Hi Predi as I said earlier you should be able to run the mkr off a phone charger and completely divorce the mkr from the laptop. The project 1 was a serial project and laptop and mkr have to be connected project 2 is Wi-fi. . Perhaps you could create a draft project and show me your set up.

Hi Predi was it something I should add into the project? Please let me know how you get on.

Hi Predi the pins 8 and 9 are not connected together. one goes to the led that represent bin 1 and one goes to the led that represents bin2. If you look at the serial project that I did it is a much simpler wiring diagram which actually works with the Wi-fi project but the leds glow very dimly. I think this is because the Wi-fi once activated draws more current though I couldn’t find any reference to this on the internet. That is why I used the transistors so I could power the leds with the 5v pin.