raspberry-sensors

Python scripts to read "1-wire" temperature sensors, and to upload results to a google sheet.

Install

• Copy crontab_example to crontab: cp crontab_example crontab

• Modify crontab to your needs. See "Configuring crontab"

• Get client_secret.json for google sheet communication using these instructions https://pygsheets.readthedocs.io/en/latest/authorizing.html Rename the downloaded file to client_secret.json and copy it to this directory

• Get pydrive_secrets.json for google drive communication using these instructions http://pythonhosted.org/PyDrive/quickstart.html Rename the downloaded file to pydrive_secrets.json and copy it to this directory

• Setup pyenv or just install required packages globally: pip install -r requirements.txt

• Run python to_sheet.py ... with correct arguments (see crontab_example) to save google sheet credentials

• Run python copy_file_to_drive.py ... with correct arguments (see crontab_example) to save google drive credentials

• Follow the printed link

• Run the following

    sudo chmod u+rw-x,go+r-wx crontab
    sudo chown root:root crontab
    sudo ln -sf $PWD/crontab /etc/cron.d/raspberry-sensors$(echo "$PWD" | sed -r s/[^a-zA-Z0-9]+/-/g)

Configuring crontab

Setup backup

To get credentials for google drive communication, follow these instructions https://pythonhosted.org/PyDrive/quickstart.html with one exception: Select 'other' not 'Web application'.

Rename the downloaded file to pydrive_secrets.json and copy it to this directory

Run python copy_file_to_drive.py ... with correct arguments (see crontab_example) to save google drive credentials

Then enable backup by uncommenting and modifying the backup line in crontab