Create your ThingSpeak account

1. https://thingspeak.com/

2. Click the "Sign In" icon on the upper right of the page.

3. Click on the "Create One" link before the email entry box:
   "No account? Create One"

4. Enter your email address, and First Name, Last Name
   (Note that this email address will receive air quality alert messages from your sensor.)

5. Enter a password and be sure to remember it!

6. Check your email for "Verify Email Address" from mathworks.com
   and click on the "Verify Email" link in the email message.
   Follow the instructions to complete creating your MathWorks account.
   Answer the "ThingSpeak Usage Intent" form with:
   "Personal, non-commercial projects"
   (Note that ThingSpeak is part of MathWorks.)

7. Once again, go to https://thingspeak.com and you should see:
   "Sign-up successful"

Create your ThingSpeak channel

1. https://thingspeak.com/channels

2. Click "New Channel" and enter the settings for your channel:

   • Name: Air Quality

   • Description: Your name ( or anything your want - this will be visible to others)

   • Click the checkbox to the right of field 1 and field 2.

   • Enter the field names with these (you can copy/paste to avoid any errors)

     • File 1: MacAddr

     • Field 2: AirQuality

   • Click the checkbox next to "Show Channel Location"

   • Enter the latitude and longitude of your sensor's location.
     You can use Google Maps to find these coordinates. Enter the full street address in the search bar, right click on the marker that appears in the map to display the latitude, longitude.

     • Enter the latitude and longitude in the settings.

3. Click "Save Channel"

Select your ThingSpeak Channel

1. https://thingspeak.com/channels

2. Click on "Channels ... My Channels"

3. Click on the "Air Quality" channel you created

Create your ThingSpeak "MATLAB Analysis" script #1

ThingSpeakMATlab_SendDataToAirTable

1. Click on "Apps ... MATLAB Analysis"

2. Click "New"

3. Select "Custom (no starter code)

4. Click "Create"

5. In the name box, enter (copy/paste):
   SendDataToAirTable

6. Click SendDataToAirTabl.txt and copy the entire text.
   The first line should be something like:
   % Send data to AirTable (http://airtable.com)
   Paste the entire text into the "MATLAB Code" box.

7. Copy your Channel ID. It is displayed on the right side of the "MATLAB Code" box.
   In the MATLAB Code, replace the XXXXXXX text with your Charnnel ID:% CHANGE THIS TO YOUR THINGSPEAK CHANNEL ID!
   channelID = XXXXXXX;

8. Scroll down to the end of the MATLAB Code box and be sure that the last line is "end."
   If not, delete any extra text that might have been picked up during the copy/paste process.

9. Scroll down and click "Save."

Create the "Alerts API Key" and change your timezone

1. Access your ThingSpeak "My Profile" by clicking on the round button on the upper right that probably contains your initials. Click on "My Profile."

2. Under "Username", click "Edit" and change the time zone as appropriate for your location.

3. Click "Update Profile"

4. Click the button to the right of "Alerts API Key" to create a new key.

5. Copy the "Alerts API Key"