Biocontrol is the realization of the RPi-control-center python library where the various modules are combinec to make powerful RPI powered bio-environmental controllers. This repo serves as a template to be forked and turned into various flavors for specific uses and configurations. Backend is powered by a biocontroller.py script and enabled through the biocontrol service file.

sudo systemctl enable /path/to/biocontrol.service
sudo systemctl start biocontrol

everything else is frills

• autohotspot mode
• typically a node-red user interface and controls
• mqtt for iot communication

• default hostname: [email protected]
• default password: adamchuk
• sudo raspi-config
• Enable I2C, SPI, Serial (diable for login shell, enable serial)

sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade
sudo apt install python3-pip
sudo pip install virtualenv
sudo apt-get install -y mosquitto mosquitto-clients

pip install pip install RPI-control-center
sudo apt-get install -y mosquitto mosquitto-clients

sudo apt install build-essential git curl
bash <(curl -sL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/node-red/linux-installers/master/deb/update-nodejs-and-nodered)

• Pallets:
  • node-red-dashboard
  • node-red-contrib-ui-led
• default username: admin
• default password: adamchuk
• node-red node console :1880/admin
• dashboard :1880/

• This aspect of the system was enabled by the work done by raspberryconnect.com

• mosquitto MQTT Brocker

sudo systemctl enable mosquitto.service

• default port: 1883
• config file: /etc/mosquitto/mosquitto.conf
• python library: paho-mqtt