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Wireless Office Sign
Hi,
I’m looking to either buy or make a very simple screen that can be controlled over the internet.
The screen will serve one simple purpose... show whether an office is VACANT or ENGAGED (i won’t go into the reason we need this :-)
Unfortunately a simple paper flip sign will not suffice.
I’m not even sure what to search for on the internet. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
I’m looking to either buy or make a very simple screen that can be controlled over the internet.
The screen will serve one simple purpose... show whether an office is VACANT or ENGAGED (i won’t go into the reason we need this :-)
Unfortunately a simple paper flip sign will not suffice.
I’m not even sure what to search for on the internet. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
If you are willing to make it, I recommend ESP8266 chip with a relay board exposing a webhook (basically a web address). The relay can either display vacant/engaged on a display (I recommend and e-ink module) or turn on/off a sign.
If this is something you want to try, let me know
If this is something you want to try, let me know
Get one of these DEV boards
https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=m570.l1313&_nkw=ESP8266&_sacat=0
If you want to do a sign, get one of these relay boards
https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_odkw=ESP8266+relay&_osacat=0&_from=R40&_trksid=p2045573.m570.l1313.TR0.TRC0.H0.Xiot+relay.TRS0&_nkw=iot+relay&_sacat=0
If you want to do eink
https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_odkw=iot+relay&_osacat=0&_from=R40&_trksid=p2045573.m570.l1313.TR0.TRC0.H0.Xiot+eink.TRS0&_nkw=iot+eink&_sacat=0
Load code from Blynk
http://blynk.io
Install App on phone and register API, load controls and your done
Once you have components I can help with project if you want?
One of my silly projects
https://www.experts-exchange.com/articles/29567/How-to-connect-Arduino-Uno-WiFi-to-ThingSpeak.html
https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=m570.l1313&_nkw=ESP8266&_sacat=0
If you want to do a sign, get one of these relay boards
https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_odkw=ESP8266+relay&_osacat=0&_from=R40&_trksid=p2045573.m570.l1313.TR0.TRC0.H0.Xiot+relay.TRS0&_nkw=iot+relay&_sacat=0
If you want to do eink
https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_odkw=iot+relay&_osacat=0&_from=R40&_trksid=p2045573.m570.l1313.TR0.TRC0.H0.Xiot+eink.TRS0&_nkw=iot+eink&_sacat=0
Load code from Blynk
http://blynk.io
Install App on phone and register API, load controls and your done
Once you have components I can help with project if you want?
One of my silly projects
https://www.experts-exchange.com/articles/29567/How-to-connect-Arduino-Uno-WiFi-to-ThingSpeak.html
We sell IPDisplays to all of our customers. Most are Manufacturing Facilities.
You can Connect a TV to this one: http://www.ipdisplays.com/lcd-products/
You can Connect a TV to this one: http://www.ipdisplays.com/lcd-products/
Cheap tablets are probably going to be your best bet when it comes to price.
You could put them into kiosk mode and view a webpage specific to that room which has an on/off toggle. That webpage could then report the status to a serverless API or DB or calendar somewhere.
You could put them into kiosk mode and view a webpage specific to that room which has an on/off toggle. That webpage could then report the status to a serverless API or DB or calendar somewhere.
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They have multiple control mechanisms and other features you could add, so this would be a good starting place.