
One Line Chart Display Widget to show the energy consumption rate.One Slider Controller Widget to set the time.Three Button Controller Widget for turning On and Off the plug, Enabling/Disabling proximity, and Enabling/Disabling timer.One 2 State Display Widget for monitoring the state of the Plug.One Gauge Display Widget for showing Voltage.Two Value Display Widgets for showing Current and Temperature.Current Cayenne support Raspberry Pi, Arduino, ESP8266 and lots of sensors and actuators.īefore going further you may give a quick look in this getting started guide: Cayenne use a separate channel for every parameter and you need to define it when setup the widget. First, you need to determine the parameters you like to monitor. To visualize the data and control your device you just need to add an appropriate widget using drag and drop method. You will get some credentials to connect with cayenne from your device. To connect your device with Cayenne platform you first need to sign up from. Cayenne support real-time data visualization, remote monitoring, SMS and email notification and trigger. Energy Usage Statistics – You can monitor power consumption of connected devices and get notified.Ĭayenne is an easy to build IoT platform where you can connect you IoT devices very easily.Remote Monitoring - Using Cayenne app you can easily monitor voltage, current, temperature and state of the plug (either it is on or off).Thermal Protection – A built-in temperature sensor will automatically turn off overheating appliances and notify you through SMS or E-mail.Power Scheduling – Easily create on/off schedules for your devices and you can easily set the timer from Cayenne app.Voice Control - You can turn on or off the plug by using Alexa voice assistant.Motion Control - You can automatically on/off the plug with your presence and can enable or disable the option from Cayenne app.Local and Remote Control - The device is made based on Cayenne and you can easily on/off the plug using Cayenne smartphone app or Cayenne Web app.In this tutorial I will show you how I build my smart plug using ESP8266 wifi module which has the following features:

Generally, smart plugs are compact device and plug into traditional wall sockets, upgrading them with remote control, scheduling, and power usage monitoring via smartphone apps. Besides, as a hobbyist, I always like to make my own thing and I think you are same. Several types of the smart plug are available in the market but they are quite expensive. A smart plug is a home automation device and is a hot new thing.
