Introducing CheerLights… CheerLights is an “Internet of Things” project created by Hans Scharler that allows people’s lights all across the world to synchronize to one
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Category: ThingSpeak
ThingSpeak at the Boston TechJam
I recently got the change to give a ThingSpeak IoT demo at Boston TechJam. MathWorks is one of the sponsors so we got to participate with other
Read moreGetting Ready for the Bay Area Maker Faire!
I have a lot of favorite times of the year. I get excited about the holidays, weekends, evenings, and days. I am usually filling each day with
Read moreUse the New MQTT Service from ThingSpeak for Real-time CheerLights Updates
It’s that time again. That time when people all across the world synchronize their lights together with CheerLights! People have built amazing CheerLights displays. I
Read moreUse AWS DeepLens to Determine If Hotdog or Not Hotdog
While at re:Invent, I got to take a deep learning workshop to learn about the new capabilities of AWS such as SageMaker and Greengrass. We
Read moreHow to Reset the Arduino MKR1000
I am working on a project that uses the Arduino MKR1000 with ThingSpeak. While working on my code, I uploaded a bad sketch to the
Read moreCheerLights Robot for Your Nursery
I shared my latest project over on my Nursery Hacks website. It combines some of my favorite things… IoT, CheerLights, ThingSpeak, Particle, and building things
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Measure Wi-Fi Signal Levels with the ESP8266 and ThingSpeak
Oh, my. I am sure you have been hearing about the Internet of Things… The IoT! You might be wondering how to get started with
Read moreLearn How to Use MQTT.fx with ThingSpeak
ThingSpeak just announced that they added MQTT as a way to send data to a ThingSpeak channel. This is great news since a lot of
Read moreAre Open Source IoT Platforms Ready for Primetime?
Bruce Sinclair of IoT-Inc. recently asked me to be a guest on his Internet of Things podcast, the IoT Business Show. I have been a faithful
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