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Stevenson Shield for ESP32 LoRaWAN Weather Station — Parametric 3D Printed Design
This is the enclosure side of my ESP32-based LoRaWAN weather station project. The electronics, firmware (MicroPython and C++), schematics and build instructions live in the lorawan repository on Codeberg. This post focuses on the mechanical …
LoRaWAN Mailbox Notifier: ESP32 and Ultra-Low Power
I built an ESP32-based device with a PIR sensor inside a mailbox that wakes from deep sleep and sends a notification via LoRaWAN.
From Hobby Chickens to the IoT World — Part 4
Design a screw‑free, magnet‑mounted 3D‑printed enclosure for BME280 sensors using Fusion 360. Learn parametric modeling, sliding fits, and component linking to monitor HVAC performance with MQTT, InfluxDB, and Grafana.
From Hobby Chickens to the IoT World — Part 3
Breathe new life into old tablets as IoT dashboards. Learn how to display Grafana visualisations on discarded Android tablets, block telemetry with Pi‑hole and firewall rules, and build a sustainable smart home display for temperatures, …
From Hobby Chickens to the IoT World — Part 2
Monitor HVAC performance with BME280 sensors, MQTT, InfluxDB, and Grafana. Learn how to detect anomalies like sauna heat spikes, filter clogs, and frost protection cycling. Real data from a Finnish home over one year.
From Hobby Chickens to the IoT World — Part 1
How a garden snail problem led to keeping summer chickens, building a winter-proof coop, and automating the chicken door with a Raspberry Pi, 433 MHz remote control, and MQTT. The unexpected journey from psychology observations to IoT …