Hi Sam, There are dozens of sensor kits for Raspberry Pi and Arduino platforms. Here is sensor kit for RP2 that includes the following sensors for about $30:
*Package Included:* 1PC Hall magnetic field Sensor 1PC DS18B20 Temperature Sensor 1PC Full Color RGB LED Module 1PC TCRT5000 infrared/optical tracking sensor 1PC Infrared obstacle avoidance sensors 1PC Infrared transmitter module 1PC Laser Transmitter Module 1PC Sound sensor module 1PC Hc06 bluetooth sensor module 1PC Infrared-receiver module 1PC Photo-interrupter sensor module 1PC Mercury tilt switch module 1PC Flame Sensor 1PC Relay module 1PC Touch Sensor module 1PC Digit light sensor 1PC DHT11 temperature Sensor 1PC Reed switch module 1PC Smoke Sensor 1PC Garden soil moisture sensor http://www.amazon.com/CJRSLRB%C2%AE-Raspberry-sensor-package-Learning/dp/B018RVBF7U/ref=sr_1_8?ie=UTF8&qid=1453241268&sr=8-8&keywords=raspberry+pi+sensor+kits Cheers, Michael On Tue, Jan 19, 2016 at 12:56 PM, Sam Foster <[email protected]> wrote: > TBH I've not seen many "internet of things" things I felt the need to own. > I'm looking for recommendations as I'd like to start getting first-hand > experience of the opportunities and challenges, but I'm still struggling to > find any products that would meet some basic criteria: > > 1) actual not vaporware thing that I can buy/assemble. I'm happy to DIY > but my making time for these projects is limited > 2) reasonably affordable > 3) either actually useful or if frivolous at least sufficiently fun and/or > interesting to justify the cost > 4) technically interesting - putting another box on my wifi network isn't > going to teach me anything new, but seeing how it plays out to manage > 5) Already interoperable, or with the potential to be > > In terms of real utility, I've had a few things in mind, eg: > > * I'm interested in adding sensors to monitor soil moisture and > temperature in the garden, and down the road maybe trip solenoids to water > automatically. > * per-room / non-central heating. I'm thinking a thermostat of sorts that > plugs into a main outlet, that I can plug a small electric heater into? > * smarter light bulbs - sure, why not. But which are going to be most > hackable? > * etc. > > .. but I'll consider any suggestions you have. > > thanks, > /Sam > > > _______________________________________________ > dev-fxos mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/dev-fxos > > -- Michael Treese Senior EPM Firefox OS Mozilla email: [email protected]
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