SiksaTech Maker Ecosystem

A Community of Builders, Not Just Consumers

Connect with thousands of student engineers across India. Read deep-dive firmware tutorials, solve hardware bugs, and collaborate on challenges.

Live STEM Q&A & Discussions

Ask questions, share breadboard schematics, and troubleshoot firmware with peers.

ESP32 Firmware2 hours ago

How to prevent WiFi dropouts on ESP32 deep sleep wake cycles?

When waking from deep sleep, my ESP32 occasionally fails to reconnect to the router without a full hardware reset. Any recommended retry loop backoff?

R
Rohan K.• Class 11 (Creator)
6 replies
Sensors & Circuits5 hours ago

Calibrating capacitive soil moisture sensor in saline water

Standard analog readings shift significantly when testing fertilized soil vs tap water. How do you normalize the ADC voltage levels?

S
Sneha Patel• Class 9 (Builder)
4 replies
Computer Vision1 day ago

OpenCV Haar cascade vs MobileNet SSD latency on Raspberry Pi 4

Benchmarked both on a 720p 30fps webcam feed. MobileNet SSD runs at ~12 FPS with quantized tflite models. Here are my memory profiling graphs.

A
Arjun N.• College (Engineer)
11 replies

Engineering Tutorials & Guides

Deep-dive technical guides authored by SiksaTech systems architects.

2 Published Articles
tutorial 8 min read

Mastering Dual-Core FreeRTOS Multitasking on ESP32

How to pin telemetry acquisition tasks to Core 0 while serving responsive WebSocket dashboards on Core 1.

#ESP32#FreeRTOS#Embedded C++#Multitasking
D

Dr. Vikram Sethi

Principal Systems Architect, SiksaTech

guide 6 min read

Eliminating Ground Loops & 50Hz AC Hum in Sensor Breadboards

Practical decoupling, star grounding, and low-pass RC filtering techniques for clean analog telemetry.

#Circuits#Noise Filtering#Analog Telemetry#Hardware
A

Ananya Deshmukh

Lead Hardware Engineer

Technical Discussion Hubs

Get fast answers to circuit errors, firmware compile bugs, and sensor noise.

ESP32 & Microcontroller Firmware

FreeRTOS tasks, Wi-Fi reconnection routines, ADC calibration, and pin configurations.

142 Active Threads

Circuit Schematics & Hardware Troubleshooting

Debouncing pushbuttons, decoupling power rails, and preventing voltage drops.

98 Active Threads

Project Showcase & Peer Feedback

Share early breadboard prototypes and get architectural feedback from mentors.

215 Active Threads

Active Maker Challenges

Build real prototypes and compete for institution grants.

Submit a Build
Active HackathonDeadline: Oct 30, 2026

Solar IoT Irrigation Challenge

Build a low-power wireless soil sensor node transmitting data to an open telemetry API.

42 Teams RegisteredEnter Sprint →
Robotics SprintDeadline: Nov 15, 2026

Computer Vision Speed Sorter

Program an edge camera to detect and separate objects moving on a conveyor track.

28 Teams RegisteredEnter Sprint →