Using PSoC4 to monitor external device and trigger email notification??

[Anonymous]

 Is it possible, if the external device can be taken apart to find the correct connections to monitor, that the psoc 4 pioneer kit could be used to monitor that signal and do something from that?

       

Basically looking to see if i could use my pioneer kit to monitor a fish feeder and notify when it fed the fish.. 

   

Not looking for anything fancy, like this one:

   

www.element14.com/community/community/raspberry-pi/raspberrypi_projects/blog/2013/11/09/raspberry-pi...

   

just want to know that it did its job when it was suppose to, now maybe after getting that setup, i add all the bells and whistles, but short i just want something to tell me it worked. Going on a trip for a week and want to make sure everything is working while we are out.. 

       

thanks.. 

[HeLi_263931]

        Yes.   

[HeLi_263931]

        Sorry, could not resist.   
Long answer: sure, just use the PSoC top measure whatever you need it to measure. ADCs are there, digital inputs, comparators, amplifiers, whatever you need. For sending email you need an additional Ethernet / WiFi module. But there are plenty available (e.g. the Wiznet ones, or the new ESP2866), you just need to write a driver for them.   

[Anonymous]

 great thanks, i will research those modules.. 

   

So if for phase 1, i wanted to just go hard wired instead of wifi, could it communicate via the USB cable that is powering the board?

[ETRO_SSN583]

The short answer is no, the USB on the PSOC 5LP can only act as a slave.

       

However there are host USB adapter boards for Arduino pinout that you could

   

piggyback and use.

       

Regards, Dana.

               

 PSOC 4 element14.com

                                           

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[Anonymous]

 So reviewing the project list again( i have played around with some of those projects)

   

#4 and #5 are the only ones that mention and show interfacing with USB, so ill review those and see if they help me proceed.

   

thanks..

[EvPa_264126]

Serious project from E2ForLife.com
For PSoC4 and W5100      here 
For PSoC4 and ESP8266  such a simple project  PSoC4_ESP8266_ST_WDT.zip   here
For PSoC4 and GSM modem SIM900 have a   project here   PSoC4: GSM Modem
I hope that you have time before you leave to make your project
In addition, there are cameras with contacts management.
For example, this: DCS-5222L

[Anonymous]

 Well it will be 3 weeks before leaving, BUT fail safe is having someone check in every few days.. but having the the piece of mind is really why i want to try and create this.. 

   

the camera would be a cool add-on, but i dont need to watch or look for the fish, it would be nice to take a pic of the dispensed food to make sure its working correctly. I mean knowing that it executed is good, but seeing that the right amount was given is a def plus.. 

       

thank you for the links..

[Anonymous]

 Here is the unit id like to interact with

   

"eheim everyday fish feeder"

   

After looking up the manual, its not as helpful as i would have thought, but it runs on 2 AA batteries.

   

I may try to find a used one to open up and mess around with to make sure it ca be done.. 

[HeLi_263931]

You can also use the USBUART component to communicate with a PC (or something running Linux).

[Anonymous]

 So i got the projects building and spitting out data to the USBUART and can see the data represented there. So i was trying to find some information on writing a small and simple c# application that can interact with that output do what i need/want with the data.

   

Since its using a COMPORT, can i simply create my app to work with that communication?

   

Is there somethign im overlooking or missing prior to jumping over to the c# application?

[HeLi_263931]

Yes, USBUART looks like a regular serial port on the other end.

[Anonymous]

 cool, working on a small test application now to see if i can get the data.. thanks..