Crowtail- Meeo IOT Kit

Features

• MQTT, Immerse yourself with the Internet of Things through MQTT, an easy-to-use protocol for your connected devices.
• Love for Open Source, Meeo comes with an open-source library for off-the-shelf open hardware DIY boards such as ESP8266, NodeMCU, and more!
• Simplified Dashboard, Visualize your data on your dashboard through a set of simple widgets in real time!

Instructions

• Get the Arduino IDE from the Arduino website.
• Install the necessary drivers for your Crowtail ESP8266 board. Get it here.
• Set up your Arduino IDE to support ESP8266-based Arduino boards. To do this, open the Arduino Preferences window.
• On Mac, make sure that the Arduino IDE is active and then click Arduino->Preferences….
• On Windows, click File->Preferences
• On the Preferences Window, put the program into Additional Board Manager URLs filed.
• Open the Boards Manager by navigating to Tools-> Board-> Boards Manager. On the Boards Manager, search for esp8266. The result should return esp8266 by ESP8266 Community. Press the install button to install the necessary board configurations for the ESP8266-based Arduino boards.
• Install the amazing Arduino PubSubClient by Nick O’Leary. Just go to Sketch -> Include Library -> Manage Libraries… and look for PubSubClient.
• Then finally, install the Meeo Arduino Library. Just go to Sketch -> Include Library -> Manage Libraries… and look for Meeo.
• That’s it! Under File > Examples > Meeo > MeeoCrowtailBasic, you can play around with the project codes that you can do with your kit.
• To know more about Meeo, you can check our introduction here. All other articles can be found on the Medium page .

Package list

• Crowtail - ESP8266 NodeMCU x 1
• Crowtail - OLED x 1
• Crowtail - RGB LED x 1
• Crowtail - Moisture Sensor x 1
• Crowtail - Temperature & Humidity Sensor x 1
• Crowtail - Flame Sensor x 1
• Crowtail - Buzzer x 1
• Crowtail - Relay x 1