This repository contains all of the relevant code and information provided in the Connected Plant Workshop at IOT613.

The code is contained in 3 folders: client contains the web application's code, eimp contains the electric imp code which can be deployed to the electric imp IDE, and server contains the server code.

Furthermore, the documents used in the presentation are under documents.

Switch to the workshop branch to have the exact repository used during the workshop.

Prerequisites

You need to install node.js, and npm.

Electric Imp

You need an Electric Imp Account. Create your account on the Electric Imp website. Once you have the account and are logged on, press the Create New Model button and create a model called Connected-Plant under the Inactive Models tab. Leave your empty model for now, and open your mobile phones.

You need to download the Electric Imp Mobile application. Get it for Android or iOS.

You need an Electric Imp device to connect your plant. Log on with your credentials in the application. You will then need to connect to your WiFi network of choice. BlinkUp your Electric Imp device like this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zbhu7Mwicok. Troubleshoot issues with this guide.

Now go back to the Electric Imp IDE. Click on Unassigned Devices, your device should be there. Pair it with your Connected-Plant model. Your imp is now ready to go.

Electric Imp uses an API programmed in Squirrel.

Electric Imp agent and device are found under ./eimp/, but require to be deployed on the Electric Imp web IDE, through the modern technique of copy pasting.

Twitter

You need a twitter account that's enabled for applications to proceed. We recommend creating a new twitter account.

First step is to create a Twitter Application.

• Click on Create new App
• Give it a name: Connected-Plant
• Fill in the fields. For both containing URLs, use http://www.iot613.com
• Agree to the developer agreement, and your application is now created.
• Click on Keys and Access Tokens
• Scroll down, and click on Create my Access Token

You will now need to retain the values associated with the following information. Make sure it is correct, or else your plant will be unable to tweet.

Consumer Key (API Key)
Consumer Secret (API Secret)
Access Token
Access Token Secret

In server/index.html, you need to change the following twitter data to your own twitter account data.

defaultPlant.social.setTwitterConfig({
    handle: "@your_handle_here",
    keys: {
        consumer_key: "your_consumer_key_here",
        consumer_secret: "your_consumer_secret_here",
        access_token: "your_access_token_here",
        access_token_secret: "your_access_token_secret_here"
    },
    handler: function() {}
});

Running the server locally

Run the server locally by running npm install, followed by node server/index.js. Open the client in the browser on Local or Production.