Process Data from ThingSpeak
With the ThingSpeak API you can also download the collected data for further processing. I’ve used this to extract timeline data; mainly for visualization purposes. Though it would also allow for storing (summary) data into a database of sorts, or perhaps even into another channel.
Data Collection using ThingSpeak
In the Internet of Things (IoT), the things can be many different devices; typically based on uniquely identifiable embedded computers/processors that are not directly operated by people. Interconnected over the existing internet infrastructure, these things will push automation further in almost every domain. Communicating with people and amongst each other; they will aid monitoring and decision making processes. When possible/desirable they may even make autonomous decisions based on predetermined rules or even self learning algorithms.
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Fume Extractor
I plan to do some more soldering in the near future, to experiment with the Internet of Things (IoT). So I checked my equipment for completeness and of course found some stuff desirable. One of them was the The fumeFan to remove the smoke and noxious fumes from soldering. But instead of buying a solution, it would of course be better to Do It Yourself (DIY). Well, it just happened to be that Google and/or YouTube showed me a link to How to: Candy tin fume extractor and it seemed simple enough for me to try and build.
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