[Swansea Hackspace] Last night - ESP and other ramblings

[Emyr Morris]

I like your thinking there Graham

There have been lots of complaints about it not working, I've only
experienced one outage and I am not sure if it was my broadband or their
servers... everything in my flat had a green light and there were no
warnings so maybe it was something else

just a shame they haven't hooked it up to IFTTT like their competitors



On 13 January 2015 at 19:52, Graham Owens <grahamowensuk at googlemail.com>
wrote:

> 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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