

    In the episode, I the one and only Ed Malloy discuss this past week's videos. Answer a lucky listeners question and talk about the direction Cheap Controls is heading. We published two videos this week. In the first video we discuss the timing involved with a get request. We go into more than the...

  10. Cheap Controls Episode 5, Nextion Slider, Arduino PWM, and get command

    In the episode, I the one and only Ed Malloy discuss this past week's videos. Answer a lucky listeners question and talk about the direction Cheap Controls is heading. We published three videos this week. The first one was the final in series that had Nextion control a pulse width modulated…

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  11. Cheap Controls Episode 4, Nextion Slider and Arduino PWM

    In the episode, I the one and only Ed Malloy discuss this past week's videos. Answer a lucky listeners question and talk about the direction Cheap Controls is heading.

  12. Cheap Controls Episode 3, PWM and a Nextion Slider plus Cheap Controls news

    In the episode, I the one and only Ed Malloy discuss this past week's videos. Answer a lucky listeners question and talk about the direction Cheap Controls is heading.

  13. Cheap Controls Episode 2, Three new videos and some CC news.

    Ed is a bit under the weather but he boy howdy did he get it done. He discusses not two but three recent videos. Talks about upcoming videos along with current projects. Hopefully, he feels better for next week.

  14. Cheap Controls Episode 1, Nextion Display and Global vs Local Variables

    In this episode we discuss the videos that were uploaded to Youtube this week and start to elaborate on on going projects.

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

This podcast is for Electronic DIYers that enjoy Electronic Control Applications and use Arduinos, Nextion Displays, and ESP32 circuits. We try to through in a little humor to make the videos a bit more entertaining.

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Ed Malloy

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many episodes does Cheap Controls have?

Cheap Controls currently has 14 episodes available on PodParley. New episodes are automatically indexed when they're published to the podcast feed.

What is Cheap Controls about?

This podcast is for Electronic DIYers that enjoy Electronic Control Applications and use Arduinos, Nextion Displays, and ESP32 circuits. We try to through in a little humor to make the videos a bit more entertaining.

How often does Cheap Controls release new episodes?

Cheap Controls has 14 episodes. Check the episode list to see recent publication dates and frequency.

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Who hosts Cheap Controls?

Cheap Controls is created and hosted by Ed Malloy.
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