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The objective of this post is to explain how to make a POST request containing JSON data to a cloud server, with the ESP8266. The cloud server will be implemented using Flask and will be hosted in Pythonanywhere. Introduction The objective of this post is to explain how to make a POST request containing JSON …
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The objective of this post is to explain how to connect the ESP8266 to a Flask Webserver and send a HTTP GET Request. The Python code For this example, we will use Flask to deploy a simple webserver that will listen to HTTP GET requests on a certain URL and output a simple text message …
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How to detect rain drops using the ESP8266, external interrupts and a rain sensor.
The objective of this post is to describe a cheap rain sensor that can be used to detect rain with microcontrollers such as the Arduino or the ESP8266. Introduction The objective of this post is to describe a cheap rain sensor that can be used to detect rain with microcontrollers such as the Arduino or …
Description of a a cheap electronics rain sensor, compatible with devices such as the Arduino and the ESP8266.
The objective of this post is to explain how to handle external interrupts with the ESP8266. Introduction The objective of this post is to explain how to handle external interrupts with the ESP8266, which will be a very useful tool when working with sensors. In a more formal definition, interrupts are events or conditions that …
The objective of this post is to explain how to find mDNS services advertised in the LinkIt Smart using the ESP8266. Introduction The objective of this post is to explain how to find mDNS services advertised in the LinkIt Smart using the ESP8266. Although we are creating a very simple use case, this will be …
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The objective of this post is to explain how to add mDNS address resolving to a ESP8266 HTTP server. Introduction The objective of this post is to explain how to add mDNS address resolving to a ESP8266 HTTP server, using the ESP8266 libraries for the Arduino IDE. mDNS is a protocol that allows to make …
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The objective of this post is to explain how to control a LEDÂ through WiFi, using the ESP8266. Introduction The objective of this post is to explain how to control a LED wirelessly through WiFi, with the ESP8266 acting as a web server. Most of the code used here will be based on previous tutorials, so …
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The objective of this post is to explain how to blink a LED using the ESP8266 and the ESP libraries for the Arduino IDE. Introduction Driving a LED with a microcontroller is typically one of the first things people do to test it. Although the electric scheme for driving a LED is very simple, there …
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