Turning "Old" Arduinos into Perfectly Usable IoT Devices

Arduino UNO + LCD Shield + ACS712

I am finding a renewed interest in merging much of my existing “old” Arduino tech with Blynk into “new” IoT devices.

Here are a couple of ye olde dustys that I am working on… I will update with code and details as I finalise them

Firstly… my current, fully functional, but with tweeks-a-comin… Blynkified UNO controller for my Benchtop AC Power Monitor… I sometimes forget to run the USB script, so I added on the LCD shield and have the face change depending if online with the server or not… it is also a fully working Paint application :stuck_out_tongue:

I plan on adding in the real-time Current data and perhaps a clock… in lew of the Paint program, which I really don’t need, but wanted to see if I could simultaneously run both it (tracking the touches smoothly) and Blynk… the answer is yes :smiley:

I turn off my monitors when I need to lie down, so this nicely tracks my wake/sleep patterns :crazy_face::sleeping::tired_face::rofl::upside_down_face::sleeping:

Messy handwriting from across the workbench :stuck_out_tongue_winking_eye:

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