biocontrol

about

Biocontrol is the realization of the RPi-control-center python library where the various modules are combinec to make powerful RPI powered bio-environmental controllers. This repo serves as a template to be forked and turned into various flavors for specific uses and configurations. Backend is powered by a biocontroller.py script and enabled through the biocontrol service file.

sudo systemctl enable /path/to/biocontrol.service
sudo systemctl start biocontrol

everything else is frills

autohotspot mode
typically a node-red user interface and controls
mqtt for iot communication

access

default hostname: pi@biocontrol.local
default password: adamchuk
sudo raspi-config
Enable I2C, SPI, Serial (diable for login shell, enable serial)

Installations

sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade
sudo apt install python3-pip
sudo pip install virtualenv
sudo apt-get install -y mosquitto mosquitto-clients

python library

pip install pip install RPI-control-center
sudo apt-get install -y mosquitto mosquitto-clients

UI(Node-red)

sudo apt install build-essential git curl
bash <(curl -sL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/node-red/linux-installers/master/deb/update-nodejs-and-nodered)

Pallets:
- node-red-dashboard
- node-red-contrib-ui-led
default username: admin
default password: adamchuk
node-red node console :1880/admin
dashboard :1880/

Autohotspot

This aspect of the system was enabled by the work done by raspberryconnect.com

MQTT for node-red api communication

mosquitto MQTT Brocker

sudo systemctl enable mosquitto.service

default port: 1883
config file: /etc/mosquitto/mosquitto.conf
python library: paho-mqtt

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