I have some strain agues and a board coming from China. About £7 then just need a couple of paving slabs and some epoxy.

My next task is to build a weighing platform using load gauges so that I can monitor the amount of propane gas in outside bottles.

My setup is written entirely in Python. I worked as a programmer 35 years ago, using Pascal, PL1 and Z80/8086 assembler. Learning Python was not too difficult, especially given the range of examples on the web. When I started programming in the 80's, all I had was books. I use 3 separate Raspberry P...

One of the nice things about InitialState is that it allows you to view readings on a timeline, to scroll back and forth in time, and to compare different time ranges. This is really useful when monitoring trends. I create a separate log file of all readings so that I can provide some analytics (e.g...

One of the nice things about InitialState is that it allows you to view readings on a timeline, to scroll back and forth in time, and to compare different time ranges. This is really useful when monitoring trends. I create a separate log file of all readings so that I can provide some analytics (e.g...

I have done this with my own heating and power monitoring solution using Raspberry Pis and InitialState as the dashboard. Screenshot 2020-04-29 at 17.42.06.png I use the Hive heating control system but wanted to monitor boiler performance. I get the current thermostat setting and temperature reading...