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Using the Grove ESP 8266 enables two-way communication with the Microbit, both sending data to the dashboard and responding to virtual switches on the dashboard
Using the Grove ESP 8266 enables two-way communication with the Microbit, both sending data to the dashboard and responding to virtual switches on the dashboard
Create Blynk Account:
Blynk
https://blynk.io/
Sign up for a Blynk channel using your Acera email
Wifi UN: AceraStudent. PW: daisyJet91
You can give a phony name.
Or use generic Acera Accounts:
amcamp1@aceraschool.org Summercamp1
Auth Token:
amcamp2@aceraschool.org Summercamp2Auth Token:
amcamp3@aceraschool.org Summercamp3
Auth Token:
amcamp4@aceraschool.org Summercamp4
Auth Token:
amcamp5@aceraschool.org Summercamp5
Auth Token:
Create an IOT channel for your MicroBit. It should enable you to read temperature and moisture using Virtual Pins 2 and 4, and enable remote control of a water pump using Virtual Pin 0
Developer Zone-----> New Template
Create New Template--> Microbit with WiFi Connection--->Done
Set Up Datastreams
Pump --> Virtual Pin 0. 0 to 1
Light----> Virtual Pin 2. 0 to 255
Moisture---->Virtual Pin 4 0 to 512
Save
Add Device-MicroBit Wifi--use Microbit Template
Edit Dashboard
Add Widgets to Dashboard-- on/off label Pump on Virtual Pin 0; Light Dial on Virtual Pin 2; Moisture on Virtula Pin 4
Save
Microbit Extension: esp8266
Information: https://makecode.microbit.org/pkg/cytrontechnologies/pxt-esp8266
NOTE: ESP8266 Requires 3.3V to work properly; 3.0V does not work. Reka-Bit supplies this voltage
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