README
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What is it?
Arduino-butler is a project for controlling RF power sockets and possible other appliances over the network. At the moment, it consists of an arduino sketch implementing a REST server that allows you to switch RF sockets. The excellent rc-switch library is used for sending RF commands.
How to use it
You'll need an arduino (I'm developing on an UNO), an ethernet shield and a 434 MHz receiver module (available e.g. on Amazon). In order to use the code, you'll have to make some adjustments:
- Adjust
settings.hto set MAC and IP adresses and to configure the IO pin connecting to the receiver - Modify the function
toggle_switchinarduino-butler.inoto account for protocol and setup of your RF sockets (consult the documentation of the rc-switch library for more information on the subject).
If all goes well, your arduino will listen on the configured IP / port 80 for
incoming HTTP requests. Use the endpoints /socket/X/on and /socket/X/off to
toggle your RF sockets (X being the index of the socket as interpreted by
toggle_switch).
Debugging
Change LOG_LEVEL in settings.h to LOG_LEVEL_LOG or LOG_LEVEL_TRACE and
fire up the serial monitor.
License
You are free to reuse the code for your own projects under the conditions of the MIT license.
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