© Pradeeka Seneviratne 2020
P. SeneviratneBeginning e-Textile Developmenthttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-6261-0_8

8. Connecting Your Garments to the Internet with WiFi

Pradeeka Seneviratne1 
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Mulleriyawa, Sri Lanka
 

In the previous chapter, you learned about sending data to a mobile app (micro:bit UART Terminal app) using the micro:bit’s built-in Bluetooth Low Energy feature.

In this chapter, you’ll be sending the Wearic pressure sensor data to the ThingSpeak IoT server using WiFi. This doesn’t involve any intermediate app and provides fast, stable, and secure connectivity.

8.1 Building the WiFi Pressure Sensor

You will need the following things to build the WiFi pressure sensor:

  • micro:bit – Works as the microprocessor

  • MuseLab micro:bit WiFi Booster ...

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