SenseBox – Status

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Since we all can’t travel and stay at home during this Easter, because of the current pandemic, I will enjoy my DIY electronics hobby. While browsing the web I came across this nice SenseBox project. The good part, it is derived from the Arduino ecosystem I already know for years and it works as an sensor hub. So programming looks easy enough for me (if you like, you can also use ArduBlockly) . This also will refresh my programming skills that have been unused for far too long. Furthermore I can easily extend it with other sensors via I2C.

Documentation is, for the basic setup, very good and easy step by step. It is also a community and education project, so if you like it is a great thing to do it with your kids, there is plenty of education material. All sensor data can be forwarded to a world map → OpenSenseMap.

Sounds like fun, so I ordered the senseBox:home version. BTW, all the wires, housing are included in the kit, my configuration:

Additional:

  • telescope pole (a shower curtain rail) to clamp it to the kitchen window
  • some cable ties and sockets
  • 2 components adhesive
  • duct tape, because there will be no DIY whithout

Project Status – Hardware

SenseBox, DUT
DUT – SenseBox during testing (not final position)

Project Status – Programming

  • [done] setup Arduino IDE for MCU
  • [done] LED display
  • [done] WiFi Bee
  • [ongoing] logging to OpenSenseMap
  • [ongoing] Logging to SD Card
    • [ongoing] syncing Time via Internet (NTP)
    • [open] Save Data to SD Card
    • [open]Data Access (FTP or simple Web Frontend)
  • [open] Sound Sensor
  • [open] RGB illumination Sensor

SenseBox - Status

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