Winda

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  Detecting CO2

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  Safe Levels

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  Detecting VOC

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  Realtime data

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  Settings

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  Intuitive homepage

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  The electronics inside

Inspiration

Air is pretty important. We all need it to survive, so wouldn't it be neat if we could make sure our rooms had quality air?

What it does

Winda allows you to both monitor and control the air quality of a room autonomously. By using CO2, Volatile Organic Compounds, Temperature, and Humidity sensors, Winda is able to detect when those levels surpass or fall below a certain range as dictated by the user and automatically open or close a window in order to regulate those levels.

How we built it

Using provided CO2, VOC, Temperature, and Humidity sensors to measure air quality and a Raspberry Pi Pico as a microcontroller. The data measured by sensors and Pico is uploaded to a web server in CSV which is parsed by a React web app that uses Chart.js for visualization.

Challenges we ran into

One challenge that we had while working on this hack was visualizing the data since we were not as well-versed in web development with React and Chart.js.

Accomplishments that we're proud of

We are proud to have a working demo of the window mechanism as well as a live visualization of the sensor data.

What we learned

For hardware, we developed our knowledge of soldering and Internet of Things. For software, we learned how to better use React with other libraries such as Chart.js.

What's next for Winda

Winda is just a prototype of what can be done with this technology. With more development into different sensors and windows, Winda can help build a healthier world for us all.

Built With

• css3
• html5
• javascript
• pico
• python
• react