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    This document describes connecting an Arduino to Thingspeak using Python as a middleware. It discusses the hardware and software requirements including an Arduino, potentiometer, Python, and libraries. The schematic shows a potentiometer connected to an Arduino analog pin. The software overview provides pseudocode and code for an Arduino sketch to read the potentiometer values and Python code to read serial data and send it to Thingspeak. Finally, screenshots show the serial monitor values, Python terminal values, and matching charts on the Thingspeak website.

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    This document describes connecting an Arduino to Thingspeak using Python as a middleware. It discusses the hardware and software requirements including an Arduino, potentiometer, Python, and libraries. The schematic shows a potentiometer connected to an Arduino analog pin. The software overview provides pseudocode and code for an Arduino sketch to read the potentiometer values and Python code to read serial data and send it to Thingspeak. Finally, screenshots show the serial monitor values, Python terminal values, and matching charts on the Thingspeak website.

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    This document describes connecting an Arduino to Thingspeak using Python as a middleware. It discusses the hardware and software requirements including an Arduino, potentiometer, Python, and libraries. The schematic shows a potentiometer connected to an Arduino analog pin. The software overview provides pseudocode and code for an Arduino sketch to read the potentiometer values and Python code to read serial data and send it to Thingspeak. Finally, screenshots show the serial monitor values, Python terminal values, and matching charts on the Thingspeak website.

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    2011

    Application Note: AN101


    Connecting Arduino to Thingspeak using python as an middle ware

    Author: Manoj Reviewer: Mithun Revision: 1.1 Tenet Technetronics 7/15/2011

    Contents
    Introduction
    Introduction to Arduino connected to Thingspeak

    Hardware Overview
    Schematic

    Software Overview
    Flow Chart Pseudo code Code

    Demo Application References and further reading

    Introduction
    Here the Arduino is connected to Thingspeak through python and python is communicating to Arduino through Pyserial. Pyserial supports two way communications with file handles. You can read and write strait to serial. I am using it to read potentiometer data which is connected to Arduino and uploading the same data to Thingspeak.

    Hardware required
    Arduino/Comet Potentiometer (10k)

    You can buy the products and other electronic components at www.tenettech.com

    Software required
    Arduino IDE Python Emac editor

    You can download the Arduino software, Emac editor, python, and pyserial package through the following links www.arduino.cc http://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/ http://python.org/download/ http://linux.softpedia.com/get/Programming/Libraries/pySerial-51222.shtml

    Hardware Overview
    Schematic
    Here we are connecting variable potentiometer (1k) to Arduino analog pin A0.

    Fig1: schematic

    NOTE: The pin out for variable potentiometer

    Fig2: potentiometer pin out

    Software overview
    Flowchart
    For python:
    Start

    For Arduino:
    Start

    Serial communication and baud rate initialization

    Void setup Serial communication initialization

    While true

    Void loop Read analog values from A0

    Read the data from the potentiometer End Print the previous value

    NO

    If new data
    YES

    print the analog values and update the same data to thingspeak

    End

    Pseudo code
    For python:
    Include header files for SERIAL and HTTP Global declaration: For Serial port selection For setting baud rate. For variable to store serial data. Loop Description Body Condition Description Body : While : infinite loop : reading analog values continuously : if : if condition true control enters the body : If there is newly available serial data then print the value and store it in a new variable Set up a connection : else : if all the conditions fails control enters the body : store the previously read value

    Condition Description Body

    For Arduino:
    Function Return type Description Body Function Return type Description Body : setup : void : initialization : serial communication initialization : loop : void : infinite loop : read analog values from Arduino analog pin A0

    code
    PYTHON CODE:
    import httplib2 import serial // for HTTP connection // for serial communication

    ser = serial.Serial('/dev/ttyACM0') // serial port selected as /dev/ttyACM0 in arduino ser.baudrate = 9600 // baud rate is set to 9600 temp = '' a=0 while True: ch = ser.read(1) if ch == '\n': print temp a = int(temp) conn = httplib2.Http() // include API KEY for your channel conn.request("http://api.thingspeak.com/update?key=VQ927LPM9PNYMTQP&field1=%d" %(a)) temp = '' else: temp += ch

    ARDUINO CODE:
    /* AnalogReadSerial Reads an analog input on pin 0, prints the result to the serial monitor */ void setup() { Serial.begin(9600); //baud rate is set to 9600 } void loop() { int sensorValue = analogRead(A0); // reading analog values from A0 of arduino Serial.println(sensorValue); // printing the read values }

    Demo Application
    Through this demo application we are going to read the analog values from the Potentiometer and the same data we are uploading to the Thing speak using an Arduino and an internet connection from the PC Here i have connected a potentiometer to the Arduino

    Fig3: Arduino with potentiometer

    The Arduino sketch for reading the analog values from the potentiometer

    Fig4: Arduino with potentiometer

    Serial monitor showing the values which is read from potentiometer

    Fig5: Arduino serial monitor

    Python code on emac editor which tell to read and upload the same Data to Thingspeak

    Fig6: python code

    Open the terminal on the Linux operating system.

    Fig7: Linux terminal

    Here I have called python code, and we can see the data from the potentiometer on the terminal is same as the Arduino serial monitor data.

    Fig8: results on terminal window

    Things speak home page, we need to log in with our account

    Fig9: Thingspeak homepage

    Here I have signed in and you can see the channels given to me.

    Fig10: Thingspeak channel

    Here is my channel 873 click for VIEW CARTS .

    Fig11: Thingspeak charts screen

    Through this link u can fill up the chart characteristics as per the need http://community.thingspeak.com/documentation/api/#charts

    Fig12: chart documentation screen

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    Here is my output on my cart which is same on terminal and serial monitor

    Fig13: results on Thingspeak chart

    References and Further Reading


    www.arduino.cc www.tenettech.com/comet http://community.thingspeak.com/documentation/api/#charts http://community.thingspeak.com http://pyserial.sourceforge.net/ http://python.org/

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    Contact details
    Tenet Technetronics,
    No 8/14, Third Floor, MN Chambers, P.T.Street, Opp to Pai Vista Convention Hall, Basavangudi, Bangalore -560004, India

    Ph: 080-42103124 Email : [email protected]

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