Automated Heating System Control

Finding the right IoT product for a specific task or job can be a hassle. Theirs a number of big players in the market with a variety of products which can only do specific tasks or multiple things at the same time.

The problem consumers usually face is operability, usually IoT devices are just a board with digital and analog I/O inputs and no user interface. Thats where the NXP Rapid IoT Kit comes in and fills the gap.

It has everything a user needs, multiple onboard sensors, a graphic user interface and buttons for control and command purposes. In the following project I'll be depicting a simple yet effective way of controlling a heater and lights.

Step 1:

First thing will do is add a Interval Element to trigger the sensor to check the temperature every few seconds or minutes whatever the case maybe.

In this case as you can see I've circled in red the time interval is set for 1 second.

Step 2:

Next will use a connector to connect our Interval Element with the temperature sensor. On the ability section of the connector we will select Read Temperature

Step 3:

Next we will add a Comparison Element which essentially is a condition statement like (if, then, else). In the condition section we select "Less Than" and on the target value we input the value of the temperature which will use to trigger the heater relay. Last

in the ability section we choose "Toggle Red LED" as an indicator that the relay has turned on.

Step 4:

Now we add an Icon Text Lines Element to display the temperature from the sensor. On the Icon section select Applications - Thermostat.

Step 5:

Last were going to use the User Button Element to depict the functionality of the buttons. On the Triggers section we select "Top Right Pushed" for the top right button and in the Ability section we select "Toggle Green LED".