Current Raspberry Pi project
I have a RPi currently setup and connected to 3 wired temperature sensors and logging to a MySQL database. My current project I am working on another Raspberry Pi that is connected to a wireless node that receives wireless packets currently from a couple of wireless temperature nodes I have placed around the house.
The following picture shows the RPi connected a wireless node via USB connection:
I am now working on learning enough Python to properly pull the desired information from the serial (USB) data stream from the wireless node to be able to start logging the wireless temperatures into the MySQL database.
I will be posting my journey with the Python code in the Learning Python. Community.
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Nice toy! Is it for conditioned space, or are you monitoring something like battery temperature, or inside vs outside comparisons?
You are ahead of me, I'm still bogged down in Python due to time constraints.
:'(The wired ones are a combination of inside and outside. The wireless are both inside different areas of the house to see temperature differences through out the house. Mostly just using this as a reason to work on my Python skills and find a use for my many Raspberry Pi's.
Before we moved earlier in the year I was monitoring the battery temperature of a small solar system I was playing with. Sold it when we moved (did not know if I would have room for solar) and have not started playing with solar yet.
Python is a capable toy for sure. Sadly I am still focussed on moving, so play time is limited right now. Part of the move is a large solar / wind power system.
Just rolling with the punches right now. Keep posting, it helps me look at where I need to go, LOL.
:)>That's cool and it is good to see an older Pi being used. I have a couple of those. I want to make use of them. I am looking to do some home automation stuff with Home Assistant. That needs to run on a Pi 3 or 4, but others could be used for data collection.
Yes, that is what I am doing with 2 of the older RPi's I have. I will eventually setup Home Assistant on one of my newer RPi's. I will also look at creating my own dashboard for displaying the temperature data that I am currently collecting. I am creating some posts in Learning Python community I have created documenting my process of learning Python to collect, parse and store the temperature data I get from various wired and wireless sensors around the house.
Cool. I do Python at work, but have not done much lately for my own amusement. Lots of potential. Have fun.
Thanks, my learning is mostly for fun right now, but who know I might learn enough to write some nifty STEEM app someday.