Tag: smart power outlets

• #Zerynth: ESP32 & Google IoT Core - Part 2: Getting data from Smart Power Outlets

  Cloud Platforms, Home Automation, MicroPython | 2 min | 4509

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  micropython

  esp32

  python

  google cloud platform

  zerynth

  smart power outlets

  This part 2 of the tutorial will allow you to get data from the smart power outlets and send it to the Google Cloud Platform (GCP) throught the Google IoT Core and using an ESP32 programmed with Zerynth (Python). This data is not usually available to the user (directly, you need to use the power outlet application), and it is sent to the company servers.

  If you want to check, if your power outlets are compatible for this tutorial, they should have the...

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• #MicroPython: Controlling Smart Power Outlets using an ESP32

  Home Automation, MicroPython | 5 min | 23882

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  micropython

  esp32

  tutorial

  home automation

  smart power outlets

  Today there is a wide range of offer for home automation devices. A lot of sensors, actors etc. can be connected to the cloud and be controlled using Google Home, Amazon Alexa, your smartphone, etc. There are a lot of companies offering low cost devices, e.g. Sonoff, Tuya, Teckin etc. Most of these solutions are based on ESP32 or ESP8266, and all of them send data to cloud solutions usually deployed on Amazon services, and the data is only accessible using the Androi...

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