For each of my Photons, I would like to store a single string in firmware that describes its location. I could set up a database somewhere with device id / location, but that seems like overkill. I could also create a dictionary on the device, and when each Photon wakes up it consults that, but that…

@mprogers , take a look at using the Notes field in the Console: [image] Particle Notes field Cloud Is there a way to access a {{PARTICLE_NOTES}} field? I want to extract the notes from the the particle dashboard for a specific electron and populate that information throu…

You could use the GoogleMaps API that takes the IP of the WiFi network and looks up a latitude and longitude? The device then publishes the location (lat, lon) once after startup. The cloud then uses a webhook to your website OR a Google Doc OR you could expose via a Particle variable. Or you could…

We (I’ve switched pronouns, because this is actually a student project) looked at the GoogleMaps API, but we’re thinking of devices inside a building, so we needed more precision (e.g., floor #). But the c-string in EEPROM idea looks like a great idea, thanks for suggesting it.

This is exactly what we need, thank you!

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@mprogers, take a look at using the Notes field in the Console:

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