January 2017 - SwitchDoc Labs Blog

Raspberry Pi IOT Projects Book Published

January 31, 2017

Raspberry Pi IOT Projects Book Published APress/Springer-Daniel has published a new IOT Projects book on building IOT devices with the Raspberry Pi and ESP8266 written by our SwitchDoc Labs CTO, Dr. John Shovic. This book is designed for entry-through-intermediate-level device designers […]

SmartPlantPi – One more day on Kickstarter! Successful! Raspberry Pi DIY Kit.

January 30, 2017

Successful Kickstarter! Funded at 300%. SmartPlantPi – Raspberry Pi Based Plant Monitoring and Watering System Kit One More Day! SmartPlantPi Kickstarter SmartPlantPi Features [list] [list_item size=”small” icon=”icon-beaker” hex_color=””]Measure your Temperature![/list_item] [list_item size=”small” icon=”icon-beaker” hex_color=””]Measured your Soil Moisture![/list_item] [list_item size=”small” icon=”icon-beaker” hex_color=””]Measure […]

New Grove Product – HDC1080 I2C Inexpensive Temperature Humidity Sensor

January 21, 2017

Grove HDC1080 I2C Temperature and Humidity Board (HDC1000 / HDC1010 compatible) This a posting about the new low cost HDC1080 I2C Grove Temperature and Humidity Board. This sensor is a part of the Smart Plant Pi Kickstarter from SwitchDoc Labs. [/list] […]

Tutorial: Using a Grove Button on Smart Plant Pi Kickstarter – Raspberry Pi

January 19, 2017

Tutorial: Using a Grove Button on Smart Plant Pi Kickstarter – Raspberry Pi This is an article about how to use a Grove Button using Python on the Raspberry Pi. This button is a part of the Smart Plant […]

New Grove Product – Grove Rotary Dial and Button Combo for Raspberry Pi

January 15, 2017

New Grove Product – Grove Rotary Dial and Button Combo for Raspberry Pi In designing the new SmartPlantPi Kickstarter, we had a need for a Grove rotary dial and button. All the ones on the market did not handle […]

New Kickstarter! SmartPlantPi – Raspberry Pi Based Plant Monitoring and Watering System Kit

January 11, 2017

New Kickstarter! SmartPlantPi – Raspberry Pi Based Plant Monitoring and Watering System Kit SmartPlantPi Features [list] [list_item size=”small” icon=”icon-beaker” hex_color=””]Measure your Temperature![/list_item] [list_item size=”small” icon=”icon-beaker” hex_color=””]Measured your Soil Moisture![/list_item] [list_item size=”small” icon=”icon-beaker” hex_color=””]Measure your Sunlight![/list_item] [list_item size=”small” icon=”icon-beaker” hex_color=””]Show your […]

Tutorial – Part 4 – Experiments! Using an Analog to Digital Converter with your Raspberry Pi

January 9, 2017

Tutorial – Part 4 – Experiments! Using an Analog to Digital Converter with your Raspberry Pi Did you ever want to read a voltage (rather than a 1 or 0) on your Raspberry Pi? You can do this with an Analog to […]

Tutorial – Part 3 – Using an Analog to Digital Converter with your Raspberry Pi

January 3, 2017

Tutorial – Part 3 – Using an Analog to Digital Converter with your Raspberry Pi Did you ever want to read a voltage (rather than a 1 or 0) on your Raspberry Pi? You can do this with an Analog to […]