[Swansea Hackspace] Last night - ESP and other ramblings

[Graham Owens]

So the question then is, is hive (or the link between it and the interwebs)
hackable?  should be easy enough to find out with wireshark :)

Sounds like a job for a PI DNS server, with the advantage that you can also
control other bits and bobs too :)

G

On 13 January 2015 at 17:18, Emyr Morris <em at preseli.com> wrote:

> Had quite a chat and put a lot of things in their places last night.
>
> Some people have been in touch asking for links to various things so I
> thought I would produce a quick digest
>
> *If This Then That* - *IFTTT.com*
>
> a service that allows devices (iOS/Android) / switches / lights to
> interface with each other.
>
> e.g. if snowing, turn on heating or if raining tomorrow send alert to
> mobile device 'remember your brolly tomorrow'
>
> It also allows you to set up geofencing with your mobile device.
>
> e.g. if distance from home greater than 1 mile, turn off heating.
>
> It works with the WeMo switch for instance, so you could turn on lights at
> Dusk... Turn them off at a pre-determined time.
>
> I have an iOS notification set up for a RSS feed that I have on one of my
> ecommerce website so I can monitor what is going on even if I am out and
> about and away from my desk.
>
> IFTTT.com is currently free - I hear there are plans to charge - I am
> guessing they will charge for more real time actions. At the moment my
> recipes seem to run every 20 mins (which is fine for me)
>
> *ESP8266 - programming*
>
> there was an article on Hackaday a few days ago.
>
> http://hackaday.com/2015/01/10/flashing-the-esp8266-in-windows/
>
> There is a new windows app that allows you to quickly download the ESP
> flasher, the NodeMCU firmware and install / run LUA
>
> Documentation is sparse and I might write a  short dummy guide for myself
> when I flash my next chip - If I do this I will share it with you.
>
> So far I have managed to get it to read a switch connected to GPIO0 and
> turn an LED on and off via GPIO2
>
> this is a fairly easy way into hacking the ESP8266 and making it do
> something.
>
> Still masses more to learn!
>
> I am looking to install them into some RF remote switches and maybe into
> PIR detectors along with temp / humidity sensors.
>
> I am planning to upgrade my tumble drier with a Temp and Humidity sensor
> to turn it off (via a relay) when my clothes are dry - I may add a ESP to
> add notification - if at all possible via IFTTT to my mobile.
>
> Emyr
>
> PS oh yes.. we got onto the home heating thermostat. I opted for Hive from
> British Gas - mostly because their system was one of the few that didn't
> charge a monthly fee - basically you pay a fee even on the months when you
> do not heat your home, so you would end up losing the benefit of being more
> in control of your energy use! https://www.hivehome.com/
>
> It was a cinch to install - I popped off the old time switch, removed the
> old thermostat (wireless). Plugged in the 'hub' to the router... dropped
> the boiler switch onto the old plate belonging to the old time switch,
> attached the thermostat to the screw holes of the old wireless one, turned
> the boiler back on... and installed the app on my phone and logged in -
> whole process took less than 10 mins.
>
> Even though NEST is compatible with IFTTT, Hive isn't which is a pitty, it
> would have been cool to have been able to program in a few overrides.
>
>
>
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