Category Archives: ESP8266

ESP8266 ESP Easy MEGA 2.0

ESP8266 and SMOG part four: Sleep mode for SDS011 in ESPEasy MEGA 2.0

ESP8266, IoT, SMOG 16 Comments

The SMOG sensor project became a bit complex – along with the addition of relay. In the mean time thanks to Gijs Noorlander and yours- since you build, ask and use the sensor – we got updated version of ESPEasy MEGA 2.0 for ESP8266. Why the new blog entry? That’s because Gijs added the included in SDS011 function that when sent over serial connections allows to put SDS011 to sleep. Simple, elegant solution to extend the life and quality of the measurements of the SDS011…

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Najmniejszy system weryfikacji smogu

ESP8266 and SMOG: Quick and snappy SMOG sensor with WiFi interface – first, basic version

ESP8266, IoT, SMOG 19 Comments

Recently, we built a smog sensor which measures PM2.5 and PM10 ppm particles common in SMOG. This time let’s focus on something easy to do, without deliberations on extending life of the sensor. The Nova Fitness SDS011 (also versions 018 or 015) has proven to be quite accurate, with a good life expectancy, even with nearly theoretical unsupported air humidity above 70%. Today I will try to show you the mobile version of the sensor, using the cheapest elements, and then expand it with a…

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Soldered red and blue

Power supply for Raspberry Pi, Orange Pi, ESP8266 – XBOX 360 PSU modification

ESP8266, IoT, Raspberry Pi 3 Comments

Proper supply of power is a very important part of our SBC (Small Board Computers) projects. Power supplies with too low current efficiency, instability and lack of filtration – often lead to accidental resets, lack of sensor readings or simply unstable behavior of SBCs. One of the solution is to modify the power supply from Microsoft console – XBOX 360. WARNING: We will work with high currents and high voltage, which requires basic knowledge of electrical engineering. The author is not responsible for accidents and…

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ESP8622 z wyświetlaczem SSD1306 (OLED) DHT22, BH1750 pod ESPEasy

Domoticz part 3.1: ESP Easy on ESP8266 – remote and local OLED display with temperature, humidity, light – weather station

Domoticz, ESP8266, IoT 26 Comments

Previously we played around the SSD1306 OLED display as side display for Raspberry Pi. The author of ESP Easy – Richard ten Klooster (https://github.com/ESP8266nu/ESPEasy) – recently updated his project to include new sensors, so today we will update our DHT22 enabled remote sensor for Domoticz with display and light metering. Our weather station will get a remote display. I’ve created such bundle of sensors to allow both temperature and humidity measurement small shack for chopped wood but also to light the way to it after…

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Raspberry Pi B+, ds18b20, ESP8266

Domoticz part 2: WiFi remote thermometer for weather station, dual digit precision – it’s ESP8266 for beginners

ESP8266, IoT, Linux, Raspberry Pi 46 Comments

Last time we installed Domoticz, and soon we will move to Z-Wave, but first – let’s take a look at fantastic little gadget: ESP8266 What is an ESP8266? ESP8266 (also called  ESP here) is a SoC – System on a Chip, which in our case is – CPU/RAM/FLASH with GPIO and WiFi interface – so another mini komputer with wireless interface. You can think of it as scaled down version of Raspberry Pi, less power hungry, but with own WLAN and a lot (minimum 2)…

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