Resources

Air Quality

• Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) -USA EPA (Environmental Protection Agency)

• Wildfire smoke and poor air quality are coming. Here’s how scientists protect their homes. (Colorado Public Radio, May 24, 2022)

  • Monitor indoor and outdoor air quality

  • Buy or make a high-quality indoor air filter

  • Seal openings and run your air conditioner (if you have one)

  • Wear a high-quality mask

  • Support community solutions

• Purple Air - Real-time air quality map

  • "PurpleAir makes air sensors that empower a community of citizen scientists that collect hyper-local air quality data and share it with the public."

• AirNow.gov - Boulder - Current air quality (global)

• AQicn.org - Air Quality Data and forecast - Colorado Department of Environmental Protection

Arduino

• Arduino Language Reference

• Arduino IDE software download

• Videos:

  • What is Arduino and can I use it for my project?

Arduino and IoT (Internet of Things)

• • There are many ways to create an Arduino IoT project. Some possible paths:

  • ThingSpeak

    • "ThingSpeak™ is an IoT analytics platform service that allows you to aggregate, visualize and analyze live data streams in the cloud. ThingSpeak provides instant visualizations of data posted by your devices to ThingSpeak. With the ability to execute MATLAB® code in ThingSpeak you can perform online analysis and processing of the data as it comes in. ThingSpeak is often used for prototyping and proof of concept IoT systems that require analytics."

    • Free plan has limited capabilities (one "channel.")

  • Arduino IoT Cloud

    • "Arduino IoT Cloud is a powerful service, allowing anyone to create IoT applications with just a few simple steps."

    • Requires a compatible board (Arduino MKR, ESP8266 ESP-12E module, ...)

    • Develop sketches using the browser-based Arduino Cloud development environment.

    • Free plan has limited capabilities

  • Particle

    • Professional/commercial IoT

    • Kits

  • LoRa

    • Long Range radio communications

    • Lora Alliance

    • Sparkfun: LoRaWAN with ProRF and The Things Network

  • Home Assistant

    • specifically for Home Automation

    • "Open source home automation that puts local control and privacy first. Powered by a worldwide community of tinkerers and DIY enthusiasts. Perfect to run on a Raspberry Pi or a local server."

    • Create sensors/actuators with Arduino technology and integrate them with your home automation system.