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Nate HardyHenry BartholomewGrayson Roberts
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Indoor Atmospheric Monitoring System (I.A.M.S.)

A desktop device to monitor the indoor air quality for a house, room, or apartment.

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Indoor Atmospheric Monitoring System (I.A.M.S.)

Things used in this project

Hardware components

Argon
Particle Argon
×1
Temperature Sensor
Temperature Sensor
×1
Grove - Gas Sensor(MQ2)
Seeed Studio Grove - Gas Sensor(MQ2)
×1
DHT11 Temperature & Humidity Sensor (4 pins)
DHT11 Temperature & Humidity Sensor (4 pins)
×1
RGB LED
×1

Software apps and online services

ThingSpeak API
ThingSpeak API
Particle Build Web IDE
Particle Build Web IDE

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Schematics

Circuit Diagram for the Sensor Board

Layout for the Sensor Board

Code

Code for the Sensor Borad

C/C++
This code is used for the sensor board and to transmit the data to the receiver code and board
//IOT Project I.A.M.S Indoor Air Quality Monitor
//Nate Hardy - 2021 

#include <Adafruit_DHT.h>   //Include the Afafruit DHT library

#define DHTPIN 5            //pin for DHT11 sensor
#define DHTTYPE DHT11	    //setting the correct DHT sensor type

DHT dht(DHTPIN, DHTTYPE);   //inilize the DHT sensor with the DHT pin and type specified

const int TMP36Pin = A1;    //TMP-36 temp sensor pin
const int MQ2 = A5;          //MQ-2 CO2 sensor pin

double voltage, TMP36F, TMP36C, h, t, f, MQ2value;
int reading = 0;

void setup() {
    //Start serial and print a message!
	Serial.begin(9600); 
	Serial.println("IOT PROJECT IAMS Serial Test OKAY");
	
	pinMode(TMP36Pin, INPUT);   //Start the pin for the TMP36 in input mode
	pinMode(MQ2, INPUT);        //Start the pin for the MQ-2 in input mode 
    
	dht.begin(); //Initilize the DHT sensor
	
	//Start the Paricle.io variables
	
	Particle.variable("DHT-11 in degF", f);
	Particle.variable("DHT-11 in degC", t);
	Particle.variable("DHT-11 in %h", h);
	
	Particle.variable("TMP36 in degF", TMP36F);
	Particle.variable("TMP36 in degC", TMP36C);
	Particle.variable("TMP36 volts", voltage);
	
	Particle.variable("MQ-2 Data", reading);
}

void loop() {
	delay(2000); // Wait a few seconds between measurements.
	
    MQ2value = analogRead(MQ2);         //Reading the data from the MQ-2 sensor
    reading = analogRead(TMP36Pin);  //Reading the data from the TMP36

//Convert data from the TMP36
    voltage = (reading * 3.3) / 4095.0;     //Convert data into 10mv/deg
    TMP36C = (voltage - 0.5) * 100.0;       //Calculate degC value
    TMP36F = (TMP36C * (9/5) ) + 32.0;      //Calculate degF from the degC value

// Reading temperature or humidity takes about 250 milliseconds!
// Sensor readings may also be up to 2 seconds 'old' (its a very slow sensor)
	h = dht.getHumidity();      // Read humidity
	t = dht.getTempCelcius();   // Read temperature as Celsius
	f = dht.getTempFarenheit(); // Read temperature as Farenheit

// Check if any reads failed and exit early (to try again).
	if (isnan(h) || isnan(t) || isnan(f)) {
		Serial.println("Failed to read from DHT sensor!");
		//return;
	}
	
/*  ==============================================
                SENDING CLOUD DATA
    ============================================== */
	Particle.publish("DHT-11 in degF", String(f));
	Particle.publish("DHT-11 in %h", String(h));
	
	Particle.publish("TMP36 in degF", String(TMP36F));
   
    Particle.publish("MQ-2 Data", String(MQ2value));
    
/*  ==============================================
                SENDING SERIAL DATA
    ============================================== */
//MQ-2 Sensor Data
    Serial.println("MQ-2 DATA");
    Serial.println(MQ2value);
    Serial.println("");
    
//TMP-36 Sensor Data
    Serial.println("TMP-36 DATA");
    Serial.print("Voltage: ");
    Serial.println(voltage);
    
    Serial.print("degC");
    Serial.println(TMP36C);
    
    Serial.print("degF");
    Serial.print(TMP36F);

//DHT11 Sensor Data
    
	Serial.println("Humid: "); 
	Serial.print(h);
	Serial.print("% - ");
	Serial.print("Temp: "); 
	Serial.print(t);
	Serial.print("*C ");
	Serial.print(f);
	Serial.print("*F ");
	
// Compute heat index
// Must send in temp in Fahrenheit!
/*	float hi = dht.getHeatIndex();
	float dp = dht.getDewPoint();
	float k = dht.getTempKelvin(); */

	
/*	Serial.print(k);
	Serial.print("*K - ");
	Serial.print("DewP: ");
	Serial.print(dp);
	Serial.print("*C - ");
	Serial.print("HeatI: ");
	Serial.print(hi);
	Serial.println("*C");
	Serial.println(Time.timeStr()); */
}

Code for the Receiver Board

C/C++
This is the code for the receiver board which adjusts the LED corresponding to the data that is sent from the sensor board and program
//IOT Project IAMS Reciver code
//Nate Hardy - 2021

const int redP = 2;          //Pin for the Red of the RGB LED
const int greenP = 3;       //Pin for the Green of the RGB LED
const int blueP = 4;        //Pin for the blue of the RGB LED

const int baseTemp = 70;    //Base temperture to compare measured temp to
const int baseHumid = 30;   //Base humidity to compare measured values to
const int goodCO2 = 1350;   //CO2 level considered 'safe'

double temp;                                            //calculated temperture value
int DHT11TempVar, DHT11HumidVar, TMP36temp, MQ2Var;     //Varables for the sensor values from the other Argon
int red, green, blue;                                   //Values for red, green, and blue to be sent to the LED

void DHT11temp(const char *event, const char *data) {
    DHT11TempVar = atof(data);  //Reading the cloud data from the DHT-11 temperture
}

void DHT11humid(const char *event, const char *data) {
    DHT11HumidVar = atof(data); //Reading the cloud data from the DHT-11 humdity
}

void TMP36(const char *event, const char *data) {
    TMP36temp = atof(data);     //Reading the cloud data from the TMP-36 
}

void MQ2(const char *event, const char *data) {
    MQ2Var = atof(data);        //Reading the cloud data from the MQ-2 sensor
}

void RGBWrite(int redV, int greenV, int blueV) {
    analogWrite(redP, redV);                            //function to write data to the RGB LED
    analogWrite(greenP, greenV);
    analogWrite(blueP, blueV);
}

void setup() {
    Serial.begin(9600);                                 //Serial setup and self-test
    Serial.println("Serial Test OK");
    
    pinMode(redP, OUTPUT);                              //Setup pin mode for the RGB LED 
    pinMode(greenP, OUTPUT);
    pinMode(blueP, OUTPUT);
    
    red = 100;                                          //Initilize the values for the different colors
    green = 100;
    blue = 100;
    
    Particle.subscribe("DHT-11 in degF", DHT11temp);    //Subscribe to the data outputed from the other Argon
	Particle.subscribe("DHT-11 in %h", DHT11humid);
	
	Particle.subscribe("TMP36 in degF", TMP36);
   
    Particle.subscribe("MQ-2 Data", MQ2);
    
}

void loop() {
    delay(2000);
    
    Serial.println(DHT11TempVar);                       //print the serial data recived
    Serial.println(DHT11HumidVar);
    Serial.println(TMP36temp);
    Serial.println(MQ2Var);
    
    temp = (DHT11TempVar + TMP36temp)/2;                //Temperture average between the 2 sensors
    RGBWrite(0,0,0);
    
    if (MQ2Var >= goodCO2) {
        RGBWrite(255,0,0);                           
    } else if (temp >= baseTemp + 5) {
        RGBWrite(0,0,255);
    } else if (temp <= baseTemp - 5 ) {                        
        RGBWrite(0,0,255);   
    } else if (DHT11HumidVar <= baseHumid - 10) {
        RGBWrite(255,255,0);
    } else if (DHT11HumidVar >= baseHumid + 10) {
        RGBWrite(0,255,255);
    } else {
        RGBWrite(0,0,0);
    }
    
}

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