SenseBox

Sensebox.

sensorname	type
HDC1080	temperature/humidity
BMP280	temperature/pressure
VMEL+TSL	UV/light
Microphone	sound
Potentiometer	voltage
Photoresistor	light
Button	touch
HC-SR04	ultrasonic
BMX055	accelerometer/gyroscope/compass

actorname	type
OLED-display	display
LED	LED
RGB LED	RGB LED
Piezo element	buzzer

specialname	type
MicroSD-bee	file logger
WiFi-bee	wireless connection
SPI	SPI interface
Serial	serial interface

Additional hardware not included in edu version:

name	type
CAM-M8Q	gps receiver
LoRa-bee	wireless connection
LAN-bee	ethernet connection
SDS011	air quality sensor
SERVO	servo motor
Stepper	stepper motor

Notes on SD card usage:

1. It is possible to create a file by opening the file and closing it back

SD.begin(28);
dataFileqwert = SD.open("file.txt", FILE_WRITE);
dataFileqwert.close();

2. Blockly block that has scope is provided for writing data to sd card, in it's scope the file is open and write blocks are possible to be put in.

dataFileqwert = SD.open("qwert.txt", FILE_WRITE);
  dataFileqwert.println("test");
dataFileqwert.close();

Notes on WiFi usage:

1. Wifi connection is allowed to be establsihed only in setup() function:

  Bee* b = new Bee();

  void setup() {
  b->connectToWifi("SSID","Password");
  delay(1000);
  }

delay should be necessary in order to wait for the connection is established. Usually connections are checking for the status and the wait until the connection is established, not wait some fixed amount of time.

2. Connect with openSenseMap block seems to do nothing when additional blocks are inserted in it's scope. It only instantiates an object of type OpenSenseMap:

Bee* b = new Bee();
OpenSenseMap osem("BoxID",b);

3. Later this object can be used to upload data:

osem.uploadMeasurement("Value","SensorID");

This block must be used only in a loop. Why? Also, it is actually in a loop.

4. In order to send data with GPS fix another method should be called:

osem.uploadMobileMeasurement("Keine Eingabe","SensorID",0,0);

Notes on the display usage:

1. Display needs to be initialised first and then a scope block used, to used desired data-generation blocks so they would be then finished by the .display() call.