Tag: iot

Turn your micro:bit into an IoT device using an ElecFreaks add-on board and then power it from a chargeable battery

by Michael Horne • 8 June 2020 • 0 Comments

Here‘s an interesting way of using the micro:bit – as an IoT sensor device that can be deployed remotely. By using an ElecFreaks IoT:bit and some sensors, together with an online service called ThingSpeak you can broadcast, capture, access and…

Mozilla enters the Web of Things fray with the Things Gateway for the Raspberry Pi

by Michael Horne • 13 July 2017 • 0 Comments

Mozilla have just announced the launch of the Things Gateway. Aimed at providing a common interface for various non-web-enabled wireless devices to get them onto the internet, the Things Gateway is fully open-source and is an implementation of a “Web…

ModMyPi PiOT relay board for the Raspberry Pi reviewed by Average Man and Raspberry Pi Spy

by Michael Horne • 16 October 2016 • 0 Comments

A while back, Jacob over at ModMyPi sent me a new board – a relay board designed to be used for IoT projects. I haven’t had a chance to use it myself yet, but I would like to feature it…