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Would someone explain what kind of things you could do with this? Forgive my ignorance.
by rememberlenny 12y ago
Would someone explain what kind of things you could do with this?
Forgive my ignorance.
- deutronium 12y agoLots of stuff, you could for instance use them for sensors, say to monitor the temperature of your house and control it from anywhere on the Internet. With some of the faster wifi modules that can run linux on them, I could see making a system of wifi enabled speakers for a house, so you could stream the same music to many rooms. I'm planning on hopefully using something like the ESP8266 attached to a microcontroller to control/inspect my brewing hardware (so I can see what my beer is doing - admittedly rather niche ;)
- mikeash 12y agoI currently have two similar modules (from Electric Imp) installed in my house. One is connected to my garage door opener, and lets me control the door with my smartphone. I still use the regular remote control in my car, but it's handy if I'm taking my bicycle out or something like that. The other one controls the light outside my front door, turning it on at sunset and off at sunrise. A cheap light sensor would work, except I couldn't find one that both fit in my fixture and worked with non-dimmable CFL and LED bulbs, so I built this thing instead. The WiFi feature isn't really used, but it means that I can reprogram the thing if need be without taking it out, and it means the clock stays synced over the long term.
- candonlee 12y agoApplications Home automation Smart plug Lighting Metering Remote control Network consumer devices