Content for Particle Photon

IoT Controlled Planter Lights

“My wife wanted to be able to start planting seeds here in a week and also wanted to have an indoor shelf with lights on which to start them. The plants need significant light, and it’s cold enough outside …

IoT Alcohol Tester

“I wanted to build an alcohol tester IoT to use during a party. I could put it near the door and all my friends could have fun testing their blood alcohol content before leaving the party. I created this project …

It’s 5 O’Clock Somewhere

“Welcome to our group instructables page. Here, we’ll break down all the steps you’ll need to build the “It’s 5 O’Clock Somewhere” portable clock. What is it? It’s a portable clock, connected to your local …

An Internet Connected Arcade Clock!

“In this video tutorial, I walk through all the steps to making a retro RGB Arcade Clock that can receive text messages! It is able to scroll messages with animated arcade sprites and retro particle system graphics in a cool …

Audio Sensor to Measure Rain Intensity

“For an assignment for the TU Delft we (Irene and Philippine) have made an audio sensor that measures rain intensity. This is also known as a disdrometer.”

Magnetic Depth Meter

“In this instructable we’re going to show you how to build you own magnetic water depth meter. Our depth meter works with the concept of communicating vessels. The sensors are attached to a vessel that is connected to the …

Voice Control of a Ceiling Fan with Alexa

“In this Instructables, we will use a Particle Photon (Arduino compatible) microcontroller coupled with a 315MHz RF Transmitter to send commands to a Harbor Breeze ceiling fan. We will then learn how to use an Amazon Echo and Alexa to …

Project  Sourbot

Sourbot

“The goal of this project is to keep a sourdough starter alive by feeding it with flour and water over time. The feeding may be done scheduled, automated with sensors or manually. All possible thanks to this sour robot “

Rotilio & OLED LCD display integration via SPI protocol

“This tutorial will show you the integration of Rotilio Maker (link) wifi version (Particle Photon CPU on board) with an OLED SPI display and how to work with it using the SparkFun Micro OLED Library in order to visualize data …

Hazardous Gas Monitor

“Build a portable gas monitor to check for dangerous levels of hazardous gases in your home, community, or on the go and prevent your friends from lighting a cigarette during a gasoline fight. Please note that this is solely a …