I spent some time recently trying to get some ESP8266 devices to connect to AWS IOT. AWS IOT is really just an MQTT broker as a service. However, it has a big caveat for the ESP8266: it requires TLS 1.2. For the longest time, there…
This post details the hardware used in the coop for running the door, lights, etc. and how it's wired up. See previous post about physical structure. Having prior experience with Arduino, the ESP-12F in particular, that is the "brains" of the operation. It has ample…
Locating things is a pain A common reason why IoT devices rely on a cloud service is to ease the installation process. The problem is finding your IoT device on your LAN after you've got it connected to your WiFi. By both the device and…