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In my code examples I shared in the past, when I sent and received IoT messages and states to and from AWS Core IoT Topics, I only implemented subscribers to react to perform a functionality when an MQTT message is received on a Topic; while that it was useful when my FurBaby was feed in […]
My usual rant on what I am trying to achieve in a blog Recently I switched my Cat Feeder project’s IaC to AWS CDK in favour of increasing my focus and productivity on building and iterating, rather than constantly mucking around with infrastructure everytime I resume my project after a break; which is rare and […]
In a previous blog I talked about switching from CloudFormation template to AWS CDK as my preference for infrastructure as code, for provisioning my AWS Core IoT resources; I mentioned at the time whilst using resources using AWS CDK, as it would improve my productivity to focus on iterating and building. Although I switched to […]
I am switching to AWS CDK I have been a bit slack on this Cat Feeder IoT project for the last 12 months or so; there have been many challenges I’ve faced during that time that prevented me from materialising the ideas I had – many of them sounded a little crazy if you’ve had […]
This is the Part 4 and final blog of the series where I detail my journey in learning to build an IoT solution. Please have a read of my previous blogs to get the full context leading up to this point before continuing. Part 1: I talked about setting up a Seeed AWS IoT Button […]
In this Part 3 of the blog series I talk about my experience printing objects using a 3D Printer for the first time. In Part 1, I talked about setting up an IoT Button; and in Part 2, I talked about publishing events to an Adruino Micro-controller from AWS. After putting in the hard work […]
The source code for this blog can be found in my Github repository: https://github.com/chiwaichan/aws-iot-cat-feeder. This repository only includes the source code for the solution implemented up to this stage/blog in the project. In the end I decided to go with the Seeed Studio XIAO ESP32C3 implementation of the ESP32 micro-controller for $4.99 (USD). I also […]
If you are forgetful when it comes to feeding your fur babies like me, and you often only realise you need to put some dry food into the bowl when you are at work then you should read these series of blogs. Over time, I’ll be designing and building a smart cat feeder over time […]
