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**Author:** [@Graham](https://forum.core-electronics.com.au/u/Graham)\ **Replies:** 0
--- ## [GPS Tracker Project with ESP32-S3 (Heltec V4) and Reyax RYS352A GNSS Module](https://forum.core-electronics.com.au/t/gps-tracker-project-with-esp32-s3-heltec-v4-and-reyax-rys352a-gnss-module/24338)
**Author:** [@Rachana324941](https://forum.core-electronics.com.au/u/Rachana324941)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [20 July 2026 11:02 UTC](https://forum.core-electronics.com.au/t/gps-tracker-project-with-esp32-s3-heltec-v4-and-reyax-rys352a-gnss-module/24338 "2026-07-20T11:02:04Z")
Hi everyone, I wanted to share a recent project I’ve been working on using the Heltec WiFi LoRa 32 V4 (ESP32-S3) and the Reyax RYS352A multi-GNSS module. The aim was to build a standalone GPS tracker that doesn’t depen… --- ## [Coronavirus: What We Are Doing](https://forum.core-electronics.com.au/t/coronavirus-what-we-are-doing/7472)
**Author:** [@Graham](https://forum.core-electronics.com.au/u/Graham)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [13 July 2020 06:59 UTC](https://forum.core-electronics.com.au/t/coronavirus-what-we-are-doing/7472 "2020-07-13T06:59:47Z")
Today is a very different landscape than that of a couple of months ago. Here at Core Electronics, our team is safe and are adapting as we go. We're still shipping orders within one business day, albeit with a very diffe… --- ## [Arduino Beginners Workshop 28/01/20](https://forum.core-electronics.com.au/t/arduino-beginners-workshop-28-01-20/7324)
**Author:** [@Brenton2](https://forum.core-electronics.com.au/u/Brenton2)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [27 February 2020 02:05 UTC](https://forum.core-electronics.com.au/t/arduino-beginners-workshop-28-01-20/7324 "2020-02-27T02:05:27Z")
This week's Arduino for Beginners Workshop helped skill-up another group of local makers. Our community workshops are the perfect way to begin making with Arduino - in a two-hour session we crash-course through building … --- ## [Arduino Beginners Workshop 25/2/20](https://forum.core-electronics.com.au/t/arduino-beginners-workshop-25-2-20/7323)
**Author:** [@Brenton2](https://forum.core-electronics.com.au/u/Brenton2)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [27 February 2020 01:57 UTC](https://forum.core-electronics.com.au/t/arduino-beginners-workshop-25-2-20/7323 "2020-02-27T01:57:18Z")
Things went way off-script in this week's Arduino for Beginners Workshop - we had enough time to take a deep dive into writing functions to help create re-usable code and spent some time talking projects (of course!). Th… --- ## [Raspberry Pi Beginners Workshop 11/2/20](https://forum.core-electronics.com.au/t/raspberry-pi-beginners-workshop-11-2-20/7322)
**Author:** [@Brenton2](https://forum.core-electronics.com.au/u/Brenton2)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [27 February 2020 01:48 UTC](https://forum.core-electronics.com.au/t/raspberry-pi-beginners-workshop-11-2-20/7322 "2020-02-27T01:48:16Z")
This week's Raspberry Pi for Beginners Workshop saw a full-house of makers get up-close and personal with electronics and Raspberry Pi Some participants even wrote their first scripts, and built their first electronic ci… --- ## [Raspberry Pi Beginners Workshop 14/1/20](https://forum.core-electronics.com.au/t/raspberry-pi-beginners-workshop-14-1-20/7194)
**Author:** [@Brenton2](https://forum.core-electronics.com.au/u/Brenton2)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [23 January 2020 23:36 UTC](https://forum.core-electronics.com.au/t/raspberry-pi-beginners-workshop-14-1-20/7194 "2020-01-23T23:36:23Z")
Last night's Raspberry Pi for Beginners Workshop was a full-house. In two hours we covered a complete start-up experience with the Raspberry Pi, from demoing multiple operating systems through to writing code to control … --- ## [Arduino Beginners Workshop 8/10/19](https://forum.core-electronics.com.au/t/arduino-beginners-workshop-8-10-19/6791)
**Author:** [@Brenton2](https://forum.core-electronics.com.au/u/Brenton2)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [14 November 2019 03:16 UTC](https://forum.core-electronics.com.au/t/arduino-beginners-workshop-8-10-19/6791 "2019-11-14T03:16:49Z")
Another Arduino for Beginners Workshop complete means another six makers have started their journey with electronics and Arduino. We can't wait to see what they make! Getting started can often be the hardest part - our c… --- ## [Arduino Beginners Workshop 5/11/19](https://forum.core-electronics.com.au/t/arduino-beginners-workshop-5-11-19/6790)
**Author:** [@Brenton2](https://forum.core-electronics.com.au/u/Brenton2)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [14 November 2019 02:56 UTC](https://forum.core-electronics.com.au/t/arduino-beginners-workshop-5-11-19/6790 "2019-11-14T02:56:56Z")
Another five makers have programmed their first microcontroller! This week's Arduino for Beginners Workshop saw some curious programmers and educators who were looking to break into the wide world of embedded electronics… --- ## [LoRaWAN Upgrade: Outdoor Antenna](https://forum.core-electronics.com.au/t/lorawan-upgrade-outdoor-antenna/3638)
**Author:** [@Graham](https://forum.core-electronics.com.au/u/Graham)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [5 November 2019 04:40 UTC](https://forum.core-electronics.com.au/t/lorawan-upgrade-outdoor-antenna/3638 "2019-11-05T04:40:28Z")
Our LoRaWAN Gateway just got an upgrade: an outdoor antenna mounted nice and high. We've gone with a full wave antenna to get the most out of even the weakest of signals. Connecting the antenna to the Laird Sentrius RG19… --- ## [Pycom IoT Workshops](https://forum.core-electronics.com.au/t/pycom-iot-workshops/6648)
**Author:** [@Graham](https://forum.core-electronics.com.au/u/Graham)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [17 October 2019 06:10 UTC](https://forum.core-electronics.com.au/t/pycom-iot-workshops/6648 "2019-10-17T06:10:02Z")
Pycom has a range of IoT boards that have Bluetooth, WiFi, LoRaRF/LoRaWAN, 3G/4G, NB IOT (pretty much anything that connects wirelessly). Better still, the boards are powered by fast processors and run MicroPython. If th… --- ## [Raspberry Pi Beginners Workshop 24/9/19](https://forum.core-electronics.com.au/t/raspberry-pi-beginners-workshop-24-9-19/6493)
**Author:** [@Brenton2](https://forum.core-electronics.com.au/u/Brenton2)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [27 September 2019 06:04 UTC](https://forum.core-electronics.com.au/t/raspberry-pi-beginners-workshop-24-9-19/6493 "2019-09-27T06:04:14Z")
Our seasoned Raspberry Pi for Beginners Workshop saw some new makers join its ranks last night as we explored the GPIO capabilities of the board. After a look into the different operating systems supported and a brief el… --- ## [Raspberry Pi Beginners Workshop 27/8/19](https://forum.core-electronics.com.au/t/raspberry-pi-beginners-workshop-27-8-19/6490)
**Author:** [@Brenton2](https://forum.core-electronics.com.au/u/Brenton2)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [27 September 2019 05:39 UTC](https://forum.core-electronics.com.au/t/raspberry-pi-beginners-workshop-27-8-19/6490 "2019-09-27T05:39:48Z")
After hosting a Raspberry Pi and IoT workshop at the Newcastle Museum last week, we were back in the Knowledge Factory last night with a full house of local makers! A quick crash course in electrical circuit theory, a tr… --- ## [Arduino Beginners Workshop 16/7/19](https://forum.core-electronics.com.au/t/arduino-beginners-workshop-16-7-19/6489)
**Author:** [@Brenton2](https://forum.core-electronics.com.au/u/Brenton2)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [27 September 2019 05:29 UTC](https://forum.core-electronics.com.au/t/arduino-beginners-workshop-16-7-19/6489 "2019-09-27T05:29:45Z")
Another week, another free workshop. Last night we held our seasoned Arduino for Beginners Workshop and introduced the participants to the world of Arduino! The Arduino Uno is our microcontroller board of choice due to i… --- ## [Arduino Beginners Workshop 4/6/19](https://forum.core-electronics.com.au/t/arduino-beginners-workshop-4-6-19/5517)
**Author:** [@Brenton2](https://forum.core-electronics.com.au/u/Brenton2)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [7 June 2019 02:05 UTC](https://forum.core-electronics.com.au/t/arduino-beginners-workshop-4-6-19/5517 "2019-06-07T02:05:15Z")
On Tuesday night we held our Arduino for Beginners Workshop in our local Knowledge Factory. Over the course of the workshop we built and programmed 3 different circuits and then spoke about the functions that drove them.… --- ## [Raspberry Pi Beginners Workshop 28/5/19](https://forum.core-electronics.com.au/t/raspberry-pi-beginners-workshop-28-5-19/5453)
**Author:** [@Brenton2](https://forum.core-electronics.com.au/u/Brenton2)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [30 May 2019 05:51 UTC](https://forum.core-electronics.com.au/t/raspberry-pi-beginners-workshop-28-5-19/5453 "2019-05-30T05:51:17Z")
Last night we took a look into the world of Raspberry Pi and explored what was so special about this single-board computer. We looked at different Raspberry Pi Repos and the operating system can be altered by changing th… --- ## [Arduino Beginners Workshop 14/5/19](https://forum.core-electronics.com.au/t/arduino-beginners-workshop-14-5-19/5414)
**Author:** [@Brenton2](https://forum.core-electronics.com.au/u/Brenton2)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [23 May 2019 04:27 UTC](https://forum.core-electronics.com.au/t/arduino-beginners-workshop-14-5-19/5414 "2019-05-23T04:27:59Z")
On Tuesday night we held our seasoned Arduino for Beginners Workshop at our on-site Knowledge Factory. We explored various electronic concepts such as digital input and output and analog sampling. The project-led approac… --- ## [Arduino Beginners Workshop 23/4/19](https://forum.core-electronics.com.au/t/arduino-beginners-workshop-23-4-19/5181)
**Author:** [@Brenton2](https://forum.core-electronics.com.au/u/Brenton2)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [26 April 2019 03:21 UTC](https://forum.core-electronics.com.au/t/arduino-beginners-workshop-23-4-19/5181 "2019-04-26T03:21:56Z")
Last night we held our Arduino Beginners Workshop where we introduced participants to the open source micro-controller brand Arduino! The workshop covered maker basics like input and output in small electronic circuits a… --- ## [Laser Cutting Workshop 3/4/19](https://forum.core-electronics.com.au/t/laser-cutting-workshop-3-4-19/5053)
**Author:** [@Brenton2](https://forum.core-electronics.com.au/u/Brenton2)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [9 April 2019 06:21 UTC](https://forum.core-electronics.com.au/t/laser-cutting-workshop-3-4-19/5053 "2019-04-09T06:21:44Z")
Wednesday we hosted our Laser Cutting Workshop and what a fun night we had! We learned the basics of laser cutters and how to create files that we can cut with a laser. We learned how to use Inkscape to create vector dra… --- ## [Arduino Beginners Workshop 12/3/19](https://forum.core-electronics.com.au/t/arduino-beginners-workshop-12-3-19/5052)
**Author:** [@Brenton2](https://forum.core-electronics.com.au/u/Brenton2)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [9 April 2019 05:56 UTC](https://forum.core-electronics.com.au/t/arduino-beginners-workshop-12-3-19/5052 "2019-04-09T05:56:15Z")
Last night we held our matured Arduino Beginners Course in the Core Electronics Knowledge Factory. Together we built 3 simple projects, each powered by an Arduino Uno, one of the more common Arduino Microcontroller board… --- ## [Raspberry Pi Beginners Workshop 6/3/19](https://forum.core-electronics.com.au/t/raspberry-pi-beginners-workshop-6-3-19/5051)
**Author:** [@Brenton2](https://forum.core-electronics.com.au/u/Brenton2)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [9 April 2019 05:55 UTC](https://forum.core-electronics.com.au/t/raspberry-pi-beginners-workshop-6-3-19/5051 "2019-04-09T05:55:20Z")
Last night a new group of makers have joined the revolution in our Raspberry Pi for Beginners Workshop. They had a great time exploring the possibilities of the Raspberry Pi platform for use as anything from a media play… --- ## [Arduino Beginners Workshop 27/2/19](https://forum.core-electronics.com.au/t/arduino-beginners-workshop-27-2-19/4674)
**Author:** [@Brenton2](https://forum.core-electronics.com.au/u/Brenton2)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [1 March 2019 05:33 UTC](https://forum.core-electronics.com.au/t/arduino-beginners-workshop-27-2-19/4674 "2019-03-01T05:33:22Z")
Last night we had our Arduino for Beginners Workshop and we had a full house of makers and educators excited to learn about programming embedded systems! We started with an introduction to the basics of electricity and s… --- ## [3D Printing Workshop 26/2/19](https://forum.core-electronics.com.au/t/3d-printing-workshop-26-2-19/4672)
**Author:** [@Brenton2](https://forum.core-electronics.com.au/u/Brenton2)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [1 March 2019 03:48 UTC](https://forum.core-electronics.com.au/t/3d-printing-workshop-26-2-19/4672 "2019-03-01T03:48:41Z")
Manufacturing your own stuff at home with almost no geometric constraints sounds like something from the future, though it’s not hard at all with modern 3D Printers. This week at our 3D Printing Workshop we introduced lo… --- ## [Maker Meet: TTN & LoRaWAN 25/2/19](https://forum.core-electronics.com.au/t/maker-meet-ttn-amp-lorawan-25-2-19/4630)
**Author:** [@Graham](https://forum.core-electronics.com.au/u/Graham)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [25 February 2019 22:15 UTC](https://forum.core-electronics.com.au/t/maker-meet-ttn-amp-lorawan-25-2-19/4630 "2019-02-25T22:15:12Z")
The Monthly Maker Meet for TTN & LoRa was on yesterday and the topic was uGateway along with the 2019 roadmap for future topics. We covered off on the hardware build for the uGateway, walked people through the software s… --- ## [Raspberry Pi Beginners Workshop 19/2/19](https://forum.core-electronics.com.au/t/raspberry-pi-beginners-workshop-19-2-19/4618)
**Author:** [@Brenton2](https://forum.core-electronics.com.au/u/Brenton2)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [22 February 2019 02:35 UTC](https://forum.core-electronics.com.au/t/raspberry-pi-beginners-workshop-19-2-19/4618 "2019-02-22T02:35:51Z")
Last night we had a group of makers who were excited to learn about the possibilities of the Raspberry Pi with the GPIO. We started with a quick look at some of the many roles that the Raspberry Pi can take, from the cor… --- ## [Instruction Websites](https://forum.core-electronics.com.au/t/instruction-websites/4614)
**Author:** [@Peter79020](https://forum.core-electronics.com.au/u/Peter79020)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [21 February 2019 22:36 UTC](https://forum.core-electronics.com.au/t/instruction-websites/4614 "2019-02-21T22:36:56Z")
Hey Brains Trust. I am looking for a good authoring websites to put up (or get inspiration for) projects or tutorials. Any suggestions about what the cool kids are using for this ? --- ## [Arduino Beginners Workshop 29/1/19](https://forum.core-electronics.com.au/t/arduino-beginners-workshop-29-1-19/4477)
**Author:** [@Brenton2](https://forum.core-electronics.com.au/u/Brenton2)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [4 February 2019 21:07 UTC](https://forum.core-electronics.com.au/t/arduino-beginners-workshop-29-1-19/4477 "2019-02-04T21:07:10Z")
Last night we held our first Arduino for Beginners Workshop of the new year! We focused on the underlying language that forms Arduino (a mix of C and C++ as well as some special libraries) as well as how to use it to con… --- ## [Raspberry Pi Beginners Workshop 23/1/19](https://forum.core-electronics.com.au/t/raspberry-pi-beginners-workshop-23-1-19/4406)
**Author:** [@Brenton2](https://forum.core-electronics.com.au/u/Brenton2)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [24 January 2019 00:57 UTC](https://forum.core-electronics.com.au/t/raspberry-pi-beginners-workshop-23-1-19/4406 "2019-01-24T00:57:45Z")
We are now back into full swing with our Raspberry Pi Workshop! This week we explored what is possible with the Raspberry Pi with lots of great ideas discussed including education and Computer Vision projects. We started… --- ## [Raspberry Pi Beginners Workshop 8/1/18](https://forum.core-electronics.com.au/t/raspberry-pi-beginners-workshop-8-1-18/4337)
**Author:** [@Brenton2](https://forum.core-electronics.com.au/u/Brenton2)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [14 January 2019 04:39 UTC](https://forum.core-electronics.com.au/t/raspberry-pi-beginners-workshop-8-1-18/4337 "2019-01-14T04:39:20Z")
We had our first Raspberry Pi for beginners workshop of the year this Tuesday! We all had a great time getting to know the Raspberry Pi platform and how it can be used as a Games Console, Media Centre or as a Computer. A… --- ## [TTN LoRaWAN Gateway in Wallsend](https://forum.core-electronics.com.au/t/ttn-lorawan-gateway-in-wallsend/4095)
**Author:** [@Graham](https://forum.core-electronics.com.au/u/Graham)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [17 December 2018 02:06 UTC](https://forum.core-electronics.com.au/t/ttn-lorawan-gateway-in-wallsend/4095 "2018-12-17T02:06:14Z")
There's a new TTN gateway with external antenna fitted high and proud in Wallsend, hosted by a long-term community member Dave W. We've just finished some TTN Mapping and the results are looking great. If you are new to … [Next page](https://forum.core-electronics.com.au/c/general/blogs/43.md?page=1)