Bluepad32 v3.7.0 released with Arduino IDE support

I’ve just released Bluepad32 v3.7.0 with two important features: Arduino IDE support In addition to ESP32, it also supports ESP32-S3 and ESP32-C3 (only BLE gamepads supported.) Details and more here: https://github.com/ricardoquesada/bluepad32

April 24, 2023 · 1 min · ricardoquesada

Bluepad32 support for Arduino and CircuitPython

It is now possible to use Bluetooth gamepads both in Arduino and CircuitPython projects. This means that you can use your PlayStation (PS3, PS4, PS5), Nintendo (Wii, Wii U, Switch) and Xbox One S gamepads in your electronics project: control a robot, home-automation, video games, etc… everything controlled from your favorite gamepad. The catch is that not every Arduino or CircuitPython boards are supported. In fact, only a few of them are supported. ...

July 26, 2021 · 5 min · ricardoquesada

Soldering, what could go wrong?

I’m good at software engineering, but in electronics, I’m a newbie. Nonetheless, I find electronics fascinating. Last year I did the first basic tutorials with Arduino, then I played a little bit with Raspberry Pi and CI20 (technically not really electronics). And this year, I built a very simple circuit to connect the RGBI output of my Commodore 128 to VGA… I have been using breadboard, so no soldering, no PCB, or anything like that. ...

April 12, 2015 · 1 min · ricardoquesada