Projects

Three builds that each fit on a breadboard and finish in an afternoon.

A sun behind a cloud over a small sensor

Window weather station

A temperature and humidity sensor reports to a web page you can open from the sofa. It logs a reading every minute.

Parts: ESP8266, DHT22 sensor, USB cable

A potted plant with a moisture probe

Plant thirst alert

A soil probe measures moisture and shows a simple dry, fine or wet status, so the fern stops dying quietly.

Parts: ESP8266, soil moisture probe, jumper wires

A door with a small magnetic sensor

Door watcher

A magnetic switch notices when the shed door opens and updates a page with the time it happened.

Parts: ESP8266, reed switch, magnet