Awesome IoT-based Counter!

It's a MLH2021 challenge for Local Hack Day. The goal was to create a project that uses both hardware and software integration. I developed an IoT system that counts cycles and send them to a server.

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Inspiration

It was a challenge for the Major Hacking League (MLH2021). The goal was to design a project that uses both software and hardware.

What it does

It is an IoT-based system that can count cycle-behaviors using a IR sensor and a ESP8266 WiFi module. The goal is to be able to periodically send the total cycles to a local or remote server and storage it in a MySQL database.

How we built it

I built with: ESP8266 for the WiFi-module connections and low-programming logic. IR sensor for detecting the cycle-behaviors and sending them to the ESP8266 with logic flags. PHP-rest-server to receive the POSTs from the ESP8266, process them and connect them to database. MySQL for saving the information in the long-run.

Challenges we ran into

Understanding and programming a cheap WiFi-module like the ESP8266. Programming something in PHP for the first time.

Accomplishments that we're proud of

The development and design of a functional IoT-Software-Hardware project.

What's next for Awesome IoT-based Counter!

The possibilities are endless, IoT is a great tool for cheap and meaningful projects in many areas.

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