When Moni suggested getting you a present for your gradution (well done btw 🤓) I thought I'd make one instead and open up another super awesome world of nerdiness/coolness (to us... not them 🤫)!

The code below controls an ESP8266 (an Arduino compatible microcontroller) thats written in C++ (kinda... they made thier own language to make things easier but its very C++ like).

To run it, follow these steps:

1. It should start by initialising as an access point for you to give it your wifi credentials (it should be called Pippo or what ever is #define NAME).
2. You need to use the Alexa app to connect the device to your network (it should be called Pippo or what ever is #define ID_RELAY)
3. Then say "Alexa, pippo on/off" and hope it doesn't blow up 💣💥

Well done for graduating good sir!! I know from experience how hard it is to get there and I don't doubt there is a lot of awesome projects to come!

Disclaimer: this shouldn't burn down your lovely new house 🤭

To edit the code you need to download the Arduino IDE. If you want to explore more advanced tools, look into PlatformIO. It runs in Visual Studio and allows for a lot more project structure.

The libraries needed include: fauxmo and wifiManager