I am monitoring my oil burner furnace.
watching the hours it runs and also the outside temperature.
I am trying to establish a database to correlate outside temperature to run time.
currently, this is all stored to a data logger.
my question is about what alternatives I have to access the data at my desk on the 2nd floor of the house.
we do have cable and that has wifi.
since I have not done wireless, I am looking for the easiest way to access
in regards wifi, some of my questions about wifi are if there is a way to go into my Dad's house, add the current sensor, add the temperature sensor and then have the wifi on the arduino 'find' any available wifi and use an open wifi connection. then what ?
"looking for wireless"
"we do have cable and that has wifi"
-> wifi
Looks like you ansered yourself.
I'd use ESP8266 because it's cheap. I don't know although, if this chip is able to find available wifi networks, but I wouldn't bother with that and I'd setup the network and the password manually.
mart256:
"looking for wireless"
"we do have cable and that has wifi"
-> wifi
Looks like you ansered yourself.
I'd use ESP8266 because it's cheap. I don't know although, if this chip is able to find available wifi networks, but I wouldn't bother with that and I'd setup the network and the password manually.
I was not sure if wifi was easier or better than a RF network.
I am hoping that with some guidance I can learn about the one that will work.
I have a tendency to look at multiple options and waste a lot of time comparing things.
sometimes it is better to grab one and just do that.
Rf is fine too, but whenever wifi us available and distances are short, i prefer wifi. Good stuff about rf is its low consumption, its good for batterie applications.