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#61160 First project advice for hardware: Temperature, humidity and wifi

Posted by donkraft on 05 January 2015 - 09:37 AM in General Discussion

Thanks!

The stuff is backordered with Coolcomponents.co.uk, so I have time to add a few extra things.

Starting from completely blank slate and knowing less than nothing about this whole area, so I am sure this is a stupid question, but here goes:

Would The jumper cables you talk about, would that be something like these:

Male to Male Jumper Wire Variety Pack

https://www.coolcomp...riety-pack.html

Do I need some female ones as well?

#61135 First project advice for hardware: Temperature, humidity and wifi

Posted by donkraft on 03 January 2015 - 09:46 PM in General Discussion

This is the stuff I ordered:

Digital Temperature Sensor Breakout - TMP102 478 1 �4.84 Breadboard Deluxe 720 1 �5.29 NetDuino Plus 2 Starter Kit 764 1 �68.71 Netduino Plus 2 .NET / C# Development Board 1 x Netduino Plus 2 .NET / C# Development Board �0.00 1074 Breadboard Mini (Blue) 2 x Breadboard Mini (Linkable, Blue) �0.00 1187 Jumper Wires - Female to Female 1 x Jumper Wires - Female to Female �0.00 199 Jumper Wires - Male to Male 1 x Jumper Wires - Male to Male �0.00 175 Piezo Buzzer 1 x Piezo Buzzer �0.00 341 Tilt Switch - 15 degrees 2 x Tilt Switch - 15 degrees �0.00 340 Component Box 6B 1 x Component Box 6B �0.00 668 USB A to micro B Cable 1 x USB A to micro B Cable �0.00 625 LED - Red 3mm 2 x LED - Red 3mm �0.00 213 LED - Yellow 3mm 2 x LED - Yellow 3mm �0.00 215 LED - Green 3mm 2 x LED - Green 3mm �0.00 214 Transistor NPN BC547B 2 x Transistor NPN BC547B �0.00 327 Switch - Mini Tactile PCB 2 x Switch - Mini Tactile PCB �0.00 202 Resistor 220K 0.25W 5 x Resistor 220K 0.25W �0.00 338 Resistor 220R 0.25W 5 x Resistor 220R 0.25W �0.00 336 Resistor 10K 0.25W 5 x Resistor 10K 0.25W �0.00 339 Diode 1N4001 2 x Diode 1N4001 �0.00 343 Opto Isolator 4N35 2 x Opto Isolator 4N35 �0.00 342 Hitec Servo Motor HS-422 235 1 �15.26 Alligator Test Leads - Multicolored 10 Pack 1347 1 �2.34 Getting Started with Netduino 960 1 �12.91

Is there anything else I need to get started? Do I need a soldering iron for example?

Edit: Formatting fucked, sorry

#61134 First project advice for hardware: Temperature, humidity and wifi

Posted by donkraft on 03 January 2015 - 08:53 PM in General Discussion

Thanks for the feedback!

I had to order what I could find in coolcomponents.co.uk, as I did not want to ship from many places, and it was more practical to order from inside EU..

I picked the NetDuino Plus 2 Starter Kit, some extra small stuff and I then picked a cheaper temparature sensor to begin with -the TMP012. Then I can add the much more expensive HIH6130 if I need the extra precision later.

#61095 First project advice for hardware: Temperature, humidity and wifi

Posted by donkraft on 30 December 2014 - 09:23 AM in General Discussion

After many years of lurking (and some drooling), I think it is about time that I get my hands dirty with something simple and actually useful in this space. But I can see that so much has happened since I was last looking into this a few years ago, and it seems picking the right hardware is a bit of a jungle, so I really would appreciate some help with that to get the first project off the ground.

My first project will be a simple logger of temperature and humidity. Something along the lines of:

- Every 10 minutes, read temperature and humidity

- Send it to a URL I config (http://heat.mydomain...=35&humidity=61)

Version 1:

- Ethernet and battery (I understand this is the simplest (or at least used to be))

Version 2:

- Wifi and battery

Version 3:

- Wifi and outlet power (230v)

Requirements:

- .Net code

- 100$/� budget

Priorities:

1. I want to get an easy win under my belt with as little hassle as possible.

2. Cost is less important, I don't want to save money and have to spend more time fiddling with drivers etc

The question:

Which specific devices should I buy to achieve this in the easiest way possible?