Prototyping IoT without direct internet connectivity
Have you ever needed to test an Internet of Things prototype while programming your Arduino over USB, and you don't have a WiFi or Ethernet shield setup?
This simple python script will listen to the serial output from your Arduino, and perform a GET request on any URLs output. It will pipe any non-URL serial output to the terminal.
- You will need the
pySeriallibrary installed e.g.pip install pySerial
void setup() {
Serial.begin(9600);
}
void loop() {
if () { // Logic to trigger an API call
Serial.println("http://api.to.hit/"); // URL of API
Serial.println("Debugging message");
} else {
Serial.println("Debugging message");
}
}
python arduinoProxy.py [9600]
- Optional argument for baud rate defined in your Arduino code (default: 9600)
- To quit do a CTRL-C and it will gracefully exit
The python script will parse all serial input, and perform a GET request on any URLs detected.
In the binaries/ folder are ready-to-use binaries for the classroom, that can be launched from a GUI.
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