ES8266 Data Logger - Temperature Monitor

Hello! This project, I will guide how to make data logger for ESP8266 with Google spreadsheet. The data will updated by internet real time. You can access the data anywhere. Furthermore, you can access the data, save it into Excel for further analysis of your research, or just save it in month, year to monitor something like temperature, humid.

Also in this instruction, I will show to add more and more variable for your need.

Supplies

ESP8266 https://amzn.to/3ZfjXVp
Sensor BME280 https://amzn.to/3xTrvzR
Wifi router with Internet

Step 1: Make a Circuit

This is very simple circuit. ESP8266 connect with sensor temperature BME280 by I2C network, you only need 4 cable to handle this.

Look at diagram, we can see how it works: ESP board will read temperature, humid, pressure (of ambient atmosphere) and send to Google Spreadsheet by Wifi router of your home.

Step 2: Make Google Speedsheet

If you have google account, then access Google spreadsheet at link https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/u/0/

Make new spreadsheet and paste the code to Apps script

The code can be download at http://bit.ly/3IqK8Sk

This code will get data from ESP8266 and paste them into each column

Step 3: Update Your Sheet ID

copy sheet ID of your spreadsheet and update it into Apps script

Step 4: Deploy the Code

Deploy the code to allow it getting data from ESP8266

At the end, copy the "Deployment ID", then paste it into Arduino code in next step

Step 5: Update Arduino Code

The Arduino code can be download at http://bit.ly/3IqK8Sk

Then, update "Deployment ID" into Arduino code. The ESP8266 will connect with the spreadsheet by this ID

Remember, modify wifi name and password as YOUR HOME wifi router.

After that, upload the code for Arduino. During starting up & connection to internet, the LED on ESP8266 board will blinking. If it is successful, the LED will OFF. We can open COM PORT Monitor to see the process of data sending.

Step 6: Check Result on Spreadsheet

Return to Spreadsheet, we can see the data is uploaded there.

Congratulation to us! We can use mobile phone, install Google spreadsheet from Apps store (iPhone) or CH Play (Android) to view the file anywhere with internet!

Step 7: Add 1 More Variables

What if you need to add 1 more variable to the spreadsheet?

I will show how to do:

(1) Update the arduino code for 1 more variable -> upload the code to ESP8266 board

(2) Update the Apps script to allow it get 1 more variable -> make new deployment

Step 8: Update the Arduino Code for 1 More Variable

at the beginning, I make code to send data of Temperature and Humid only. As checking on monitor screen, we can see structure how ESP8266 send those data. Follow that structure, we make 1 more for Pressure.

By this principle, you can send as much as data you wish

Step 9: Update the Apps Script to Allow It Get 1 More Variable

update the Apps script to get 1 more variable. After that, deploy new code for it. Return to the spreadsheet, we will see the new data of pressure was updated. By this way, we can add more and more variable for data logger as our wish.