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Structured maker courses for Arduino, ESP32, Raspberry Pi, smart home systems, MQTT, Node-RED, and practical electronics. Explore each curriculum before joining.

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ESP32 Home Automation and IoT Masterclass
Featured courseESP32Beginner

ESP32 Home Automation and IoT Masterclass

Use one ESP32 board family to build practical smart-home and IoT devices with sensing, control, dashboards, MQTT, and Home Assistant integration.

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$29
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Electronics for Makers
Electronics9 lessons

Electronics for Makers

Learn the electronics you need to safely build Arduino, ESP32, Raspberry Pi, home automation, and IoT projects.

  • Voltage, current, resistance, and power
  • Breadboards, jumper wires, and clean wiring
  • Using a multimeter without guessing
$19View course
Arduino Basics for Makers
Arduino9 lessons

Arduino Basics for Makers

Start with Arduino and build confidence with GPIO, sensors, outputs, timing, libraries, and simple automation patterns.

  • Install the IDE and upload your first sketch
  • Understand setup, loop, pins, and serial output
  • Build a repeatable debugging workflow
$19View course
ESP32 Basics for Makers
ESP329 lessons

ESP32 Basics for Makers

Learn the ESP32 fundamentals needed for Wi-Fi projects, sensor devices, dashboards, and IoT automation.

  • Install ESP32 support and choose the right board
  • Flash a first sketch and read serial output
  • Handle common upload and driver problems
$19View course
Raspberry Pi Basics for Makers
Raspberry Pi9 lessons

Raspberry Pi Basics for Makers

Learn Raspberry Pi setup, Linux, Python, GPIO, camera basics, networking, and reliable project deployment.

  • Flash Raspberry Pi OS and complete first boot
  • Enable SSH and connect over the network
  • Update packages and organize project folders
$19View course
Arduino Home Automation and Control Projects
Arduino9 lessons

Arduino Home Automation and Control Projects

Build practical Arduino automation projects that teach sensing, switching, timing, calibration, and safe low-voltage control.

  • Build a motion-triggered light input
  • Use light and temperature thresholds
  • Calibrate noisy analog sensors
$29View course
Raspberry Pi Smart Home and IoT Hub
Raspberry Pi9 lessons

Raspberry Pi Smart Home and IoT Hub

Turn a Raspberry Pi into the local brain for smart-home and IoT projects with MQTT, dashboards, Python services, camera, alerts, and device orchestration.

  • Prepare the Pi for always-on project use
  • Install and configure MQTT broker basics
  • Create project folders, logs, and services
$29View course
ESP32 IoT Devices with MQTT and Dashboards
ESP329 lessons

ESP32 IoT Devices with MQTT and Dashboards

Build ESP32 IoT devices that publish clean telemetry, expose reliable state, and feed useful dashboards and automations.

  • Plan topics, payloads, and device names
  • Publish telemetry and retained state
  • Represent availability and error state
$29View course
Arduino IoT Sensor Nodes and Gateways
Arduino9 lessons

Arduino IoT Sensor Nodes and Gateways

Use Arduino boards as reliable sensor and actuator nodes, then connect them to IoT systems through serial, gateways, or ESP32/Raspberry Pi bridges.

  • Read and calibrate multiple sensors
  • Create stable sampling intervals
  • Format readings as structured messages
$29View course
Raspberry Pi IoT Server with MQTT and Node-RED
Raspberry Pi9 lessons

Raspberry Pi IoT Server with MQTT and Node-RED

Build a local Raspberry Pi IoT server that collects device data, runs MQTT and Node-RED, displays dashboards, and triggers automations.

  • Prepare Raspberry Pi for IoT services
  • Install MQTT and Node-RED
  • Secure and organize local services
$29View course
Home Assistant, MQTT, and Node-RED Automation
Smart Home9 lessons

Home Assistant, MQTT, and Node-RED Automation

Connect ESP32, Arduino gateways, and Raspberry Pi services into a real smart-home system with dashboards, automations, and reliable messaging.

  • Choose MQTT, ESPHome-style, or direct API patterns
  • Design naming, rooms, entities, and topics
  • Connect first device state into Home Assistant
$39View course
Raspberry Pi AI Projects for Makers
Raspberry Pi9 lessons

Raspberry Pi AI Projects for Makers

Build practical Raspberry Pi AI projects for makers, including camera vision, voice-style commands, local classification, and smart-home triggers.

  • Prepare Raspberry Pi for Python AI workflows
  • Capture and process camera input
  • Understand local vs cloud AI choices
$39View course