A wifi-controlled extension cord

By martinm, in Internet of Things and DIY, may 03,2019.

Recently at Yoctopuce, we started to build, for internal use, many small boxes that some wouldn't hesitate to call "Smart Extension Cords", but which are in fact a simple application of the Yoctopuce technology: Wifi controlled extension cords. We thought that you might be interested in knowing how we build them.

Yoctopuce & NEEO, the useless driver

By martinm, in Programming and Internet of Things, february 15,2019.

For a long while, the Rolls of universal remote controls was the Pronto series, but Philips stopped manufacturing them about ten years ago. They had probably exhausted the pool of customers ready to pay one thousand dollars for a universal remote control. Today, the next generation is more or less ensured by Logitech's Harmony and NEEO. As NEEO provides an SDK, we wondered if we could use it to control Yoctopuce modules.

A weather station with MQTT and Node-Red

By thibaut, in DIY and Internet of Things, december 07,2018.

We already discussed home-made weather stations in our blog, but none before had this "pagoda" design or used this messaging protocol. That's why we are writing a new post. The aim of this "low cost" weather station is to build it with materials as basic as possible

Interfacing a water meter

By martinm, in Measures and Internet of Things, october 12,2018.

Yoctopuce support has recently received several emails from distinct customers asking our opinion on the best way to interface a water meter with Yoctopuce devices. This week, we take the opportunity to explain all this in details. Follow the guide...

Using Yocto-Visualization with a YoctoHub-GSM

By martinm, in Measures and Internet of Things, august 10,2018.

Yocto-Visualization enables you to very easily visualize data from Yoctopuce sensors, whether they are connected by USB or through a network hub, with the exception of the YoctoHub-GSM. Indeed, the GSM SIM cards available to ordinary people do not have a public IP address and are behind a NAT filter, which prevents the Yocto-Visualization to connect itself directly on it. However, there is a way to work around this issue.