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ESP8266 notes
So I finally got around to using my two ESP8266 modules. This is just some notes that I’ve collected whilst working on them. If you’re interested in the boot data, it uses a different baud rate from the main interface. It might be briefly caught if the right baud rate […]
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Recently I mentioned monitoring the house with wireless sensors dotted around the place. It uses node-red to average the temperatures, and come up with a synthetic value that gets reported back to the home control system, Domoticz. Next stage is to control the heating. The heating system in my house […]
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I’ve had it in my mind to control the heating of the house via the computer for a while now, but my first requirement was always to monitor the environment, so the computer can at least make an informed decision about whether the heating is *actually* required. A while ago […]
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Since the very beginning of https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/l8smartlight/l8-smartlight-the-soundless-speaker/ the founders of this project/company have been appalingly slow in responding to *anything*. The product was delivered close to 2 years behind schedule, and in many cases backers had to plead for updates, and would often get one update every 2 to 3 months. […]
Read MoreESP8266 Links
What with the recent buzz around the latest ESP8266 chips, I thought I should compile a list of handy links here… The manufacturer of ESP8266 – http://espressif.com/ Manufacturer discussion forum – http://bbs.espressif.com/ Community forum – http://www.esp8266.com/ Lua based firmware – http://nodemcu.com/index_en.html Discussion regarding MQTT on the ESP8266 – https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/mqtt/Uy985KUpG64 ESP8266 […]
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