#10 NodeMCU: Display Realtime Temperature graph on ThinkSpeak cloud (using LM35 and ESP8266)

IoT Tutorial #10 [ NodeMCU Tutorials #2 ]
In this program,

Analog Temperature sensor (LM35) is connected to the NodeMCU ESP8266 board and Its output will be sent to https://thingspeak.com server (Cloud) where we can see the visual graph of Temperature vs Time.

ESP8266MOD NodeMCU 1.0 (ESP-12E Module) Board is used to connect to the Internet and send data to https://thingspeak.com server 

The output is shown using GRAPH (Temperature vs Time)on thinkspeak server.

Note:

Internal 10 bit ADC (A0) is used to read the Analog output of the Temperature Sensor (LM35).

you can visit the following link to check the step to configure Arduino IDE to connect to NodeMCU board and burn the first program in it:
http://www.apdaga.blogspot.com/2017/12/nodemcu-connect-to-arduino-ide-and-burn.html 

Recommended Internet of Things (IOT) Courses:

1. Udemy: Complete Guide to Build IOT Things from Scratch to Market
2. LinkedIn: IoT Foundations: Fundamentals
3. edX: Introduction to the Internet of Things (IoT)
4. edureka: IoT Certification Training on Azure
5. Coursera: An Introduction to Programming the Internet of Things (IOT) Specialization
6. Eduonix: Internet Of Things (IOT) Bundle

Requirements:
- NodeMCU board - 1.0 ESP8266 (ESP-12E Module)
- Micro USB Cable
- LM35 (Analog Temperature Sensor)
- Arduino IDE installed on your PC.
- Active Internet Connection

Physical Connections:

 NodeMCU Board  ->  LM35 (Analog Tempt Sensor)
 3V3            ->  Vcc (Left Pin - Flat side facing towards you)
 A0             ->  Analog Out (Middle Pin)  (10mV / degree Celcious)  
 GND            ->  Gnd (Right Pin - Flat side facing towards you)
 

 PIN Diagram of ESP8266MOD NodeMCU 1.0 (ESP-12E Module) Board: 
 +-------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
 |  o .  o .  o .  o . o .  o .  o .  o .  o .  o .  o .  o .  o .  o .  o       |
 | Vin  GND  RST  EN  3V3  GND  CLK  SD0  CM0  SD1  SD2  SD3  RSV  RSV  A0       |
 |                                                                        ANTENA |    
 |                                                                Facing ur side |
 |                                                                               |
 | 3V3  GND  Tx   Rx  D8   D7   D6   D5   GND  3V3  D4   D3   D2   D1   D0       |
 |  o .  o .  o .  o . o .  o .  o .  o .  o .  o .  o .  o .  o .  o .  o       |
 +-------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
 
 Serial Communication with PC through MicroUSB cable (Tx0 and Rx0)

Steps:

1. Sign up at https://thingspeak.com
2. Channels > New Channel > Update "Name" and "Field 1" field names > Save Channel
3.  Click On API keys > Copy "Write API key"
4.  Make all the Connections to Arduino Mega board mentioned Above.
5.  Change Following 3 fields in the below-written program.
   a. apiKey by above copied "Write API key" (in step 3)
   b. ssid_name (Name of you WiFi)
   c. password (Password of your WiFi)
6.  Upload Program to NodeMCU 1.0 (ESP-12E Module)
7.  Open Arduino Serial Monitor on PC (Set Baud Rate to 115200 and set "Both NL & CR"
8.  Go to https://thingspeak.com and login 
    Channels > My Channels > Click on Channel Name (created in step 2) > Private View

Here you can observe the Graph of Temperature Vs Day.

For Better understanding you can watch the demonstration video given below:

Downloads:

Download link is given in the Description of the YouTube video shown below.

Demonstration:

Program:

#include <ESP8266WiFi.h>      // Import NodeMCU Libraries

const char* host = "api.thingspeak.com";              // Your cloud domain  
String ApiKey = "UUC6ZAZTL28P9SFU";                   // Change this key to your "Write API key"
String path = "/update?key=" + ApiKey + "&field1=";   // API Format


const char* ssid = "SuiteUp";            // Change this to your ssid_name (WiFi Name)
const char* pass = "[email protected]";         // Change this to your WiFi password

int sensor = A0;                         // Analog Input LM35 Output

float tempc;
float Digital_mVolt;
  

void setup(void){
  Serial.begin(115200);                 // PC Arduino Serial Monitor
  Serial.println("");
  
  WiFi.begin(ssid, pass);               // Func to Connect to WiFi
  
  while (WiFi.status() != WL_CONNECTED) {   // Wait for connection
    delay(100);
    Serial.print(".");
  }
  
  Serial.println("");
  Serial.print("Connected to ");    
  Serial.println(ssid);                   // Display confirmation msg to PC
  Serial.print("IP address: ");
  Serial.println(WiFi.localIP());         // Display IP Address to PC
}


void loop() {

  float analog_val = analogRead(sensor);      // Read Analog Input
  
  
  Digital_mVolt = (analog_val*3100.0)/1023;  // Analog temperature to mVolt //Max Analog Input = 3.1V
  tempc = Digital_mVolt/10;                  // Temperature from mVolt to degree Celsius 
  Serial.println(tempc);                     // Display Temperature to PC
  
   
  
  WiFiClient client;                      // Create object of Class WiFiClient
  const int httpPort = 80;                // Port No. 80
  if (!client.connect(host, httpPort)) {  // If Couldn't connect
    Serial.println("connection failed");  // Display error msg to PC
    return;
  }

  client.print(String("GET ") + path + String(tempc) + " HTTP/1.1\r\n" +
               "Host: " + host + "\r\n" + 
               "Connection: keep-alive\r\n\r\n");     // Send Temperature data to Cloud
  
  // thingspeak free version needs 16 sec delay between updates 
  delay(16000);                                       // wait for 16sec

}

Click here to see more codes for NodeMCU ESP8266 and similar Family.
&
Click here to see more codes for Arduino Mega (ATMega 2560) and similar Family.

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-Akshay P. Daga