1024 Day Special: 10 Inspiring Devloper Stories and Their Projects

The 15th anniversary marks Seeed’s journey, the footprints of our commitment, and the global developer community’s unwavering devotion. 1024 Day is a special day for developers,  when we celebrate not just a profession but a passion, a dedication, and an endless wellspring of creativity. On this special day, with a heart full of gratitude, we hope to share 10 unique stories and projects that are the result of developers’ hard work and boundless ingenuity. Each story serves as a small window into this vibrant and innovative community, as well as the developers who silently contribute.

Let’s explore these captivating stories together and share their passion, technical prowess, and creativity！

01

JihwanMyung from Taiwan 

A career biologist, JihwanMyung, overcame the challenge of automating behavioral experiments with limited resources. He discovered Arduino and Seeed Studio’s Grove shield series, which simplified setup by allowing easy sensor and actuator connections. This enabled him to conduct experiments, publish influential papers, and develop an advanced system in Taiwan, with software available on GitHub.  JihwanMyung credits Seeed Studios for opening doors in their field.

Project Details:  JihwanMyung LocoBox

02

Orkhan from Germany

“I’ve consistently been fascinated by Seeed products, and their turnkey service significantly simplifies the product development process.” Azerimaker said.When Seeedstudio’s LoRa-E5 STM32WLE5JC module was announced, Orkhan took the liberty of designing a Penguino Feather breakout board for it. This contribution aims to benefit the open-source hardware (OSHW) community.

Project Details: azerimaker/Penguino-STM32WL-LoRa-E5    

03

Rei Vilo from France

Rei Vilo have joined the Grove system ten years ago.His collection of Grove modules

includes basic sensors and RGB LEDs, dust and weather sensors, displays, FM radios, stepper-motor controllers. Every field is represented. Here is his project about Driving a Large E-Paper Display with a Compact Xiao RP2040

Project Details:   Driving a Large E-Paper Display with a Compact Xiao RP2040  

04

Muhammad Afzal from Pakistan

Being a software engineer,Muhammad Afzal didn’t have much experience with hardware. However, he found SeeedStudio’s ready-made kits, which included shields and sensors for rapid prototyping, to be extremely helpful. These kits allowed him to easily start working with Arduino and various sensors using SeeedStudio’s Arduino Shield and sensors. For anyone new to the world of IoT, Muhammad Afzal would recommend using SeeedStudio kits for rapid prototyping and learning, as these kits can help eliminate the complexity associated with hardware.

Project Details : LinkIt™ Smart 7688 Smart Room

05

Ralph Yamamoto from the United States

Ralph Yamamoto built a thermal camera in November 2021 using a Wio Terminal and an MLX90640 Infrared Sensor. And he posted the project on Element14 – the link is below.

Project Details:   Wio Terminal Thermal Camera  

06

Michael Lee from the United States

Michael Lee recently published an instructable that showcases a robot using the grove system. He expanded on the usefulness and simplicity that the grove system has provided to him in his projects over the years.

Project Details：Monitor Your 3d Printer With Viam Using a Raspberry Pi and LEDs 

07

Saudin from Bosna and herzegovina

Saudin have integrated Seedstudio’s Sensecap S2103 temperature sensor, MQTT and Seedstudio’s reTerminal. He said,the best thing is that the solution is open source, which leads to easier learning and sharing with others.We truely agree with him! 

Project Details：Sensecap S2103, MQTT and reTerminal              

08

Rifqi Abdillah  from Indonesia

Seeed is one of the sponsors who provided their products for Rifqi Abdillah to use in hisfirst hackster contest. SenseCap K1100 is one of the first products he got. This product makes him more interested in learning about IoT. This product is easy to use and has a complete usage tutorial. In this contest, he used this product to create a warning system for the growth of mosquito larvae in sewers. Through this contest he received two awards, first for project of the month, and second for Enthusiastic Project Award. 

Project Details： NOMOS: Mosquito growth monitoring system           

09

Thomas Vikström from Finland

Inspired by Benjamin Cabés artificial nose, Thomas Vikström had two objectives: to learn how to use Wio Terminal, and to see if/how it is possible to create an artificial “tongue” that would be able to correctly classify different liquids with help of machine learning. To reach the objectives, he purchased a Wio Terminal with a battery chassis as well as two liquid sensors from Seeed Studio, a TDS and a turbidity sensor. With his programming background it was very easy to get started with the Wio Terminal, and by using the Edge Impulse platform it was similarly straightforward to create a machine learning model. After a couple of iterations, he completed a model that was able to correctly classify five different liquids. By adding more sensors, for example a pH-sensor, it might even be possible to classify different types of wine. The project was a success and showed how it is possible to use affordable consumer grade or hobby electronics to prototype solutions that might be scaled up further for professional and industrial usage. This was one of the most fun, exciting, and educating projects he has done!

Project Details： Liquid Classification with TinyML – Seeed Wio Terminal + TDS Sensor

10

Dave from UK

The first PCB Dave designed using kicad, made by Seeed Studio, was acamera using an optical mouse chip.

Project Details： Reading an old-style gas meter – with a mouse chip 

From Taiwan to Pakistan, from the United States to India, these developers have harnessed the power of open-source hardware and their creativity to bring diverse projects to life. Their commitment to innovation and the collaborative spirit within the developer community have opened doors to endless possibilities. On this special occasion, we express our gratitude to these unsung heroes who silently contribute and inspire. Happy 1024 Day to all developers! Together, we continue to push the boundaries of technology and shape a brighter future.