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Arduino Data Communications

By : Robert Thas John
5 (1)
Book Image

Arduino Data Communications

5 (1)
By: Robert Thas John

Overview of this book

In our modern, internet-connected world, where billions of devices constantly collect and send data to systems to be stored and processed, it’s surprising how the intricacies of data transmission and storage are often overlooked in the IoT domain. With Arduino Data Communications, you'll bridge the knowledge gap and become an expert in collecting data from IoT sensors, transmitting data, and configuring your own databases. This book is an exploration of IoT’s inner workings, guiding you through the process of setting up an end-to-end system that you can employ to prototype your own IoT solutions, using easy-to-follow examples. It begins with a general overview of the Arduino ecosystem, acquainting you with various sensors and shields and unveiling the art of data collection. You’ll then explore data formats and methods to store data, both locally and on database servers. As you progress through the chapters, you’ll learn how to set up REST and MQTT infrastructure to communicate with databases and get hands-on with LoRaWAN, Ethernet, cellular, HC-12, and RS-485. The final chapters are your training ground for real-world projects, imparting the essential knowledge you need to tackle complex challenges with confidence. By the end of this Arduino book, you'll have seamlessly configured an end-to-end system, all while immersing yourself in practical scenarios that bring the world of IoT to life.
Table of Contents (20 chapters)
1
Part 1:Introduction to Arduino and Sensor Data
7
Part 2:Sending Data
14
Part 3: Miscellaneous Topics

Working with GPRS

You can make use of GPRS to access REST API endpoints, just as you did using Wi-Fi. However, there is one difference – you need to ensure that the SIM has an active data subscription. You will also need to find the Access Point Name (APN) of your telecom provider, as well as the credentials for connecting. This is normally published somewhere on the provider’s website.

The SIM in our microcontroller can’t communicate with the server in our local network. We will need to communicate with a server that is publicly hosted. Let’s use https://webhook.site for this purpose. This will let us monitor the data we send from the Arduino without having to write a custom API to receive the data. This is useful to quickly debug what we send from our microcontrollers. Visit the site and search for the connection URL, which looks similar to the following.

Figure 9.7 – The webhook.site unique URL

Figure 9.7 – The webhook.site unique URL

You will need to...