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Internet of Things (IoT) using an ESP8266 (Thingspeak Live Demo)
Upload data to The Cloud very easily using any ESP8266 board and my sketch.
Celebrate Arduino Day, Saturday 16th March 2019!
This description and further resources available in my GitHub:
github.com/RalphBacon/IOT-ESP...
I need to upload some data to the "The Cloud" as part of a project I'm working on, so I thought I'd share the way I'm sending the data using a secure (SSL) mechanism to protect from prying eyes (or worse).
It's all very straightforward using an ESP8266 of some sort (even a tiny ESP8266-01 if you have just data to upload) and the change in data is reflected pretty much in real time.
There are graphs and widgets and you can even see all the data on your phone without doing a thing (OK, you have to install an app).
There's a lot more I need to do with this project so stay tuned for further updates!
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(Some of these links may be affiliate links and can help my channel at no cost to you)
ESP8266.h WiFi library (complete) on my GitHub
(just so you have the same version as used in the demo):
See github.com/Ralphbacon/IOT-ESP...
Thingspeak IoT platform with analytics:
thingspeak.com/
The Thingspeak library:
github.com/mathworks/thingspe...
ESP8266 D1 Mini as shown in the video:
www.banggood.com/Wemos-D1-Min...
Interesting kit for the Wemos D1 Mini:
www.banggood.com/Wemos-D1-Min...
ESP8266 D1 mini OLED shield (small but good for simple messages etc):
www.banggood.com/Wemos-OLED-S...
WEMOS D1 ESP8266 (Arduino UNO sized) board (cheap but good, what I used in the video):
www.banggood.com/New-WeMos-D1...
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[@williammiller7543]

Once again, GREAT video. I have used ThingSpeak in the past and appreciate you showing how to make it secure. Please keep up along this topic.

[@robertgrassi6285]

Clear, detailed, natural teacher, nice video thanks for sharing

[@daveholden3935]

Appreciate your time and hard work putting this video together - and the clarity of presenting the processes involved setting up communications. Would be interested knowing what additional practical applications you (and others) will use this for.- temperature, water level, you mentioned. Any interfacing hints/tips/gotchas.

[@gpTeacher]

Terrific as always Ralph. My next Thingspeak (or more likely Blynk) project is to create an IOT app that tells my esp8266 to poll the house temperature and then to activate a servo to press the ON button for my air conditioner remote so the house is cool when I get home from work. (But not before late June😎😎) these new tools for supporting IOT development are great! Thanks again Ralph! You’re an inspiration! Gord

[@OtusAsio]

Thank you again... all is well explain and documented. BTW, hard work got me late in the sending of the promised things, it will come (worst than from china maybe). I always enjoy your videos, and expecting the next...

[@martinbriselden7450]

I think that it's brillinant that you actually managed to get eclipse running on your PC!!

[@isoguy.]

Awsome, would love to see a video of you developing your own app to display data on a web page.

[@whitefields5595]

Ralph, This is you at your best. Far better than when you mess with the mains. You are released from the Naughty Step

[@avejst]

Nice project

[@OsoPolarClone]

Great video again!

[@omaoda4462]

Great video again, thank you very much, I really enjoy your videos. I am planing to do some CAN-Bus self-made home automation with arduino (or so). Are u doing or planing something with CAN-Bus or Smart-home? I would love to get an introduction by you. :-) Best Greetings and keep on doing videos.

[@andymouse]

Hi, been playing with this myself using "Blynk" and also "Particle" but to be honest, struggled to think of a real life application for me. I look forward to seeing what you have in mind and maybe picking up some ideas and thoughts from you and the other commentators.

[@CrazyCoupleDIY]

Well done

[@gavinsmalley1513]

Great video as always Mr B.

[@dikl2689]

Do you have a reason for wanting the information in the 'cloud'? I have done a similar thing but use MQTT and Node-Red to write to a local database and use Grafana to graph the data. All running on a Raspberry Pi. This will carry on running whereas you might lose functionality in the event of losing network connection.

[@pavankumar-ff9bo8zc5y]

Thank you!!!

[@lodesmets9815]

Great explanation (as always). But those certificates change every x months? (or am I wrong).

[@MrEdwardhartmann]

good job

[@pauldusa]

I added you on my FB,, I also included a word about you as a Title,, > He is a builder too,, same as me ,, Good guy, many great video's

[@gfodale]

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