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Workshop Power Monitor

Real-time energy monitoring system for the workshop using ESP32 and MQTT.

Last updated: January 15, 2024

Tech Stack

ESP32 MQTT Node-RED InfluxDB Grafana

Overview

A custom energy monitoring system that provides real-time insight into power consumption of all machines in the workshop.

Goals

  • Real-time monitoring of individual circuits
  • Historical data for trend analysis
  • Alerts for abnormal consumption
  • Dashboard for quick insights

Updates

January 15, 2024

  • ESP32 prototype working with CT sensors
  • MQTT communication to local broker set up
  • First data visible in Grafana

January 1, 2024

  • Project started
  • Hardware components ordered
  • Node-RED flows designed