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Raspberry Pi Home Automation with Arduino - Second Edition

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Product type Book
Published in Feb 2015
Publisher
ISBN-13 9781784399207
Pages 148 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Author (1):
Andrew K. Dennis Andrew K. Dennis
Profile icon Andrew K. Dennis

Table of Contents (16) Chapters

Raspberry Pi Home Automation with Arduino Second Edition
Credits
About the Author
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
1. An Introduction to the Raspberry Pi, Arduino, and Home Automation 2. Getting Started – Setting Up Your Raspberry Pi and Arduino 3. Central Air and Heating Thermostat 4. Temperature Storage – Setting Up a Database to Store Your Results 5. Parcel Delivery Detector 6. Curtain Automation – Open and Close the Curtains Based on the Ambient Light 7. Water/Damp Detection – Check for Damp/Flooding in Sheds and Basements 8. Wrapping Up References Index

Chapter 3. Central Air and Heating Thermostat

In this chapter, you will learn how to build a thermostat device using an Arduino. You will also learn how to use the temperature data to switch relays on and off. Relays are the main components that you can use for interaction between your Arduino and high-voltage electronic devices. The thermostat will also provide a web interface so that you can connect to it and check out the temperature.

Our example project will involve switching an electric fan on when the temperature rises above a set point of 25 degrees Celsius, and then switching it off when the temperature drops. We can use an ice cube and a hair dryer, or a similar device to stimulate the thermistor.

The code that controls the Arduino will also be ready to return data in a format that will be easy to insert into a database. We will create this database in Chapter 4, Temperature Storage – Setting Up a Database to Store Your Results.

Upon completion of the thermostat, you will have a device...

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