Arduino MKR1000 & Thinger

A simple IoT (Internet of Things) experiment using Arduino/Genuino MKR1000 and Thinger IoT platform. Watch the video below (click here) to see its action, then follow the instructions to build your own!

1. What You Need 🎁

To build this project, you need the following items:

1 Arduino/Genuino MKR1000 board
2 LEDs
1 Potentiometer
1 breadboard
some jumper wires
Arduino IDE (download here)
WiFi101 library (download here)
Thinger library (download here)

2. Setup Virtual Device on Thinger 📱

First, you have to sign up or login to Thinger.io. Then create a virtual device: click Devices menu, and click +Add Device button. Fill out the forms: Device Id, Device description & Device credentials, then click Add Device.

3. Schematics 🔧🔨

Connect your parts to Arduino MKR1000 as the following picture:

4. Sketch 📋

Make sure the WiFi101 & Thinger library are installed. Open Arduino IDE then copy the sketch below. Insert your Thinger username, Device ID, Device Credentials, WiFi name & WiFi password. Make sure you have chosen the right option for Board and Port under Tools menu. Upload it!

#define _DISABLE_TLS_
#include <WiFi101.h>
#include <ThingerWifi101.h>

#define USERNAME "your_thinger_username"    // Thinger username
#define DEV_ID "your_device_id"             // Thinger device ID
#define DEV_CRED "your_device_credential"   // Thinger device credential

#define SSID "your_wifi_name"               // wifi SSID
#define SSID_PASSWORD "your_wifi_password"  // wifi password

ThingerWifi101 thing(USERNAME, DEV_ID, DEV_CRED);

void setup() {
    pinMode(0, OUTPUT);
    thing.add_wifi(SSID, SSID_PASSWORD);
    thing["led"] << digitalPin(0);
    thing["led2"] << analogPin(1);
    thing["pot"] >> outputValue(analogRead(A0));
}

void loop() {
    thing.handle();
}

5. Setup Dashboard on Thinger 📱

Go to Dashboards menu & click +Add Dashboard button. Then fill out the forms: Dashboard Id, Dashboard name & Dashboard description, then click Add Dashboard button.
Go to your dashboard, then create widgets to control and/or monitor your device. On your dashboard click +Add Widget & feel free to use any Thinger's widgets. On this project, I use:
- On/Off State (to control my LED on/off),
- Slider (to control the brightness of my LED),
- Donut Chart (show my potentiometer value as a gauge), and
- Time Series Chart (show my potentiometer value as a bar graph).

6. Have Fun! 😎

After everything is done, make sure your Arduino MKR1000 has a good internet connection. On your Thinger's dashboard you can control your LEDs & monitor your potentiometer value! Have fun!

Lintang Wisesa 💌 lintangwisesa@ymail.com

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