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Connect Seeed Studio’s SenseCAP K1100 Sensor Prototype Kit to Ubidots [Wi-Fi]
Connect Seeed Studio’s SenseCAP K1100 Sensor Prototype Kit to Ubidots [Wi-Fi]

This article explores the needed steps to connect the SenseCAP K1100 to Ubidots using its Wi-Fi module and sending its built-in sensor data.

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Written by Sergio M
Updated over a week ago
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Requirements

1. Updating SenseCAP K1100 firmware

  • Go to Seeed Studio’s Github page and download the file “SenseCraft-v0.2.uf2” or the most recent firmware. Keep track of where you downloaded this file for future use.

  • Connect the Wio Terminal to the PC using the USB-C cable.

  • Make the Wio Terminal go into “Bootloader Mode” by following the next procedure:

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Pro Tip: You can confirm that the Wio Terminal is in Bootloader mode when the blue LED starts to breathe in a way that is different than just blinking.


  • Open your file explorer and check for a device labeled “Arduino”. If it is not listed, then the device is not in “Bootloader Mode”. Repeat the previous step.

  • Using your file explorer, copy and paste the “SenseCraft-v0.2.uf2” file to the “Arduino” device.

  • When the copy process is finished, the Wio Terminal will reset automatically (wait for it).

2. Setting Up the Arduino IDE

  • Launch the Arduino IDE.

  • Click on “File” → “Preferences” and copy the following URL to the “Additional Boards Manager URLs” field:

https://files.seeedstudio.com/arduino/package_seeeduino_boards_index.json
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  • Click on “Tools”“Board”“Board manager”, head to the search bar, and type “Wio Terminal”. Install the latest version of “Seeed SAMD Boards”.

  • Wait for the download to finish and then click the “Close” button.

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  • Select your board by going to “Tools” → “Board” → “Seeed SAMD (32-bits ARM Cortex-M0+ and Cortex-M4) Boards” → “Seeeduino Wio Terminal”.

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  • Select the port to which your board is connected. Go to “Tools” → “Port” and select your device from the available ones.


Pro Tip: On Windows OS it’s most likely that the devices be listed as “COM1”, “COM2”, etc., while on Linux-based OS the devices will be listed like “/dev/ttyACM0”, “/dev/ttyACM1”, etc.


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  • Go to the Arduino IDE → “Sketch” → “Include Library” → “Add .ZIP Library...”

  • Add the libraries you just downloaded from GitHub.

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  • Go to “Sketch” → “Include Library” → “Manage Libraries...”, search and install the following libraries:

    • “Seeed Arduino rcpWIFi”

    • “Seeed Arduino rcpUnified”

    • “Seeed Arduino mbedtls”

    • “Seeed Arduino FS”

    • “Seeed Arduino SFUD”

    • “PubSubClient”

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3. Preparing the Connection Credentials

  • Head over to your Ubidots account and copy your Ubidots Token for later use. In this link you can learn how to get your Ubidots Token.

  • Go to this website and generate a random string according to the following settings. This is going to be the MQTT client name in further steps.

  • Keep both of these values at hand because you will need them for the next section.

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4. Uploading the Code to Wio Terminal

  • Go to the Arduino IDE, delete all the code, and paste the following, replacing each “#define” field accordingly:

    • WIFISSID: Your Wi-Fi SSID

    • PASSWORD: Your Wi-Fi password

    • TOKEN: Your Ubidots Token

    • VARIABLE_LABEL1..., VARIABLE_LABEL5: You can leave the default options, however, you can change them to match your needs

    • DEVICE_LABEL: You can leave the default option. In that case, your device will be displayed as “wio-terminal” on the Ubidots platform, however, you can change it to match your needs

    • MQTT_CLIENT_NAME: the random string generated in the previous section

#include <PubSubClient.h>
#include <rpcWiFi.h>
#include <TFT_eSPI.h>
#include"LIS3DHTR.h"

LIS3DHTR<TwoWire> lis;

//Required Information
#define WIFISSID "<YOUR-WIFISSD>" // Put your WifiSSID here
#define PASSWORD "<YOUR-WIFI-PASSWORD" // Put your wifi password here
#define TOKEN "<YOUR-UBIDOTS-TOKEN>" // Put your Ubidots' TOKEN
#define VARIABLE_LABEL1 "light" // Assign the variable label
#define VARIABLE_LABEL2 "IMUx"
#define VARIABLE_LABEL3 "IMUy"
#define VARIABLE_LABEL4 "IMUz"
#define VARIABLE_LABEL5 "sound"
#define DEVICE_LABEL "wio-terminal" // Assign the device label
#define MQTT_CLIENT_NAME "r6y1ax7mq8875jf" // MQTT client Name

const long interval = 100;
unsigned long previousMillis = 0;

TFT_eSPI tft;

char mqttBroker[] = "industrial.api.ubidots.com";

WiFiClient wifiClient;
PubSubClient client(wifiClient);

//sensor values
static int lightValue = 0;
static float imuxValue = 0;
static float imuyValue = 0;
static float imuzValue = 0;
static int soundValue = 0;

// Space to store values to send
static char str_light[6];
static char str_imux[6];
static char str_imuy[6];
static char str_imuz[6];
static char str_sound[6];
char payload[700];
char topic[150];

void callback(char* topic, byte* payload, unsigned int length){
Serial.print("Message arrived [");
Serial.print(topic);
Serial.print("] ");
for (int i=0;i<length;i++) {
Serial.print((char)payload[i]);
}
}

void reconnect() {
// Loop until we're reconnected
while (!client.connected()) {
Serial.println("Attempting MQTT connection...");

// Attempt to connect
if (client.connect(MQTT_CLIENT_NAME, TOKEN,"")) {
Serial.println("connected");
}
else {
Serial.print("failed, rc=");
Serial.print(client.state());
Serial.println(" try again in 2 seconds");
// Wait 2 seconds before retrying
delay(2000);
}
}
}

//Reading built-in sensor values
void read_builtin()
{
lightValue = analogRead(WIO_LIGHT);
Serial.print("Light = ");
Serial.println(lightValue);

imuxValue = lis.getAccelerationX();
Serial.print("IMU_x = ");
Serial.println(imuxValue);
imuyValue = lis.getAccelerationY();
Serial.print("IMU_y = ");
Serial.println(imuyValue);
imuzValue = lis.getAccelerationZ();
Serial.print("IMU_z = ");
Serial.println(imuzValue);

soundValue = analogRead(WIO_MIC);
Serial.print("Sound = ");
Serial.println(soundValue);
}

//Sending data to Ubidots
void send_data()
{
dtostrf(lightValue, 4, 0, str_light);
dtostrf(imuxValue, 4, 3, str_imux);
dtostrf(imuyValue, 4, 3, str_imuy);
dtostrf(imuzValue, 4, 3, str_imuz);
dtostrf(soundValue, 4, 0, str_sound);

if (!client.connected()) {
reconnect();
}

// Builds the topic
sprintf(topic, "%s", ""); // Cleans the topic content
sprintf(topic, "%s%s", "/v2.0/devices/", DEVICE_LABEL);

//Builds the payload
sprintf(payload, "%s", ""); // Cleans the payload
sprintf(payload, "{\"%s\":", VARIABLE_LABEL1); // Adds the variable label
sprintf(payload, "%s%s", payload, str_light); // Adds the value
sprintf(payload, "%s}", payload); // Closes the dictionary brackets
client.publish(topic, payload);
delay(500);

sprintf(payload, "%s", ""); // Cleans the payload
sprintf(payload, "{\"%s\":", VARIABLE_LABEL2); // Adds the variable label
sprintf(payload, "%s%s", payload, str_imux); // Adds the value
sprintf(payload, "%s}", payload); // Closes the dictionary brackets
client.publish(topic, payload);
delay(500);

sprintf(payload, "%s", ""); // Cleans the payload
sprintf(payload, "{\"%s\":", VARIABLE_LABEL3); // Adds the variable label
sprintf(payload, "%s%s", payload, str_imuy); // Adds the value
sprintf(payload, "%s}", payload); // Closes the dictionary brackets
client.publish(topic, payload);
delay(500);

sprintf(payload, "%s", ""); // Cleans the payload
sprintf(payload, "{\"%s\":", VARIABLE_LABEL4); // Adds the variable label
sprintf(payload, "%s%s", payload, str_imuz); // Adds the value
sprintf(payload, "%s}", payload); // Closes the dictionary brackets
client.publish(topic, payload);
delay(500);

sprintf(payload, "%s", ""); // Cleans the payload
sprintf(payload, "{\"%s\":", VARIABLE_LABEL5); // Adds the variable label
sprintf(payload, "%s%s", payload, str_sound); // Adds the value
sprintf(payload, "%s}", payload); // Closes the dictionary brackets
client.publish(topic, payload);
delay(500);

client.loop();
}

void setup() {
Serial.begin(115200);
lis.begin(Wire1);
pinMode(WIO_MIC, INPUT);
pinMode(WIO_LIGHT, INPUT);

tft.begin();
tft.setRotation(3);
tft.setTextSize(2);
tft.fillScreen(TFT_BLACK);

lis.setOutputDataRate(LIS3DHTR_DATARATE_25HZ); //Data output rate
lis.setFullScaleRange(LIS3DHTR_RANGE_2G);

// while(!Serial);

// Set WiFi to station mode and disconnect from an AP if it was previously connected
WiFi.mode(WIFI_STA);
WiFi.disconnect();

tft.drawString("Connecting to WiFi...",20,120);
WiFi.begin(WIFISSID, PASSWORD);

while (WiFi.status() != WL_CONNECTED) {
delay(500);
WiFi.begin(WIFISSID, PASSWORD);
}

tft.fillScreen(TFT_BLACK);
tft.drawString("Connected to the WiFi",20,120);

delay(1000);
client.setServer(mqttBroker, 1883);
client.setCallback(callback);

}

void loop() {
read_builtin(); //Reading buile-in sensor values
send_data(); //Sending data to Ubidots
delay(5000);
}
  • Upload the code to the “Wio Terminal” device by hitting the “Upload” button on the Arduino IDE:

5. Visualize the Data on Ubidots

  • Go to your Ubidots account → “Devices” and you’ll be able to see a new device labeled “wio-terminal”.

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