Documentation.md

Nodejs

• Installed nodejs package for ubuntu from the source code available here.
• Installed different packages of javascripting and learnyounode using npm.
• javascripting and learnyounode were used for learning several basics of javascript and servers and node.

Java Script

• Used nodejs tutorials available online at here for learning basics of javascript.
• The tutorials used were javascripting and leaarnyounode.
• The links for the tutorials are here and here.

phant.io

• phant is a service used by data.sparkfun.com for hosting data streams online.
• We had installed phant on an ubuntu laptop using npm.
• We had configured a laptop to act as a localhost telnet server.
• we had uploaded data using phant.io and downloaded it in json format.
• The documentation about phant.io can be found here.

Ethernet shield

• It is based upon the w5100 chip which has 16k buffer internally.
• Its connection speed is 10/100mb.
• It relies on the arduino ehernet liberary.
• For using the ethernet shield we first need to find out the IP
• To find IP address of the arduino which is acting as a client, we use the DHCPAddressPrinter example found in the arduino ide.

D3.js

• Its a javascript liberary.
• It is used for manipulating documents based on data.
• D3.js helps to make data interacive.
• Documentation about D3.js can be found out here

Sensors

• we are using 5 sensors.
• The sensors are LM35, LDR,light,PIR,Rain,Humidity.
• For datasheets click here.