Community of Practice: Internet of Things

Hello everyone,

I created an implementation of the Diamond Square Algorithm which is a method for developing procedurally generated terrain that can be used for video games or computer graphics. In this implementation of the algorithm I used java to generate a procedural square terrain with a variable amount of subdivisions. I then exported the vertex information of the terrain as a .obj file which can be used in almost any 3D editor.

Here is a link to the main code for the implementation.

If that does not work here are images of the main functions:

Part 1  Part 2   Part 3  Part 4  Part 5  Part 6  Part 7

Here are some example procedural terrains I generated from the code.

– Ben Johnson

Hey all, there are a couple of useful tutorials related to Windows Kernel drivers and applications. These cover some basics of the drivers and have a similar tutorial to the one I ran, just for Windows 8 rather than 10. The drivers here are pretty simple and give a good overview of the environment.

Hi all,

Here is a basic tutorial on how to setup a web server on the ESP32 with arduino. It’s a great tutorial for an extremely basic webserver to turn on an LED and can be expanded upon to build a web server with more functionality.

ESP32 Web Server – Arduino IDE

I have used Boost Libraries for my project to get user input through the command line arguments.

I have attached the photos of the basic code for that down below:
Code part 1
Code part 2

And this is the outputs of the code:
Test of the code

Hi all,

If anyone is interested in building an app, a useful way of doing it is by utilizing Xamaring.Forms on Visual Studio. This has an emulator that allows you to see how the app looks on either an Android or Apple device. A link with all this information can be found here. Note that behind the scenes, C# use will be necessary.

Hi All,

This tutorial will give some initiate those who would like to know more about shell scripting.

Hi All,

Hello everyone!

The first meeting in winter term for the Cloud and Application Software Community of Practice will be happening Wednesday, January 30th at 4.30 PM in Dearborn 211!

Hi all,

If any of you like me will be working with spreadsheets to log data of any kind in your projects and have no idea where to start, this tutorial provided some good information to get the basics down.

Improper password storage can leave a website vulnerable to data breaches, so it’s very important for developers to employ proper security when handling user data. For passwords, it’s hashing.

Here is a great tutorial I’ve seen that outlines some basics about hashing compared to encryption, and provides an example of how to implement the latest hashing algorithms in your next Python script. I personally enjoyed being able to write a script in just a few minutes that allowed me to see what hashing looks like, and the effects that things like salting a hash has on the end result.