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WiPy Analog Light Sensor To Cloud

Measuring light and reporting it to Initial State Cloud, using Adafruit ALS-PT19 Analog Light Sensor Breakout and the Wipy to read.

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WiPy Analog Light Sensor To Cloud

Things used in this project

Hardware components

WiPy 3.0
Pycom WiPy 3.0
×1
Adafruit ALS-PT19 Analog light Sensor Breakout
×1

Software apps and online services

Initial State
Easy to use cloud

Story

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Schematics

Connection diagram

Code

Main.py

MicroPython
Using the Wipy to get the analog output and pushing the data to initial state cloud.

Main.py
#Imports
import pycom
import time
from machine import ADC
import urequest

pycom.heartbeat(False)#Disable LED heartbeat

#Configure the ADC
adc = ADC(0)
adc_c = adc.channel(pin='P13')

#We will push the information to the initialstate Cloud every 10 seconds
#The sensor used is the ALS PT19 you could find some on Adafruit.
#The ouput of the sensor is analog, for testing purposes we are going to work
#with the raw reading which will be the ADC counts
while True:
    adc_c()
    AmbientLight=adc_c.value()#We get the value of the counts here
    print(AmbientLight)# we print the  value stored on AmbientLight

    #here we will do the GET request to the Initialstate cloud with your credentials.
    #Note* Replace the accessKey and bucketKey with your own credentials
    r=urequest.request("GET","https://groker.initialstate.com/api/events?accessKey=xxxxxx&bucketKey=xxxxx&AmbientLight="+str(AmbientLight),None)
    r.close()
    time.sleep(10)

Boot.py

MicroPython
Boot.py file for configuration of wify

Use your WiFy credentials
# boot.py -- run on boot-up
import os
from machine import UART
from network import WLAN
uart = UART(0, 115200)
os.dupterm(uart)

wlan = WLAN(mode=WLAN.STA)
wlan.scan()

wlan.connect(ssid='yournetwork', auth=(WLAN.WPA2, 'yourpassword'))

while not wlan.isconnected():
    pass

print(wlan.ifconfig()) # prints out local IP to allow for easy connection via Pymakr Plugin or FTP Client

Credits

Jorge

Jorge

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I am a EE that enjoys doing projects at home having fun with electronics. I like the world of Internet of things. www.seasluglabs.io

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  • Adafruit
  • Internet of Things
  • Pycom