What a computer needs
- Windows, macOS or Linux
- A free USB port per team
- Permission to run the app
A command-line version runs on a Raspberry Pi.
First lesson
Sensors on a laptop in minutes
Put modules on the Bridge Module, plug it into a laptop and open TOWER Bridge. The class sees every reading at once, with no firmware, no radio and nothing to program.
In the classroom
Four steps to the first readings
- 1Put modules onThe Bridge Set brings the Bridge Module and a humidity tag. Add the Climate Module or other tags.
- 2Plug into a laptopOne USB cable, on Windows, macOS or Linux.
- 3Open TOWER BridgeEvery reading appears at once, in the window and in the menu bar or system tray.
- 4Explore the dataCharts and history, an alert when a value leaves its range, a relay to switch.
What the class sees
One app, from the first reading to a day of data
What it reads
Modules and tags
USBBridge ModuleConnects the modules and tags below to a laptop over USB. The heart of the Bridge Set. The next lesson goes wireless
TOWER Bridge shares every reading over MQTT, so the same data flows into Node-RED or a dashboard. The wireless sets then take the class from the desk to the whole room.
Open source · MIT Download and manual
TOWER Bridge is open source under the MIT licence. The app and its manual speak English, Czech, German, Slovak and Polish.
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