Dr. Don Wilcher

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Dr. Don Wilcher is an Electrical Engineer, Engineering-Technical Education Educator, Electronics book author, and Embedded Systems lecturer. He has worked on plant industrial robotics, industrial control systems, and designed automotive interior electronic systems and consumer appliances when employed at General Motors, Chrysler Corporation, Usui International Corporation, and Sumitomo Wiring Systems since 1986. While employed at Hunter Fan, Dr. Don Wilcher researched and developed LED light fixtures and wireless motor controls as well as an electronics control unit to reduce 300 watts of lighting power to 180 watts without a noticeable drop in illumination. He has authored six books on subjects ranging from Lego Mindstorms Mechatronics to learning electronics with the Arduino Uno. He has written blog posts for All About Circuits, MakerPro, and Design News. Currently, he is writing a Packt project book on developing controllers and wearable devices for the ESP32-based M5Stack Core platform.

Technical Articles Turn a Raspberry Pi Into a PLC Using OpenPLC

February 21, 2024 by Dr. Don Wilcher

Technical Articles Implementing an OpenPLC Visual Annunciator Flasher Using an Arduino

December 11, 2023 by Dr. Don Wilcher

Technical Articles Creating a Low-Cost OpenPLC Pulse Timer Function Block HMI with an M5Stack Core

August 07, 2023 by Dr. Don Wilcher

Technical Articles Building a Temperature Controller Simulator Using OpenPLC and an Arduino

May 16, 2023 by Dr. Don Wilcher

Technical Articles Count Up (CTU) Instructions on an Arduino OpenPLC Simulator

January 18, 2023 by Dr. Don Wilcher

Technical Articles Counters with OpenPLC: Count Down Instructions on an Arduino Project Kit

December 15, 2022 by Dr. Don Wilcher