/PiLet

Smart Intenet of things Outlet designed for all your outdoor needs

Primary LanguageTypeScriptGNU General Public License v3.0GPL-3.0

PiSmartlet

The Idea

Three parts

The frontend

  • Problem: User needs to be able to schedule their device to turn on.
  • Solution build an app using ionic to interface with a backend written in Flask to schedule events

    • Step 1: Prototype using figma
      alt text

    • Step 2: Identify framework

      • Used ionic for the easy capability to transfer to an android app in the future

    • Step 3: Build the thing!

    • Step 4: Revel in the glory of site being done

alt text

The Backend

  • Problem: Interface between User application and PI.
  • Solution: Using flask create an API to handle user data with PI data.
  • Created endpoints on cloud server and used nosql via a single json file to manage user start and end times.

The Pi

  • Problem: Pi must control outdoor outlet via statebased relay.
  • Solution: Using a Songle SRD-05VDC-SL-C and a Raspberry Pi Zero W. Utilizing python with RpI.GPIO library and the 5v GPIO signal pins from the PIZero create an IoT outlet that can be controlled by the PI.
  • Large amount of hardware work required to safely implement the PI for outdoors.
  • See Slideshow for a more indetail aproach on how it was physically built.

The Parts List And Guide