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IOT with Firebase : Control Led with Android App #Part3

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IOT with Firebase

I continue teaching IOT with Firebase through problem solving. In this video I’ll show step by step guide to create Android App. It will be using Android studio for controlling LED which is connected to Arduino NodeMCU.

I think learning through doing is the best. The problems will keep getting more complex. The code follows the video below to help.

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Transcript / Cheat Sheet
Firstly, set the internet permission for our app for which need to add this code after tag.
Manifest.xml



<manifest xmlns:android=http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android
package=com.example.root.led_control >
<uses-permission android:name=android.permission.INTERNET />
<application
android:allowBackup=true
android:icon=@mipmap/ic_launcher
android:label=@string/app_name
android:roundIcon=@mipmap/ic_launcher_round
android:supportsRtl=true
android:theme=@style/AppTheme >
<activity android:name=.MainActivity >
<intent-filter>
<action android:name=android.intent.action.MAIN />
<category android:name=android.intent.category.LAUNCHER />
</intent-filter>
</activity>
</application>
</manifest>
After setting the permission, we need to create layout for our application. So let’s check out XML code.

activity_main.xml

<RelativeLayout
xmlns:android=http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android
xmlns:tools=http://schemas.android.com/tools
xmlns:app=http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto
android:layout_width=match_parent
android:layout_height=match_parent
tools:context=com.example.root.led_control.MainActivity>
<TextView
android:layout_width=wrap_content
android:layout_height=wrap_content
android:layout_alignParentTop=true
android:layout_centerHorizontal=true
android:layout_marginTop=41dp
android:text=IOT CONTROL LED
android:textSize=30sp
app:layout_constraintBottom_toBottomOf=parent
app:layout_constraintLeft_toLeftOf=parent
app:layout_constraintRight_toRightOf=parent
app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf=parent
android:id=@+id/textView />
<Button
android:id=@+id/on
android:layout_width=wrap_content
android:layout_height=wrap_content
android:layout_alignParentLeft=true
android:layout_alignParentStart=true
android:layout_centerVertical=true
android:layout_marginLeft=36dp
android:layout_marginStart=36dp
android:text=ON />
<Button
android:id=@+id/off
android:layout_width=wrap_content
android:layout_height=wrap_content
android:text=OFF
android:layout_alignBaseline=@+id/on
android:layout_alignBottom=@+id/on
android:layout_alignRight=@+id/textView
android:layout_alignEnd=@+id/textView />
</RelativeLayout>

Now, at last here is our java code i.e Main_Activity.

Main Activity.java



package com.example.root.led_control;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.support.v7.app.AppCompatActivity;
import android.view.View;
import android.widget.Button;
import com.google.firebase.database.DatabaseReference;
import com.google.firebase.database.FirebaseDatabase;
public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity {
Button on;
Button off;
@Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
on = (Button) findViewById(R.id.on);
off = (Button) findViewById(R.id.off);
on.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener(){
@Override
public void onClick(View view) {
FirebaseDatabase database = FirebaseDatabase.getInstance();
DatabaseReference myRef = database.getReference(LED_STATUS);
myRef.setValue(1);
}
});
off.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener(){
@Override
public void onClick(View view) {
FirebaseDatabase database = FirebaseDatabase.getInstance();
DatabaseReference myRef = database.getReference(LED_STATUS);
myRef.setValue(0);
}
});
}
}

At last we end up with great tutorial on IOT home automation using Firebase , NodeMCU & Android App.

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9 Comments

  1. Satyajeet on May 15, 2018

    where is code of ESP8266?

  2. Unknown on May 28, 2018

    I can't able to simulate output in android app

  3. saberi on August 11, 2018

    Hi Kavin
    Thank you for your amazing tutorial about iot, if i want to use your tutorial for many esp8266 board what should i do ? i want to have one app and every customer by knowing something unic about their board like some serial number or MAC address or anything we can define in the board can access their specific board using firebase, i need your help please help me (my email saberisajjad14@gmail.com)

  4. William T.Mack on August 28, 2018

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  5. Sannihitha Technologies on December 25, 2018

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  6. shady on June 14, 2019

    what if we want to create application for controlling more than one led lights

  7. Sreenivas Kaushik on July 4, 2019

    Hi Kevin, Nice tutorial. I would like to know how to read the data from firebase when the app is loaded based on the database value? If the LED Status is 0 then need to show the ON button with LED on. OFF incase the database value is 1. How to handle this? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks in advance.

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