Category Archives: Mobile Apps

BBC micro:bit Robot Controlled with Swipe Gestures on Android Phone

Posted on May 8, 2018 by Tayeb

Introduction The Micro Bit also referred to as BBC Micro Bit, stylised as micro:bit is an ARM-based embedded system designed by the BBC for use in computer education. In my previous tutorial I showed how to read temperature with a purpose written app in App Inventor for Android phone that connects to … Continue reading →

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Remote Reading of Temperature with BBC micro:bit and Bluetooth Low Energy BLE

Posted on March 7, 2018 by Tayeb

Introduction The Micro Bit also referred to as BBC Micro Bit, stylised as micro:bit is an ARM-based embedded system designed by the BBC for use in computer education. The BBC micro:bit is a pocket-sized computer that lets you get creative with digital technology. Each order contains just the micro:bit board. … Continue reading →

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BlackBerry 10 Accelerometer Sensor ”AccelMote” Control of a Robot

Posted on June 3, 2014 by Tayeb

Introduction Smartphones running BlackBerry 10 have many sensors that collect data about the phone’s external environment. Some are low-level, real-time sensors such as the accelerometer, and others are higher-level, event-driven sensors, like the holster sensor. The following sensors are present in … Continue reading →

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Blackberry 10 Remote Temperature Viewing and Listening

Posted on May 24, 2014 by Tayeb

Introduction “The BlackBerry runtime for Android keeps getting sweeter”, as BlackBerry Developper site says. The documentation on BlackBerry’s site includes a collection of resources that discuss how one can use the BlackBerry Tools for Android development to repackage, and port one’s Android apps to the BlackBerry 10 OS. One … Continue reading →

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BlackBerry 10 Basic Gestures of Swipe to Control a Robot

Posted on May 22, 2014 by Tayeb

Introduction BlackBerry 10 is a proprietary mobile operating system developed byBlackBerry Limited (formerly Research In Motion) for its BlackBerry line of smartphone and tablet handheld devices. Devices running BlackBerry 10 are the Q5, Q10, Z3, Z10, Z30 and the P’9982 smartphones. BlackBerry 10 is based on the QNX operating system, which is popular in industrial computers and used in many … Continue reading →

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Writing a Playbook App for Blockly, a Google’s Visual Programming Language

Posted on May 9, 2014 by Tayeb

Introduction Writing a Playbook App is an interesting proposition as BlackBerry’s WebWorks makes it so easy.  Currently the runtime for BlackBerry WebWorks on the BlackBerry smartphones is based on Java while that for the BlackBerry PlayBook is based on Adobe AIR. … Continue reading →

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Ethernet Relay Control with Blackberry Playbook

Posted on August 7, 2013 by Tayeb

Introduction Nowadays it is quite easy to implement Ethernet relay control of devices connected to a 10/100 network. An Ethernet relay board connects to the ethernet port of your local network hub, allowing controlled switching from anywhere on the network. … Continue reading →

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Writing a “Resistor Code” App for Blackberry Smartphones

Posted on August 5, 2013 by Tayeb

Introduction I have shown in my previous post Writing a “Resistor Code” App for Blackberry Playbook that it is quite easy to design apps for Playbook. That said, it is quite easy also to design apps for Blackberry smartphones, with … Continue reading →

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Writing a “Resistor Code” App for Blackberry Playbook

Posted on July 25, 2013 by Tayeb

The PlayBook, as it is known Blackberry’s tablet,  is the first device to run Blackberry Tablet OS, based on QNX Neutrino, and runs apps developed using Adobe AIR. It was later announced that the Blackberry Tablet OS would be merged with the existing Blackberry OS to produce a … Continue reading →

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Android Basic Gestures of Swipe to Control a Robot

Posted on September 12, 2012 by Tayeb

Introduction Basic gesture of swipe to control movements of a robot can be quite interesting, and may add intuitive interactive dimension to electronic projects. I have published in this blog several tutorials on 8051-based robot controlled with bluetooth-enabled cell phone. … Continue reading →

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