PICOCKPIT: IOT ZUM SELBERMACHEN MIT IHREM RASPBERRY PI

PiCockpit: Do-it-yourself IoT with your Raspberry Pi

IoT stands for Internet of Things and this is all about connecting devices, for example sensors – via the Internet and being able to access them from anywhere. Imagine you can access your Raspberry Pi from anywhere with the PiCockpit and it is as easy as using your smartphone. It is the vision behind PiCockpit.

Would you like to know if your Raspberry Pi is overheating? Where was it made and what version is it? Would you like to control GPIO pins from the web interface? Would you like to see the current air temperature, humidity and air pressure at a glance?

My Raspberry Pis
My Raspberry Pis

Your Raspberry Pi can be on the other end of the world – thanks to MQTT, only an Internet connection is required, you do not have to make any settings in your router.

PiCockpit currently offers you 6 practical apps. To use these apps, simply log into PiCockpit.com with your user account – and you can access your Raspberry Pi:

Access to your Raspberry Pi via 6 practical apps via PiCockpit
Access to your Raspberry Pi via 6 practical apps via PiCockpit

GPIO

With the GPIO app you can read out and control the GPIO pins of your Raspberry Pi. Give the pins people-friendly names – for example, “Open cat flap” / “Close cat flap”. With a simple graphical interface, you don’t have to be an expert to turn pins on and off. Take your first steps in digital electronics – control LEDs, buzzer, switch motors on and off. There are no limits to your creativity – and PiCockpit relieves you of the time-consuming programming work to be able to switch the pins via the Internet.

GPIO-app for the PiCockpit
The GPIO app allows you to read and control the GPIO pins of your Raspberry Pi

A special highlight of the GPIO app is the ability to control any pins via software PWM. Impress your friends by simply dimming LEDs via the web interface!

GPIO-app for the PiCockpit
GPIO app highlight: control all pins with software PWM

PiControl

PiControl offers you a secure way of executing commands at the push of a button from the picockpit.com web interface on your Raspberry Pi.

PiControl App
With PiControl you execute commands with the push of a button on your Raspberry Pi

The basic installation of PiCockpit already includes the commands “Switch off Raspberry Pi”, “Restart Raspberry Pi”, and “PiCockpit client update”.

With PiControl you have full control: only commands that you create on the Raspberry Pi as .JSON files can be executed from the web interface. Of course, you can also remove or modify the commands that have already been created.

Here, too, the possibilities are unlimited – all commands that you can execute on the Raspberry Pi as a command line can be stored here. For example, you could open a Chromium browser window with a specific web page at the touch of a button. Or you can simply start services – for example SSH – from the web interface.

PiDoctor

PiDoctor is a comprehensive diagnostic tool for your Raspberry Pi. Detect whether your Pi is overheating (throttling) or has a weak power supply (undervoltage). Check the revision of your Raspberry Pi 4 – and the place where the Raspberry Pi was manufactured. See the USB devices connected to your Pi, network connections and WiFi networks near your Pi.

PiDoctor
System diagnosis with PiDoctor

Monitor the free storage space on your Raspberry Pi and see currently active system processes and their resource usage.

PiDoctor App
Monitor storage space and system processes, for example

You can also easily expand PiDoctor with additional tests of your own.

PiStats

PiStats provides you with real-time statistics, including a graphical representation over time – of many important operating parameters of your Raspberry Pi. Monitor the temperature of the Raspberry Pi CPU (SoC temperature), the strength of the WLAN signal, the currently free RAM and much more.

PiStats App
Real-time statistics with PiStats

BME688 AirMeter

With the BME688 AirMeter app you can access Bosch Sensortec BME680 and BME688 sensors and breakout boards based on them from the web interface and read out the sensor values ​​easily.

Monitor the ambient air, and its pressure, temperature, humidity, and gas resistance. A high gas resistance value indicates clean air, while a low gas resistance value indicates the presence of many volatile organic compounds in the air. Many volatile organic compounds can be harmful to health, so this information is convenient to have.

BME688 Luchtmeter
Easily read sensor values with the BME688 AirMeter

Thanks to the integration of the Bosch BSEC library in PiCockpit, you can access all values ​​that can be calculated from the raw data of the sensor directly and without programming effort. IAQ (Indoor Air Quality Index), eCO2 (calculated CO2 concentration), and many more. The IAQ helps you make a decision when it is time to ventilate again.

BME688 Luchtmeter
Graphical representation of sensor values with BME688 AirMeter

See the parameters you are interested in – whether humidity, temperature, air pressure or IAQ with the BME688 AirMeter App over time, thanks to the built-in graphical representation. Or use the tabular overview to have all parameters at a glance.

BME688 AirMeter for the PiCockpit
Raspberry Pi with BME688 breakout board

We already have the right BME688 breakout board for you in our range: DEBO SENS BME688

CO2 sensor

With CO2 sensor you can control the EE895 CO2 sensor from the web interface.

This sensor measures CO2 values ​​directly, and thanks to double-jet technology very precisely and without regular fresh air calibration.

CO2 sensor-app
Air temperature, air pressure and CO2 value in the CO2 sensor app

The CO2 sensor app shows you the air temperature, air pressure and the CO2 value. Here, too, you can observe the values ​​over the course.

Raspberry Pi with EE895 breakout board
Raspberry Pi with EE895 breakout board

And here, too, we have the right EE895 breakout board for you in our range: RPI SHD CO2 SENS

The next step: Register for free with PiCockpit

Try out PiCockpit today – with a free account on PiCockpit you can control up to 5 of your Pis worldwide. It is quick to set up and a video guides you step-by-step through the process.

You don’t need any Linux knowledge, no programming skills and you don’t have to be an expert. PiCockpit is made for everyone. As easy as a smartphone.

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