Integrating Arduino with Website for Real-Time Pet Health Monitoring

Hello Arduino Community,

I run a website called PetPediaPro (https://www.petpediapro.com), which is dedicated to providing comprehensive pet care information. I'm currently exploring an idea to integrate Arduino into our platform and would love to get some insights and suggestions from this knowledgeable community.

Project Idea: My goal is to create a section on PetPediaPro where pet owners can monitor their pets’ health in real-time. The idea is to use Arduino-based devices to collect data like heart rate, temperature, activity level, etc., from pets and then display this data on the user's profile on our website.

Challenges:

  1. Data Collection: What are the best sensors to use with Arduino for collecting pet health data?
  2. Data Transmission: How can I efficiently transmit this data from the Arduino device to our web server?
  3. Power Consumption: Since these devices will be attached to pets, they need to be lightweight and have low power consumption. Any suggestions on how to achieve this?

Current Progress: I have basic experience with Arduino and have used it for simple projects. For this, I am considering using an Arduino Uno with a WiFi module to start experimenting.

Questions:

  • Has anyone worked on a similar project or can provide guidance on sensor selection and data transmission?
  • Any tips on minimizing power consumption for wearable Arduino devices?
  • Advice on integrating Arduino data with a web platform, particularly with a WordPress site?

I am excited about this project and believe it can add great value to our pet-loving community. Looking forward to your suggestions and thank you in advance for your help!

I guess most pets will find it annoying to wear sensors. Regardless of where you place them.
It might be doable to have a sensor that senses activity-level in the collar.
But how shoud heartrate, temperature work?

It might be different for bigger animals like horses.

Realtime transmission means the microcontroller is "ON" all the time.
If the battery shall not be an extra weight training of the pet
only thing that might work is BLE in combination with having a BLE receiver in every room.
low energy = low bridgeable distance.

So anything wearable is almost out.
Stationary things like detecting using the pet-door, visiting the feeding place counting / weighing how much food was dispensed or weighing the pet on his sleeping place
is possible because you can use a stationary power-supply

best regards Stefan

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Thanks in advance for your cooperation.

Like this: Monitor Your Pets Health with PetPace - PetPace

or this: Tractive-Tracker-Health-Monitoring-Dogs

or this: MeasureON! Continuous Heart Rate Monitor for Dogs (vetmeasure.com)

Seems like with several low-cost options available, that integrating an existing platform as a service would be cheaper and easier, and it would deliver a higher profit with less risk.

Sure, thank you for the suggestion.

this maybe of interest wearable-medical-devices-lora

To integrate Arduino with a website for real-time pet health monitoring, you'll need both hardware and software components. Below are some lines of code and steps to help you get started. Keep in mind that this is a simplified example, and you may need to adapt it based on your specific requirements.

1. Arduino Code:

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#include <Wire.h>
#include <Adafruit_Sensor.h>
#include <Adafruit_BME280.h>

Adafruit_BME280 bme;

void setup() {
  Serial.begin(9600);
  if (!bme.begin(0x76)) {
    Serial.println("Could not find a valid BME280 sensor, check wiring!");
    while (1);
  }
}

void loop() {
  float temperature = bme.readTemperature();
  float humidity = bme.readHumidity();
  float pressure = bme.readPressure() / 100.0F;

  Serial.print("Temperature: ");
  Serial.print(temperature);
  Serial.println(" *C");

  Serial.print("Humidity: ");
  Serial.print(humidity);
  Serial.println(" %");

  Serial.print("Pressure: ");
  Serial.print(pressure);
  Serial.println(" hPa");

  delay(10000); // Adjust the delay based on your monitoring frequency
}

This code reads temperature, humidity, and pressure from a BME280 sensor.

2. Set up a server to send data:

You will need a server-side script to receive the data from the Arduino and store it or send it to the website. For simplicity, let's use a PHP script:

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<?php
if ($_SERVER['REQUEST_METHOD'] === 'POST') {
    $data = json_decode(file_get_contents('php://input'), true);
    
    // Process and store data as needed (e.g., save to a database)
    
    echo "Data received successfully";
} else {
    http_response_code(405);
    echo "Method Not Allowed";
}
?>

3. Arduino Code to Send Data to Server:

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#include <ESP8266WiFi.h>
#include <ESP8266HTTPClient.h>

const char* ssid = "your_wifi_ssid";
const char* password = "your_wifi_password";
const char* serverUrl = "http://your_server_address/data-receiver.php";

void setup() {
  Serial.begin(115200);
  WiFi.begin(ssid, password);

  while (WiFi.status() != WL_CONNECTED) {
    delay(1000);
    Serial.println("Connecting to WiFi...");
  }
  Serial.println("Connected to WiFi");
}

void loop() {
  float temperature = /* read temperature from sensor */;
  float humidity = /* read humidity from sensor */;
  float pressure = /* read pressure from sensor */;

  // Create JSON payload
  String payload = "{\"temperature\":" + String(temperature) +
                   ",\"humidity\":" + String(humidity) +
                   ",\"pressure\":" + String(pressure) + "}";

  // Send data to server
  HTTPClient http;
  http.begin(serverUrl);
  http.addHeader("Content-Type", "application/json");
  int httpCode = http.POST(payload);

  if (httpCode > 0) {
    Serial.printf("[HTTP] POST... code: %d\n", httpCode);
    if (httpCode == HTTP_CODE_OK || httpCode == HTTP_CODE_CREATED) {
      Serial.println("Data sent successfully");
    }
  } else {
    Serial.printf("[HTTP] POST... failed, error: %s\n", http.errorToString(httpCode).c_str());
  }

  http.end();
  
  delay(60000); // Adjust the delay based on your monitoring frequency
}

Make sure to replace placeholders like your_wifi_ssid, your_wifi_password, your_server_address, and adjust the code based on your specific requirements.

4. Website Integration:

Use HTML, CSS, and JavaScript to create a web interface that fetches and displays the real-time pet health data. You can use AJAX to periodically fetch data from the server and update the UI.

This is a basic starting point, and you may need to enhance and secure the system based on your specific use case. Additionally, consider using HTTPS for secure communication and implementing proper authentication and authorization mechanisms