Tutorials | AppBlocks

Introduction

Welcome to the AppBlocks Tutorial -- a collection of projects that cover around 90% of the system's functionality. Go through these applications, and you will have a good idea of what can be done with AppBlocks.

Scheduler (Sunrise & Sunset)

Here is a cool demonstration of the Scheduler's capabilities: This project takes advantage of the special Sunrise and Sunset features offered by the Scheduler."Sunrise" and "Sunset" refer to the "official" sunrise and sunset times for the specified geographical coordinates. Obviously, these times change throughout the year.

4G (Cellular) Switchover

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BP Sensors to Console

Here is another Modbus project. This one polls two BP sensors -- BP#02 and BP#03 -- and prints the data into the debug console. These two sensors provide three data streams, and the application prints all three values at a time.

BP Sensors to Dashboard

This project iteration expands on the previous one and adds a dashboard with seven line charts representing the seven data streams the application receives from the two connected Bus Probes (BP Sensors).

BP Sensors to Log

This project version modifies the previous one in the following way: Instead of charting the sensor data on the screen, the application records the sensor data in a Log.

BP Sensors to MQTT

In this step, we modify the previous project to publish the sensor data to the MQTT server instead of saving it into the log.

BP Sensors to LCD Graph

AppBlocks has the facility to draw a chart on the TPS2L's LCD. This is enabled on the LCD Graphing page of the Features Tab. You can select the graph's scale, position on the screen, color, and other parameters:

Wi-Fi Switchover