Five Major IoT Applications in Smart Cities

Five Major IoT Applications in Smart Cities

In the construction of smart cities, the Internet of Things (IoT) technology plays a crucial role. By connecting various devices and sensors, city managers can more efficiently collect and analyze data, thereby optimizing resource utilization and improving the quality of public services. Smart Cities and IoTThe goal of smart cities is to improve urban sustainability, … Read more

Real-Time Monitoring System for Photovoltaic Power Stations Based on ZigBee Technology

Real-Time Monitoring System for Photovoltaic Power Stations Based on ZigBee Technology

Yuan Ying, Sun Rongxia, Li Rui, Wang Shuo Nan (Hebei University, School of Electronic Information Engineering, Baoding, Hebei 071002) Abstract: In order to monitor and study the impact of environmental parameters on photovoltaic power stations, a real-time monitoring system based on ZigBee technology is proposed. Using the CC2530 chip as the control core, hardware circuits … Read more

Innovative Sensor Networks Using Winged Microchips

Innovative Sensor Networks Using Winged Microchips

According to a report by Scientific American on September 22, when maple trees begin to release their “winged” seeds, these seeds spiral gently down from the branches to the ground. Inspired by the aerodynamic characteristics of these helicopter-like samaras and other gliding tree species, engineers claim to have created the smallest wind-powered flying machines ever … Read more

Innovative Technology: Titanium Nitride Sensor for Selective NO₂ Detection

Innovative Technology: Titanium Nitride Sensor for Selective NO₂ Detection

Nitrogen dioxide (NO₂) is a major nitrogen oxide (NOx) pollutant produced by the combustion of fossil fuels, posing significant threats to the ecosystem and human health, necessitating effective detection methods to monitor NO₂. Current NO₂ detection technologies have limitations in stability and selectivity. According to reports from Maims Consulting, a research team led by Professor … Read more

Choosing CO2 Sensors for Mushroom Cultivation

Choosing CO2 Sensors for Mushroom Cultivation

Stability in High Humidity Environments‌: Due to the high humidity in mushroom cultivation environments, the sensor needs to operate stably even in high humidity conditions, avoiding measurement distortion caused by condensation in the gas chamber. ‌Measurement Range and Accuracy‌: The measurement range should cover 0-10000 PPM, with an error range controlled within ±100 PPM to … Read more

STM32 Home Environment Monitoring System Project

STM32 Home Environment Monitoring System Project

Project finished product images: Bilibili video link: https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV1oi42117dp/?share_source=copy_web&vd_source=097fdeaf6b6ecfed8a9ff7119c32faf2 (See the end of the article for data sharing) 01 — Project Introduction 1. Function Explanation STM32 Home Environment Monitoring System (Gizwits) Functions are as follows: 1) Detection Function: Environmental temperature and humidity data, smoke concentration data, PM2.5 concentration data. 2) Display Function: Display detected environmental data … Read more

Arduino Example: Detecting Environmental Temperature and Humidity with DHT11

Arduino Example: Detecting Environmental Temperature and Humidity with DHT11

DHT11 is a low-cost temperature and humidity sensor that uses a moisture-sensitive resistor to measure humidity, employs a digital temperature sensor for temperature testing, and processes the data using a microcontroller with serial output. The DHT11 costs about 4 yuan, though it is not aesthetically pleasing. The DHT22 is priced around 15 yuan, and while … Read more

Open Source Smart Farm: A Crop Growth Environment Monitoring System

Open Source Smart Farm: A Crop Growth Environment Monitoring System

Hello everyone, I am GitHub TOP Jun, introducing the most valuable open source projects on GitHub every day. Today, I’m sharing a very impressive smart agriculture project Mycodo. Farm environment monitoring and supervision system, can monitor all data of the farm. https://github.com/kizniche/Mycodo Mycodo can do many smart projects, such as mushroom cultivation monitoring, hydroponic system … Read more

Open Source Hardware Air Pollution Measurement Platform

Open Source Hardware Air Pollution Measurement Platform

This open-source air pollution measurement platform software and hardware design is copyrighted by Pei Xiangyu. Please contact [email protected]. This article has been added to theInformation Summary – Topic submenu, or reply“Open Source” or “Open Source” on the public account homepage to read this article. Download link: https://github.com/pxy2pku/Air-quality-sensing-platform Please support the open-source hardware (Open Source Hardware, … Read more

Exploring the Advantages of Lightweight UAV-SAR Systems

Exploring the Advantages of Lightweight UAV-SAR Systems

Small unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) have become very popular in aerial photography, while radar imaging can provide more supplementary information. Therefore, installing radar on UAVs can be applied in fields such as science, agriculture, and environmental monitoring. However, UAV SAR systems are often too heavy and require support from large UAVs. This article introduces a … Read more