First Impressions of a $9 CHIP Computer
Wow! Built-in Wifi + 4GB storage for $9? This changes the entire scope of my repeatedly-postponed environmental monitoring project. I can wire a $10 temperature/humidity sensor and put 40-50 of these devices around the building for $1k. I would easily pay $50 for a pre-made device that:<p>1) Is built using CHIP and has a simply case + power adapter<p>2) Is wired to <a href="https://www.sparkfun.com/products/10167" rel="nofollow">https://www.sparkfun.com/products/10167</a><p>3) Has an easy Wifi setup process and does DHCP<p>4) Lets me do a GET <a href="http://ip/status" rel="nofollow">http://ip/status</a> and gives me JSON of the current temperature and humidity.<p>Then all I have to worry about is setting up a cron job that wgets all 50 devices and logs the result to DB.<p>FYI equivalent systems, even non-NIST-calibrated ones cost $500/device or more.