MQTT remote control by ubidots.com

Setup ubidots.com to control BPL

Step 1. create variables

Go to the device page, and add two variables, "mode" and "setTemp".

Make sure the "api label" is correctly set.

Step 2. create controls

Go to dashboard. Click "+"(Add widget) to add a slider control:

Choose the just added variable, mode: Set the range 0-3, while 0 is off, 1 is "Fridge Constant", 2 is "Beer Constant", and 3 is "Beer Profile".

Do the same to the "settemp" variable with correct ranges.

Now you will have it.

Settings for ubidots.com

Get the full information from Ubidots Docs.

For free/educational users, use

• MQTT Server: things.ubidots.com
• MQTT Port : 1883
• User Name: [ubidots token]
• Password: (left blank)

The path is in format of '/v1.6/devices/{DEVICE_LABEL}/{LABEL_VARIABLE}/lv'. Let the device label be 'fermenter2' and mode and setting temperature variables be 'mode', and 'settemp'.

• Mode path: /v1.6/devices/fermenter2/mode/lv
• Setting Temperature path: /v1.6/devices/fermenter2/settemp/lv

You will have to create two variables named 'mode' and 'settemp' in device 'fermenter2'.

Usage

Slide the mode slider to change mode and settemp slider to change temperature. The "settemp" should be set after mode is changed so that it's not ambiguous.