Category: ESP8266

Connected Weighing scale using HX711 and ESP8266

HX711 and ESP8266

Since I got into Home Automation System, I have always wanted a central system with as much as information about me starting from my food habit to each and everything that can be measured or collected. You can say that it is greatly influenced by JARVIS of Iron Man which came around my Engineering days. Coming to the topic, I recently managed to connect a regular bathroom weighing scale to my Home Automation System (OpenHAB) using MQTT. So basically this post is all about how to do that. For the weighing…

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Wi-FI Remote for MI TV using ESP8266

Bikash Narayan Panda

I got an MI Smart TV and was pretty much interested in including that in my Home Automation system (OpenHAB). It is supposed to be controlled so that it can be turned on or off based on profile and scene. Although the TV does support MI TV remote over Wi-Fi, it is not able to turn on the TV when it is off. The easiest way to do so is to replicate the remote to an ESP8266 board is having an IR LED and Wi-Fi. By using it everything that…

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Mongoose OS Installation on ESP8266 and GPIO Access

mongoose OS

This video is around ESP8266 module and how to flash mongoose OS to it.It also demonstrates some basic GPIO programming using javascript.Mongoose OS claims as an Operating System for commercial connected products with features like Security, OTA Updates, Remote Management. As Arduino framework is not reliable to run in production environment its a good alternative with  Arduino compatibility layer that allows using existing Arduino drivers for prototyping. It is both C/C++ ready for production and  JavaScript is for fast prototyping on the target hardware. The JS API calls C API.…

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IOT: Power outlet controlled from internet using WeMOS

Bikash Narayan Panda
IOT Based Power Outlet

This is a simple project to make IOT enabled power outlet. This video is around WeMOS and demonstrates how to use WeMOS with thingspeak to control some loads in my home. This project lets you control your devices which you need to connect to the output sockets. As an online server, I have used Thinspeak.com but you can use any server but you just need REST API. Check out the video to get started. Bikash Narayan PandaDeveloper, Tinkere, a proud Dad.. love to spend my available time playing with Tech!!…

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Information Display System using WeMOS and MAX7219

Bikash Narayan Panda
MAX2219_Dot matrix

[sg_popup id=3] This tutorial is all about making a WiFi-based information display system. This system is built around ESP8266 but not the standalone ESP8266 instead WeMOS is used and programmed using Arduino IDE. So In this video, we will check out how to make an information display system like that using Wemos and MAX7219 based dot matrix display modules. The display system fetches data from the local/online server and displays the received. In this system, u can display any data that you want and that’s up to you however over…

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Programming ESP8266 using Arduino IDE | ESP8266

Bikash Narayan Panda
ESP8266 with Arduino IDE

Programming ESP8266 using Arduino IDE.The ESP8266 is a low-cost Wi-Fi chip with full TCP/IP stack and microcontroller capability paroduced by Shanghai-based Chinese manufacturer, Espressif Systems.The chip first came to the attention of western makers in August 2014 with the ESP-01 module, made by a third-party manufacturer, AI-Thinker. This small module allows microcontrollers to connect to a Wi-Fi network and make simple TCP/IP connections using Hayes-style commands. However, at the time there was almost no English-language documentation on the chip and the commands it accepted.The very low price and the fact…

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Connecting ESP8266 with Arduino | AT Commands

Bikash Narayan Panda
ESP8266 with Arduino using AT cmmands

Connecting the ESP8266 Wi-Fi module to Arduino. The ESP8266 is a low-cost Wi-Fi chip with full TCP/IP stack and microcontroller capability produced by a Shanghai-based Chinese manufacturer, Espressif Systems. The chip first came to the attention of western makers in August 2014 with the ESP-01 module, made by a third-party manufacturer, AI-Thinker. This small module allows microcontrollers to connect to a Wi-Fi network and make simple TCP/IP connections using Hayes-style commands. However, at the time there was almost no English-language documentation on the chip and the commands it accepted.The very…

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Getting started with ESP8266 | AT Commands

Bikash Narayan Panda

Connecting the ESP8266 Wi-Fi module to PC and trying out some AT Commands.The ESP8266 is a low-cost Wi-Fi chip with full TCP/IP stack and microcontroller capability produced by Shanghai-based Chinese manufacturer, Espressif Systems. The chip first came to the attention of western makers in August 2014 with the ESP-01 module, made by a third-party manufacturer, AI-Thinker. This small module allows microcontrollers to connect to a Wi-Fi network and make simple TCP/IP connections using Hayes-style commands. However, at the time there was almost no English-language documentation on the chip and the…

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