SensorReporter - quickest way to fetch and publish data from sensors


During my weekend hacking, I came up with a simple library that aggregates the tasks of fetching values from sensors and shipping them for further processing/storage:

https://github.com/suda/SensorReporter

It makes gathering data super simple:

#include "application.h"
// Step 1: Include and instantiate SensorReporter
#include "sensor_reporter.h"
SensorReporter sensorReporter;

void setup()
{
    // Step 2: Initalize all sensors and reporters
    sensorReporter.begin();
}

void loop()
{
    // Step 3: Keep reporting
    sensorReporter.loop();
}

You configure the library with a header file:

#define SAMPLE_PREFIX "outside_"
#define REPORTING_INTERVAL 10000

#define SENSOR_ANALOG_PIN_1 A0
#define SENSOR_ANALOG_PIN_1_NAME "soil"
#define SENSOR_HTU21D
#define SENSOR_PMS3003

#define REPORTER_SERIAL_BAUDRATE 9600
#define REPORTER_PARTICLE

For now, it only supports ADC, HTU21D, PMS3003 & soil moisture as sensors and serial port and Particle event as reporters but if anyone feels like implementing custom sensors or reporters please do!

Changelog

0.1.2 16 Oct 2018

  • Add PMS3003 sensor support

0.1.1 15 Oct 2018

  • Add soil moisture sensor
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