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Parascheva NegruAlex CojocaruAlexandru-Eduard Balan
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Temperature Tracker using Raspberry Pi

Simple project that uses a Raspberry Pi 4 Model B in order to track the temperature from a sensor and display it on an Apache server.

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Temperature Tracker using Raspberry Pi

Things used in this project

Hardware components

Raspberry Pi 4 Model B
Raspberry Pi 4 Model B
×1
DS18B20 Programmable Resolution 1-Wire Digital Thermometer
Maxim Integrated DS18B20 Programmable Resolution 1-Wire Digital Thermometer
×1
LED (generic)
LED (generic)
×10
SparkFun Solder-able Breadboard - Mini
SparkFun Solder-able Breadboard - Mini
×1
Breadboard (generic)
Breadboard (generic)
×1
Male/Female Jumper Wires
Male/Female Jumper Wires
×15
Male/Male Jumper Wires
×12
Through Hole Resistor, 470 ohm
Through Hole Resistor, 470 ohm
×11

Software apps and online services

Python 3.7
Apache Server
PHP
Raspberry Pi OS
SSH

Story

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Schematics

Project Schematic

Code

Led Code

Python
import os
import glob
import time
import RPi.GPIO as GPIO 


os.system('modprobe w1-gpio')
os.system('modprobe w1-therm')
 
base_dir = '/sys/bus/w1/devices/'
device_folder = glob.glob(base_dir + '28*')[0]
device_file = device_folder + '/w1_slave'
 
def read_temp_raw():
    f = open(device_file, 'r')
    lines = f.readlines()
    f.close()
    return lines
 
def read_temp():
    lines = read_temp_raw()
    while lines[0].strip()[-3:] != 'YES':
        time.sleep(0.2)
        lines = read_temp_raw()
    equals_pos = lines[1].find('t=')
    if equals_pos != -1:
        temp_string = lines[1][equals_pos+2:]
        temp_c = float(temp_string) / 1000.0
        temp_f = temp_c * 9.0 / 5.0 + 32.0
        return temp_c, temp_f

ports = [17, 27, 22, 23, 24, 25, 8, 7, 1, 16]

GPIO.setwarnings(False)
GPIO.setmode(GPIO.BCM)

for x in ports:
    GPIO.setup(x, GPIO.OUT)

last = 0

try:
    while True:
        (temp_celsius, _) = read_temp()

        min_temp = int(temp_celsius)
        max_temp = min_temp + 1

        x = 9 - int((max_temp - temp_celsius) * 10)
        print(f'[DEBUG] temperature_celsius={temp_celsius}  units={x} last_unit={last}')

        for i in range(x):
            GPIO.output(ports[i], GPIO.HIGH)
        
        if x < last:
            for i in range(x, last):
                GPIO.output(ports[i], GPIO.LOW)

        last = x
except KeyboardInterrupt:
    for port in ports:
        GPIO.output(port, GPIO.LOW)

Apache Server

PHP
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
      
<head>
    <title>
        Termometru
    </title>
</head>
  
<body style="text-align:center;">
	<center>
		<table witdh="400" border="1" bgcolor="silver">
		<td>
			<Font color='blue'>
			<b>
			<center>
				Universitatea Tehnica 'Gh.Asachi' Iasi - Fac. Automatica si Calculatoare
				<br>
				<br>
			</center>
			</Font>
			<b>
			<center> 
				<h1> <Font color='navy'>APACHE Server  for<br> Web of Things <br></h1>
			</font>
			<center>

    <form method="post">
  	<p id="show_temp">
<?php 
	exec("cat /sys/bus/w1/devices/28-00000c44180f/w1_slave 2>&1", $output, $return_val);
	$temp = substr($output[1], strpos($output[1], "t=") + 2);
	echo($temp * 0.001);
?>
	</p>
	<button name="temp">Get Temp</button>
    </form>
</head>
  
</html>

Credits

Parascheva Negru
1 project • 2 followers
Alex Cojocaru
1 project • 2 followers
Alexandru-Eduard Balan
1 project • 2 followers

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