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  • Azure Sphere BBQ Monitor

    Introduction This blog documents my process for developing an Azure Sphere IoT device used to monitor the meat on my BBQ. I'm developing this project along with the 3-part Azure Sphere Development Webinar . Be sure to sign up or watch the recorded webinar…

  • Azure Sphere Webinar Discussion Forum (Post questions and comments here!)

    I hope everyone that attended todays Azure Sphere Webinar (Session #1) got a lot from the session. Let's use this forum for any questions on the labs, presentations, homework or any other Azure Sphere related questions. Brian

  • Avnet's Azure Sphere Ecosystem Newsletters

    Introduction Last year I started a newsletter capturing current news, blogs, events and examples related to Azure Sphere. Avnet maintains an email list that receives these newsletters. I thought that the engineering community at large may also benefit…

  • Plug and Play real-time applications on Azure Sphere

    Introduction I was on an Azure Sphere technical call with a customer a while ago, and one of the engineers made an interesting statement regarding their IoT plans. The comment was that they really did not understand what data they wanted to collect…

  • Azure Sphere MT3620 Starter Kit | Unboxing | RoadTest & Reviews

    This is an unboxing video of the Azure Sphere MT3620 Starter Kit. This will be followed by a series of videos that will demonstrate the projects done using these kits. So stay tuned for more! If you liked this video, be sure to hit the like button...
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  • Dashboard frozen

    Hi, great tutorial... I already completed the 3 blogs... awesome learning!!! After complete the 3rd, I realize that my dashboards are frozen... those not complete to render and continue with the blue dots for the eternity.... I worked several ours trying…

  • LEDs blinking problem

    Hello, I have made a simple application based on Blink example in Visual Studio to test functions of high-level application. Application should work as follows: 1. Turn on 1st LED 2. Wait 1 second and turn off 1st LED then wait 1 second. 3. Turn ON 2nd…

  • Anyone else find the lack of a MT3620 datasheet odd?

    Considering the effort and expense that is being put into promoting the Avnet Azure Sphere MT3620 starter kit, does anyone else find it odd that the MT3620 datasheet is not publicly available? Sure we have example code and you can infer a lot from that…

  • Azure CO2 Patrol (Azure CO2 COP)

    Background This project uses the Azure Sphere MT3620 Starter Kit to convert a CO2 sensor into an IoT device. The world is becoming increasingly aware that carbon dioxide is the primary greenhouse gas (accounting for about two thirds of greenhouse heating…

  • Azure Sphere OS 19.09 - New Capabilities for your Starter Kit!

    *** Note! Updated Oct 19, 2019 *** Enabled New Chip Features Enhanced Wi-Fi capabilities API changes SDK Changes Further Tips to Max-Out Your Starter Kit! Azure Sphere OS 19.09 "major" release brings additional capabilities…

  • Azure Sphere - Tips to max-out your Starter Kit hardware! (Part 2)

    Introduction Protect your Time-Investment New Azure Sphere OS and SDK Features FTDI USB Combo Interface Features Further Tips to Max-Out Your Starter Kit! Documentation and Support Links Design Challenge Links Introduction…

  • Controlling a 28-BYJ48(ULN2003  Driver) stepper motor with Azure Sphere MT3620 Starter Kit

    Preface I am planning on creating a project for the Azure Sphere contest. I have narrowed down the ideas I want to try. Nevertheless most of them will share some common functionality throughout. Since big projects are made up just figuring out little…

  • Getting Started with Azure Sphere MT3620

    Greetings and salutations! I'm creating this entry level blog post in hopes it might be helpful to someone completely new to Microsoft Azure and the Azure Sphere MT3620. I'm a bit late getting into the game since the contest got started back in mid-July…

  • Troubleshooting Azure IoT Hub Connection Issues

    This blog is intended to help developers who are having issues connecting to an IoT Hub, or an IoT Central application using one of the Avnet OOB example projects. My personal experience is that I've always been able to connect to my IoT Hub. I've done…

  • Azure Sphere - Tips to max-out your Starter Kit hardware! (Part 1)

    Avnet Starter Kit use of MT3620 ISUs (serial interface blocks) Starter Kit use of GPIOs Starter Kit unpopulated Expansion Connectors J11 3-pin header J13 UART/BLE Connector J7 OLED Display Connector For more Information…

  • GuardPost - Azure Sphere NFC RFID Reader/Writer

    Utilizing the SunFounder PN532 NFC RFID Module Kit to control physical access to a building. The Azure Sphere supports universal asynchronous receiver-transmitter (UART) for serial communication. The UART provides the ability to send and receive data…

  • Using  a DHT11 temperature sensor on Starter Kit MT3620

    Hi all, do you know if it is possible connect a Grove Temperature and Humidity sensor (DHT11) to AVNET Starter Kit MT3620 and read values ? Sensor is this one : Grove - Temperature&Humidity Sensor - Seeed Wiki I can only find tutorial about Grove SHT31…

  • MT3620 (Non-NDA) Datasheet Avaliable

    On 9/10/19 Mediatek released a non-NDA MT3620 datasheet. You can find the download link for the document here: http://avnet.me/mt3620-datasheet

  • Avnet MT3620 - Sample code for OLED Display

    Is there any sample code available for I2C 126*64 OLED display for MT3620 ?