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So, you’ve got this weather station with Arduino, right? Now, you want it to talk to the internet and share the weather info with a cloud platform. Think of it like the station sending a postcard to the cloud saying, “Hey, here’s today’s weather!”
We’re going to use a special language called MQTT for this. It’s like a secret code that helps the weather station and the cloud understand each other quickly and easily.
Here’s what you should do :
1. Connect to the Internet:
Get your Arduino connected to the Wi-Fi. It’s like giving it the ability to access the internet.
2. Choose a Cloud Platform:
Pick a cloud platform like AWS, Google Cloud, or Azure. This is where your weather data will be stored.
3. Learn the MQTT Language:
Teach your Arduino to speak MQTT. It’s the language it will use to talk to the cloud.
4. Update the Arduino’s Brain (Code):
Use a special set of instructions or code to make your Arduino use MQTT.
Tell it about your Wi-Fi and the chosen cloud platform.
5. Send Weather Updates:
Read the weather data (like temperature) from your sensors.
Use MQTT to send this data to the cloud.
6. Keep it connected 24/7
Make sure your Arduino keeps sending updates to the cloud.
Lemme help you with an example code for you to follow:
“`cpp
#include
#include
const char* ssid = “YourWiFiSSID”;
const char* password = “YourWiFiPassword”;
const char* mqttServer = “YourCloudPlatformMQTTBroker”;
const int mqttPort = 1883;
WiFiClient espClient;
PubSubClient client(espClient);
void setup() {
// Setting up the connection
}
void loop() {
// Reading sensor data and sending it to the cloud
}
“`
Just replace the placeholders like `YourWiFiSSID`, `YourWiFiPassword`, `YourCloudPlatformMQTTBroker` with your actual Wi-Fi and cloud platform details.
And full stop , that’s just it. If you need help or have questions, feel free to ask
very well-explained steps .. @marveeamasi 👍 👍 .. further i would suggest to added this wifi manager library which would make your code wifi credentials independent.
https://github.com/tzapu/WiFiManager
the documentation has exhaustive information and steps .. further, you can check this instructable article
https://www.instructables.com/ESP8266-and-ESP32-With-WiFiManager/
Thanks @abhishek_awasthi_tech
Really, these are very very well-explained steps. thanks @marveeamasi
Thank you @abhishek_awasthi_tech for your valuable information.
@marveeamasi
Can you assist me to make a road map for learning IOT devices development!
Sure, first, learn basic electronics and coding. Move on to understanding sensors, communication protocols, and microcontrollers. Learn about IoT platforms and cloud services. Maybe lastly you could practice by working on small project. This will groom you up
How to Build an Arduino Weather Station with IoT Connectivity
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