Air Controle Station

Air and metereogical station based on micro-bit and wifi expansion board for data transmition to thingspeak.

Made by David Silva, Gonçalo Barreiros, Joana Slewinski, Martim Leal, Miguel Januário

- Micro-bit Smart Science (IoT Kit):includes dust ensor, light sensor, BME280, GVS 3-pin dupont wires, USB cable and guidance manual.

- Tinkercad (Model Design Platform)

- ThingSpeak (IoT Analytics Llatform)

- Battery (SolarX -8)

- Solar panel

- Box made of PLA

1 - Access https://makecode.microbit.org and click on New Project.

2 - Click on Advanced in the bottom of the code drawer.

3 - Click on Extensions.

4 - Search for IoT and Environment and science Iot package.

1 - Block on start runs only once to start he program.

2 - Initialize OLED display pixels to 64 X 128.

3 - Withim the forever block, program runs in a loop.

4 - Clear the OLED display.

5 - OLED shows "Dust (ug/m3)".

6 - Connect the vled of dust module to P13, the vo to P1, the value of dust particles be returned and idsplayed in the OLED display.

7 - Delay 60000ms.

1 - Block on start runs only once to start the program.

2 - Initialize OLED display pixels to 64 X 128.

3 - Within the forever block, program runs in a loop.

4 - Clear the OLED display.

5 - Connect the light sensor to P1, get and dispaly the light value in the OLED display.

6 - Return and display the BME280 temperature value in the OLED display.

7 - Return and display the BME280 humidity value in the OLED display.

8 - Delay 60000ms.

After completing the coding process, it is essential to consider all possible factors that could potentially harm or disrupt our system during its operation. Since this is an outdoor system, we must take precautions to safeguard it from environmental elements such as rain, wind, and animal attacks, including birds and insects. To address these concerns, we have constructed a protective structure that not only shields the system from harm but also allows for easy access and management when necessary.

A solar panel and a battery were combined into the station so that it could be self-sufficient and completly independent during sunny periods and times without sunlight. After, the micro bit was connected to ThingSpeak so that the data could be analysed and organised in graphics, in addiction to being accessibly at any location.