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Published inJan 2024
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Asim Zulfiqar
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Asim Zulfiqar

Asim Zulfiqar is a blogger and tech content creator who has been writing tutorials on embedded systems and IoT on his blog and YouTube channel, High Voltages. Currently, he is working as a scientific programmer for IoT research projects. He completed his bachelor's degree in electronic engineering at Sir Syed University of Engineering and Technology, Pakistan. After that, he completed his Erasmus Mundus joint master's degree program in Photonics Integrated Circuits, Sensors, and Networks at Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna (Italy), Aston University (U.K), and Osaka University (Japan).
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PlatformIO – an alternative to the Arduino IDE

PlatformIO is an open source development ecosystem that simplifies embedded systems development, including the ESP32 microcontroller, and is an alternative to the Arduino IDE, which developers often use. Unlike the Arduino IDE, which is more beginner-friendly and limited in features, PlatformIO provides a more robust and versatile environment for embedded systems development.

It supports a wide range of microcontrollers, including ESP32, and offers advanced features such as project configuration management, a powerful build system, and integrated testing. This alternative is particularly popular among experienced developers seeking a more flexible and efficient development workflow for their ESP32 projects.

One key benefit of using PlatformIO is that developers can seamlessly develop ESP32 applications using either the Arduino core or ESP-IDF within the same IDE, offering them the flexibility to choose the framework that best...

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Asim Zulfiqar

Asim Zulfiqar is a blogger and tech content creator who has been writing tutorials on embedded systems and IoT on his blog and YouTube channel, High Voltages. Currently, he is working as a scientific programmer for IoT research projects. He completed his bachelor's degree in electronic engineering at Sir Syed University of Engineering and Technology, Pakistan. After that, he completed his Erasmus Mundus joint master's degree program in Photonics Integrated Circuits, Sensors, and Networks at Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna (Italy), Aston University (U.K), and Osaka University (Japan).
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