Looking to improve on this simplistic interface, [Sören Beye] tacked an ESP8266 to the board so it can broadcast sensor readings out over MQTT. Just three wires link the ESP8266 to the PCB.

When we first heard about it a few weeks ago, we knew the ESP8266 UART to WiFi module was a special ... and a truly affordable IoT sensor platform is created. If you have a few of these modules ...

whereas that's what the ESP8266 is built around. It's basically designed to give Wi-Fi chops to whatever it's connected to, turning anything into a wireless sensor. For example, I've seen them ...

The Swiss company Koubachi AG hopes to use its scientific prowess to craft new innovation for the smart home. It began by targeting plants and developing a free application to help you care for ...

‘Pansy needs more water’, it says. Such is life with the new Koubachi WiFi plant sensor. Much advertised on the internet, this small, plastic device sits in a plant pot measuring ...

At its core, it is just an ESP8266, a cheap simple Wi-Fi chip that is in tons of tech. If you have Wi-Fi light bulbs, you probably have several of these chips in your home right now. Devices like ...

But D-Link takes an even more creative approach. Rather than using probes, D-Link's Wi-Fi Water Sensor uses a cable with long, twisting leads embedded in it. You can run the cable along the edge ...

today announced the world's first demonstration of Wi-Fi HaLow-enabled sensor networking at Sensors Expo 2021 on September 22-23, 2021, in San Jose, California. Sensors Expo has a 36-year history ...

Where competing smart water sensors have zigged, D-Link has zagged with its DCH-S160 Wi-Fi Water Sensor. The biggest distinguishing feature of D-Link’s sensor ($60) is that it doesn’t use ...

A company that specializes in network troubleshooting solutions has updated a sensor product line for Wi-Fi network monitoring to eliminate the need for Ethernet cabling. Fluke Networks' SmartEdge ...