software/README.md

# CO<sub>2</sub> Ampel

*CO<sub>2</sub> Ampel* is an open-source project, written in C++ for ESP8266 or ESP32.

It measures the current CO<sub>2</sub> concentration (in ppm), and displays it on an LED ring.

The room should be ventilated as soon as one LED turns red.

## Features

The *CO<sub>2</sub> Ampel* can:

* Display CO2 concentration on LED ring.
* Allow calibration.
* Get current time over NTP
* Send data over MQTT.
* Send data over LoRaWAN.
* Display measurements and configuration on a small website.
* Log data to a CSV file, directly on the ESP flash memory.

## Hardware Requirements

* [ESP8266](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ESP8266) or [ESP32](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ESP32) microcontroller (this project has been tested with *ESP8266 ESP-12 WIFI* and *TTGO ESP32 SX1276 LoRa*)
* [Sensirion SCD30](https://www.sensirion.com/en/environmental-sensors/carbon-dioxide-sensors/carbon-dioxide-sensors-co2/) "Sensor Module for HVAC and Indoor Air Quality Applications"
* [NeoPixel Ring - 12](https://www.adafruit.com/product/1643)

See the [original documentation](https://transfer.hft-stuttgart.de/gitlab/co2ampel/ampel-documentation) for more info.
Or our Wiki [MakerLab Wiki CO2 Ampel](https://wiki.makerlab-murnau.de/books/co2-ampel).

## Software Requirements

* [PlatformIO](https://platformio.org/)
or
* [Arduino IDE](https://www.arduino.cc/en/software)

## Installation

* If `config.h` does not exist, copy it from `config.public.h`
* Modify `config.h`, e.g. for measurement time-steps, WiFi access, MQTT, NTP and web-server.

### PlatformIO

PlatformIO can be run from [VSCODE](https://platformio.org/install/ide?install=vscode), [Eclipse CDT](https://www.eclipse.org/cdt/) or console:

```bash
make upload board=esp8266 && make monitor # For ESP8266
```
```bash
make upload board=esp32 && make monitor # For ESP32
```

### Arduino IDE

* All the libraries are included in this repository. No need to install anything via *Library Manager*.

* Add your board to the [board manager](https://github.com/esp8266/Arduino#installing-with-boards-manager). Either ESP8266:

        http://arduino.esp8266.com/stable/package_esp8266com_index.json

  or ESP32:

        https://dl.espressif.com/dl/package_esp32_index.json

* Choose the correct board in *Tools > Board > ...*
* Choose the correct *Flash size* (e.g. "Flash Size : 4MB (1MB FS, OTA:~1019kB)" for *ESP8266 ESP-12 WIFI*)

* *Verify*
* *Upload*
* *Tools > Serial Monitor*

## Authors

 * Eric Duminil
 * Robert Otto
 * Myriam Guedey
 * Tobias Gabriel Erhart
 * Jonas Stave

Hochschule für Technik Stuttgart

## Modifications by

* Jens Noack

MakerLab Murnau e.V.

## Contributing
Pull requests are welcome. For major changes, please open an issue first to discuss what you would like to change.

## License

Copyright © 2020, [HfT Stuttgart](https://www.hft-stuttgart.de/)

[GPLv3](https://choosealicense.com/licenses/gpl-3.0/)