https://github.com/balvig/bricks
Casual IoT tinkering and DIY for people who love modern programming languages.
https://github.com/balvig/bricks
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Casual IoT tinkering and DIY for people who love modern programming languages.
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/balvig/bricks
- Owner: balvig
- Created: 2020-07-16T10:56:06.000Z (almost 6 years ago)
- Default Branch: main
- Last Pushed: 2022-11-19T18:57:33.000Z (over 3 years ago)
- Last Synced: 2025-04-07T02:52:51.546Z (about 1 year ago)
- Topics: arduino, arduino-libraries, esp32, esp8266
- Language: C++
- Homepage:
- Size: 5.8 MB
- Stars: 4
- Watchers: 1
- Forks: 0
- Open Issues: 0
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- Readme: README.md
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README
Casual IoT tinkering and DIY for people who love modern programming languages.
**NOTE:** This project is _heavily_ WIP.
## What is Bricks?
I come up with dumb gadget ideas all the time.
"Wouldn't it be cool if a light goes on when I take my keys out of the
key tray or if a message is posted to the coffee chat whenever I put the
kettle on?"
They're fun for a while and maybe even inspire _actual_ useful ideas,
but mostly are disposable one-offs.
I'm a developer by profession, but spending days writing C++, flashing
microcontrollers, soldering custom PCBs, and building enclosures for
what are essentially throwaway projects always felt a little harder than it should.
That led to the idea of building a suite of pre-programmed IoT "Bricks":
Individual LEDs, buttons, sensors, that can be pulled out when needed, are all internet-enabled,
and whose behavior can easily be programmed ad hoc using modern program
languages such as Ruby or JavaScript.
You could say Bricks is a poor man's [Sony Mesh](https://meshprj.com/),
running entirely on existing Arduino-compatible hardware and open source software,
and made for people who already know how to code.
## How to use Bricks?
This repository contains all the info required to build a collection of Bricks.
Depending on your needs, it could be used to:
- [**Create** Bricks using any ESP8266/ESP32s you have and the examples found in this library.](docs/create.md)
- [**Integrate** just the C++ library to easily internet-enable your own ESP8266/ESP32 projects.](docs/integrate.md)
- [**Recreate** the full original suite of Bricks including Node-RED flows, hardware, and enclosures.](docs/recreate.md)
## Todo
### Software
- [ ] Figure out how to get a static IP on Balena
- [ ] Write up building a Brick
- [ ] Figure out why logging doesn't show up unless delayed
- [ ] Switching from Char to Graph Matrix animation doesn't seem to work?
#### Nice to haves
- [ ] Extract Lumi
- [ ] DRY up `const uint8_t PROGRESS_MAX = UINT8_MAX`
### Hardware
- [ ] More sturdy button placement
- [ ] Avoid battery rattling about
- [ ] Rebuild Bricks suite
- [ ] Try out [Wemos D1 hack](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rfPwOtoGO4E)