DHT11-Sensor-Handler

A python script to read values from Adafruit DHT11 sensors and to store them in an Excel spreadsheet and/or send them to a server via POST

Usage

Run with python3 and add the following environment variables:

• url=<your_server_url> defaults to 127.0.0.1 if not specified
• file_path=<your_file_path>.xlsx the path the Excel spreadsheet will be stored. Defaults to ./dump.xlsx
• id=<your_pi_id> is sent with POST requests to the server. Ignore unless you use my nodejs API for this application found here
• sleep=<your_sleep_value> the time between two polls. Defaults to 300s
• pin=<your_DHT11_pin> the data-pin for your DHT11 connection. Defaults to GPIO23

Your full command will look something like this:

url=127.0.0.1 file_path=my_file.xlsx id=living_room sleep=600 pin=23 python3 DHT11-Sensor-Handler.py