DIY Projects Home automation, connected objects (IoT) and DIY projects based on Arduino, ESP8266, ESP32, mini PC (Raspberry Pi, Orange Pi) and 3D printing

LiFePO4wered is a smart diet that will add to your Raspberry Pi a battery in case of power failure or to make the Raspberry autonomous Pi for mobile applications (project RC, robotics, timelaps…). The LiFePO4wered has its own API which allows to integrate energy management into any project. You can …

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The sensors of the DHT series (DHT11, DHT21, DHT22, DHT33, DHT44) measure the humidity and temperature of the ambient air using your Arduino. The first in the series, the DHT11 is an economical sensor to start or applications requiring low precision and measurement speed. The DHT22 (or DHT21) costs about …

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It may be very interesting to be able to connect in FTP (File Transfer Protocol) to a Raspberry Pi. For example, when you have its own box DIY Home Automation, it’s a good way to make a backup of the database or the configuration of its automation software files. Conversely, …

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Assign a fixed IP address to your Raspberry Pi can be very useful if you have many materials (computers, accessories, home automation, ESP Easy DIY projects, home automation box…) on its local network. For this tutorial, I used a Raspberry Pi 3 under Raspbian, but the procedure is the same regardless …

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Nginx is a very popular and very light web server. In this tutorial, we will use Nginx to implement a secure proxy using an OpenSSL self-signed certificate. This tutorial has been developed on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS but the method remains similar for other distributions. To install Node-RED on an Ubuntu …

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In previous tutorials we have seen how to install Node-RED on Windows, MacOS and Raspbian (Raspberry PI). In this tutorial we will install Node-RED on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Long Term Support) on an Atom-based mini PC. We will install Node.js, npm (the package manager of Node.js) and Node-RED. Install Node.js …

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Freeboard.io is an Open Pource project that creates interfaces for displaying data from connected objects or performing actions (lighting lamps, driving relays …). Frebboard.io is directly accessible from the internet but the free offer does not allow to own a private dashboard. In this tutorial, we will install Freeboard.io on …

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In this tutorial we will learn how to install and configure the InfluxDB database on a computer running on the Ubuntu 16.04 distribution. It is possible to install InfluxDB on (almost) all Linux distributions without too much difficulty. For other distribution, you can consult the InfluxData website here. InfluxDB accommodates …

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Since the version of the ESP Easy firmware, it is possible to create smaller scenarios (Rules) to turn any module ESP8266 mini server automation. The Rules very effectively fill the lack of code editor. this tutorial is a synthesis of the official documentation available on http://www.esp8266.nu/index.php/Tutorial_Rules Guide sur le firmware …

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In this tutorial we will see how to record measurements from a DHT22 probe sent via radio waves using the MySensors library using Node-RED in an InfluxDB database. If you discover the InfluxDB database, see the previous article, which explains how to install it on MacOS or Windows and (rather …

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