particle – Thinking About Things

Predictive Maintenance: Going Next Level With the Ninja Foodi Air Fryer

May 27, 2021 Hans Projects, ThingSpeak

I love my air fryer. Our Ninja Foodi Air Fryer became our family’s go-to gadget during the stay-at-home order. When you order takeout, you probably

(My) History of the Internet of Things

December 5, 2018 Hans ThingSpeak

Back in 2007, Jason Winters and I started working on what would become ioBridge, RealTime.io, and ThingSpeak. The phrase “Internet of Things” got added to the

Use the New MQTT Service from ThingSpeak for Real-time CheerLights Updates

December 10, 2017 Hans CheerLights, ThingSpeak

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

CheerLights Robot for Your Nursery

February 28, 2017 Hans CheerLights, Nursery Hacks, ThingSpeak

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

Open Source IoT Debug Tool for ThingSpeak and Particle

August 3, 2016 Hans ThingSpeak

Often when building IoT projects, you end up wondering what data is being sent to a cloud service like ThingSpeak. The IoT Debugger tool allows

ThingSpeak + Particle Photon using Webhooks

March 18, 2016 Hans Projects, ThingSpeak

I got the Particle Photon and Electron working nicely with ThingSpeak. I took the time to document how to connect the Particle.io cloud and ThingSpeak together securely.