DOES ADAFRUIT ALLOW SENSOR CONTROL?
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- ddalmia3
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DOES ADAFRUIT ALLOW SENSOR CONTROL?
I'm wondering if I connect my microcontroller that has a sensor to gather temperature to Adafruit.io, and leave it out in the open (lets say my backyard), will I be able to turn the sensor on and off on my dashboard? Does Adafruit.IO allow sensor interfacing and control? And if so, where can I read the documentation to make sure each sensor is compatible with Adafruit.IO and it is connected?
- adafruit_support_carter
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Re: DOES ADAFRUIT ALLOW SENSOR CONTROL?
Sensors aren't necessarily compatible / not-compatible with Adafruit IO. The basic steps are:
In terms of turning on/off, you'd do that with something like digital out:
https://learn.adafruit.com/adafruit-io- ... tal-output
- Read value from sensor
- Send value to Adafruit IO
In terms of turning on/off, you'd do that with something like digital out:
https://learn.adafruit.com/adafruit-io- ... tal-output
- brubell
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Re: DOES ADAFRUIT ALLOW SENSOR CONTROL?
What carter said is correct. Adding to it,
Yep - if your microcontroller is connected to adafruit io (you can view all your connections on io.adafruit.com/monitor), you'll be able to control the sensor from your dashboard.I'm wondering if I connect my microcontroller that has a sensor to gather temperature to Adafruit.io, and leave it out in the open (lets say my backyard), will I be able to turn the sensor on and off on my dashboard?
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