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IoT Projects
Building an occupancy sensor with a $5 ESP32 and a serverless DB
Matt didn’t think he would “design a full end-to-end software solution to collect occupancy data across a college campus” but he ended up doing just that. This project collects BLE beacons from nearby devices, as a count for occupancy, and sends it back to a time series database for analysis. – Matthew Science Blog
No-Code IKEA Vindriktning Air Quality Sensor Hack with Adafruit IO
The IKEA Vindriktning is an inexpensive air-quality monitor that’s readily available online (from Ikea’s website) or at a retail IKEA store. This guide will show you how to connect your Vindriktning to the Internet to log air quality data over time, without any programming required. – Adafruit Learning System
An ESP32-based internet radio streamer
Dimitris has taken an unused ESP32 board and fashioned an I2S streaming internet radio. – Adafruit Blog
Make a Weather Clock with the Feather Huzzah ESP8266
Instructables user Elaine Gao made this beautiful weather clock using a Feather Huzzah ESP8266 and Adafruit IO! – Instructables
IoT News and More!
Ikea debuts three affordable smart home sensors
Each sensor costs less than $10 and can be used to detect open doors, windows, motion, or water leaks. – The Verge
Breaking Free from DRM: The Story of Hacking My Air Purifier
An investigation into the Xiaomi 4 Pro’s DRM’d Air Purifier – Unethical