Adding an Uploader to esp8066 IotaWatt firmware
Goal
We’re adding a PostgreREST uploader, to enable the iotawatt to uploader to PostgreSQL, via a RESTful API.
Another goal is support for building on linux. It’s case sensitive!
Setup
- Get the code! Fork https://github.com/boblemaire/IoTaWatt. Ensure you’re on the right branch:
git branch -a - We call the root folder ~/IotaWatt/ for reference
- Using VSCode, install “platformio.platformio-ide” extension
- In VSCode, open a window in ~/IotaWatt/Firmware (as this has platformio.ini). See screenshot below.
- Plug in the esp8266 (i.e IotaWatt) and chgeck PlatformIO>Devices
- Configure the ipload_port in platform.ini (or comment out for auto-detect)
- PlatformIO>Default>General>Monitor All : this should print serial from device.
- PlatformIO>Default>Build All
- PlatformIO>Default>Upload All (done!)
SD Card Updates
To use the new uploader, index.html can be editted. Write that to the SD card (either manually or via Iotawatt.local/edit.