MAR
24
2017
Making an OpenLog Serial Logger from Spare Parts
Part of our makerspace access system involves an Arduino and an ESP8266. Mostly it works just fine, but every now and again the Arudino seems to lock up and stop working. Various attempts have been made to stop this happening, but so far to no avail. Leaving a laptop connected to the Arduino’s serial port for debugging wasn’t happening because it happens quite infrequently and no-one had a spare laptop to leave lying around.
Enter the OpenLog! You can buy OpenLog boards for just over £10 (less…