I'm creating an Android App to monitor lights, temp, humidity.. Been done?

MeJuana

MeJuana

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I am not a programmer but I taught myself Java and Android Studio because I need an app to email me if one of my lights burn out or if my temp/humidity is alarmigly wrong. My first idea was to use the sensors for ambient light, temp, humidity, but I have no temp/humidity on this S4. And I like comparing photos for darker pixels more than the ambient light sensor because I want to expand it into an alarm system also.. I am thinking of calling it, OneEyeOpen. (Camera lens is the eye, open source software)

Before you steal my idea for a paid software I want to warn you I will be releasing this as freeware in a distributed apk.. Anyone want to help build an open source free app?

Goals
1. Take a photo every 5 minutes to compare it to a photo of either lights on or ligjts off depending on schedule. If light is not right for the schedule send an email or sms message.
2. Same thing as above with temps and humidity.. But I want an aftermarket plug in or blue tooth temp/humidity reader.. (Or cheap android device option that has environmental sensors)

MAYBE: Add motion detection? Add the ability to turn on an emergency light? Encrypted remote monitoring using Tor? What else?
 
ZaraBeth420

ZaraBeth420

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MeJuana said:
I am not a programmer but I taught myself Java and Android Studio because I need an app to email me if one of my lights burn out or if my temp/humidity is alarmigly wrong. My first idea was to use the sensors for ambient light, temp, humidity, but I have no temp/humidity on this S4. And I like comparing photos for darker pixels more than the ambient light sensor because I want to expand it into an alarm system also.. I am thinking of calling it, OneEyeOpen. (Camera lens is the eye, open source software)

Before you steal my idea for a paid software I want to warn you I will be releasing this as freeware in a distributed apk.. Anyone want to help build an open source free app?

Goals
1. Take a photo every 5 minutes to compare it to a photo of either lights on or ligjts off depending on schedule. If light is not right for the schedule send an email or sms message.
2. Same thing as above with temps and humidity.. But I want an aftermarket plug in or blue tooth temp/humidity reader.. (Or cheap android device option that has environmental sensors)

MAYBE: Add motion detection? Add the ability to turn on an emergency light? Encrypted remote monitoring using Tor? What else?
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Try the Qt C++ based IDE to build cross-platform GUI and embedded apps for Windows, Linux, Mac OS, and of course Android.

http://www.qt.io/

That's what my bf suggests. I don't have any idea what any of that means.
 
torontoke

torontoke

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My friend has a controller for his room that comes with an app u can even dim the lights with.
I forget the name brand but someone already did it.
 
MeJuana

MeJuana

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I am proceeding only with creating the lights monitor because I can't find a cheap Android that has temp/humidiy sensors.. But I easily found a solution that monitors temps/humidity with email alerts. I will likely order this
http://www.acurite.com/environment-systems/temperature-humidity-environment-systems.html

Most of the code I need to monitor the lights I found free open source examples. I will begin work on a lighr monitor app
 
MeJuana

MeJuana

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torontoke said:
My friend has a controller for his room that comes with an app u can even dim the lights with.
I forget the name brand but someone already did it.
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My idea is to use old android device to cheaply solve some issues to avoid buying an expensive controller. I have drooled over those systems you speak of since I started growing but personally I do great with my cheapie controller.
 
torontoke

torontoke

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Ya
I see what u mean
They are super expensive but most conveniences are.
Good luck I hope u do figure it out
 
KLITE

KLITE

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I manage to keep temps below 26 degrees during summer in Spain with gse controllers and good air con in 4 to 5 k rooms. I dont know whjats the point of being told ye youre room is at 28C when youre picking up chicks at the beach and you got no means to cool it.
 
KLITE

KLITE

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You should make an app that plays a certain playlist at a certain time everyday so i can stop using ipods for the musical selection of the grow rooms.
 
MeJuana

MeJuana

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Ok so I am super excited about Arduino or Raspberry pi projects that are around so I am ordering me a little system to play with.. I might still finish the old Android device that monitors light but that would be it. I am glad I decided to spill the beans on my project before I wasted a lot of time because Arduino is so much more than I could have hoped for using Android.
 
GroErr

GroErr

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MeJuana said:
I am proceeding only with creating the lights monitor because I can't find a cheap Android that has temp/humidiy sensors.. But I easily found a solution that monitors temps/humidity with email alerts. I will likely order this
http://www.acurite.com/environment-systems/temperature-humidity-environment-systems.html

Most of the code I need to monitor the lights I found free open source examples. I will begin work on a lighr monitor app
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I've been using 4 of these for 3 years, solid tech/service, nice to see someone else in the market. Those Acurite are less overall to get started with 3 basic sensors.
http://www.lacrossetechnology.com/alerts/
Open source would be nice, but ease of setup, reliability and service at those price points are worth the cost. La Crosse has some nice add-on sensors like a wet probe you can use in aero/hydro setups and a water leak sensor I use to monitor a sump pump that sits in my flower room.

Growtronix has some nice features and cover off automation for almost anything but they're expensive. Open source their product features and you'd have some customers.
 
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