We have just learned how to create simple automation using the IFTTT platform. In this section, we will integrate with the ThingSpeak platform to visually display temperature and humidity data that we'll collect using our DHT 11 or DHT 22 sensors. We will be using the DHT 11/DHT 22 circuit we created earlier in this chapter.
ThingSpeak (thingspeak.com) is a data visualization, aggregation, and analysis platform. We will be focusing on the data visualization aspect, and specifically on how to integrate our Raspberry Pi into this platform.
I've chosen ThingSpeak for our example in this section for a couple of reasons – it's simple and easy to set up and integrate with, and for simple data visualizations like the ones we will be doing, it's free. There are many other visualization platforms available, and they all have their own unique features, pricing structures, and complexities. I've included a few...
