In this post I’ll be covering the theory of operation in regard to interfacing the ESP8266 with the CO Detector. The first item that should be covered before actually creating the code to program the ESP8266 for use in the CO Detector is to define the operation. This is a blueprint that lays out what we expect the CO Detector to do when interfaced with the ESP8266. It also helps us develop the code we’ll eventually write. Basically, we’re trying…
In this post I’ll be covering the programing of the ESP8266 with the Arduino IDE The first step is to download and install the Arduino IDE, go to https://www.arduino.cc/en/Main/Software. It is at version 1.8.5 as of this writing. Refer to the online guide for install steps, https://www.arduino.cc/en/Guide/HomePage. Once installed, you’ll need to be sure that your have the needed rights to run and upload sketches. On Linux systems, your user account will need to be a member of the dialout…
With many devices becoming connect to the internet, I thought it would be worthwhile to interface the CO Detector that I’ve been covering using a wireless ESP8266 board. There are several IoT services that make connecting devices as streamlined as possible. In this post. I’ll be covering IFTTT, a cloud based service that will perform an action based on a condition. The ESP8266 board I’m using has 2 GPIO pins that I would like to use to interface with the…