{"id":104,"date":"2017-11-27T23:08:25","date_gmt":"2017-11-27T23:08:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.diyfuturism.com\/?p=104"},"modified":"2017-12-18T17:24:21","modified_gmt":"2017-12-19T01:24:21","slug":"favorite-esp8266-internet-of-things-projects","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/diyfuturism.com\/index.php\/2017\/11\/27\/favorite-esp8266-internet-of-things-projects\/","title":{"rendered":"Favorite ESP8266 Internet of Things Projects"},"content":{"rendered":"

So many good uses for these chips, here are a few I’ve made and some I still intend to.<\/p>\n

    \n
  1. ESP Easy<\/a>\u00a0– by far the easiest way to connect a bunch of cheap sensors to an esp8266. I have about 6 of these doing various things.<\/li>\n
  2. Bed Occupancy Sensor<\/a>\u00a0– FSR sensor for pressure and a simple automation to determine bed occupancy<\/li>\n
  3. WiFi Candle<\/a>\u00a0Using multiple WS2812 addressable LEDs to create a simple lamp that flickers like a candle.<\/li>\n
  4. Notification Flag<\/a>\u00a0– Raise a flag based on a simple condition. Would be nice to combine in tandem with…<\/li>\n
  5. Mailbox Sensor<\/a>\u00a0– Notify when mailbox is opened.<\/li>\n
  6. DIY Milight Hub<\/a>\u00a0– I’ve been using this and it works great. Control as many cheap Chinese RGB bulbs as you want.<\/li>\n
  7. Simple Water Alarm<\/a> – If water shorts the wires, it wakes a sleeping esp8266 and sounds the alarm<\/li>\n
  8. Door\/Window Monitor<\/a>\u00a0– Along the same lines, a simple magnetic switch monitors the status of a window or door.<\/li>\n
  9. Smart Power Strip<\/a>\u00a0– Retrofitting a power strip with 2 banks of controllable outlets, using 3D printed parts.<\/li>\n
  10. Weather Station Display<\/a>\u00a0– Another super cool 3D printed project that plugs in and displays info on a small screen.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    My favorite form factor of the esp8266 is the Wemos D1 Mini. Tiny, all the inputs you need, and there are many premade ‘shields’ for it so you can stack components.<\/p>\n