Every christmas for the last 10 years, there has been Soldering workshops at Bitraf, Norway’s largest Makerspace and Hackerspace. This is one of the most popular workshops every year, so we will do 2-3 of them. I’m one of the organizers and for many years we used a cheap, Chinese

By the request of a new distributor, we’ve added a new and simple way to get the latest firmware on your device – just use your browser. Download the latest prebuilt firmware and use the Adafruit WebSerial ESPTool to send it to the device. No need to install anything or

A question that sometimes come up is why you would use the Radsense over more traditional sensors like PIR or Ultrasonic sensors. We’ve formerly mentioned how the radar allows for covert placement to prevent vandalism, but there are several other factors such as ease of use, power usage and the

Since the first release there has been found 3 bugs that are now fixed. These will improve the detection and debug experience. Unless you need these features, there is no need to update. All new devices from now on will include this. The first bug relates to what happens if

The RadSense is selling well to it’s target audience, but we’ve been a little too busy lately to get new content out. We’ve been working on getting more resellers and we’ll hopefully soon have an announcement on that. In the mean time, below is a quick tip and we wish

A recurring problem with exhibits and stands is vandalism. Anything that sticks out will be broken off either by curious visitors or teenagers trying to impress. Since the Radsense sensor is radar based, it can solve this problem once and for all. At EIS (Energisenteret) they have an exhibit showcasing

To make it easier to get started with RadSense, we keep adding examples. For basic use of the sensor, absolutely no programming is required. You just unpack it and hook it up. In the first example, we’re making a simple and effective alarm that will sound off as soon as

Want to scare your Halloween visitors as they walk up to the candy? Use the RadSense to turn off lights as the visitors get closer to the candy! No programming required! Set up a bowl of candy in your garage. Place the RadSense above the candy, pointing at the garage entrance. Connect

Getting started with your product should be easy, so we keep adding to the documentation for RadSense 1. The video below will show how to make a basic connection using a battery and light bulb.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bo0M8NaahFU If you want to use the bluetooth feature to set precise distances or just

In an exhibit created by Expology for Stavanger Museeum, users can use a heavy duty microscope to view specimens from the exhibit. The exhibit formerly used PIR sensors, but these had the habit of turning off if a viewer was fascinated and stood still. Switching to the RadSense 1 sensor,