Hello everyone.
I've been reading iot related projects for a while. It started with building a 3d printer with pc leftovers. Now I want to do different things but mostly automation. Such as
I want to do these stuff so I must buy something for it. I did it many times. I also bought Raspberry Pi Zero, Orange Pi One, Pine64, Odroid C2 and of course lots of Arduino Uno's and Nano's. I just back Onion Omega 2 too.
After all these buying but not doing anything with them stuff confused me. Now I'm thinking I am doing it all wrong. Onion team helped(reminded) me to understand that I know nothing about microcontrollers and electronics. Some stuff I bought can work with only digital sensors and other only analog. Some boards consume more current and not proper choices to work with.
Now, what should I do? This is only a hobby for me. I cannot try to be a professional. You saw my list and what to do with electronics. Maybe you can show me a more meaningful path that I couldn't find.
I've been reading iot related projects for a while. It started with building a 3d printer with pc leftovers. Now I want to do different things but mostly automation. Such as
- Watering plants when the soil is dry,
- Starting the air conditioner when I left the office,
- Keeping the room temperature and moisture stable,
- Opening the blinds when sun rises,
- Motion detection triggered buzzer and camera,
- Being able to monitor and control all of these wireless,
- Being able to power/charge all sensor batteries with solar or grid when solar is not possible,
- In summary we can call these as smart home applications.
- led screens,
- stepper/servo motors,
- more sensors
I want to do these stuff so I must buy something for it. I did it many times. I also bought Raspberry Pi Zero, Orange Pi One, Pine64, Odroid C2 and of course lots of Arduino Uno's and Nano's. I just back Onion Omega 2 too.
After all these buying but not doing anything with them stuff confused me. Now I'm thinking I am doing it all wrong. Onion team helped(reminded) me to understand that I know nothing about microcontrollers and electronics. Some stuff I bought can work with only digital sensors and other only analog. Some boards consume more current and not proper choices to work with.
Now, what should I do? This is only a hobby for me. I cannot try to be a professional. You saw my list and what to do with electronics. Maybe you can show me a more meaningful path that I couldn't find.