CircuitPython Connected Weather Cloud Lamp

by Richard Albritton and

published April 08, 2020, last updated April 08, 2020

posted in CircuitPython Internet of Things - IOT Arduino Compatibles/ Adafruit METRO

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Intermediate

Skill guide

OpenWeather API setup

Open Weather Maps API Key

We'll be using OpenWeatherMaps.org to retrieve the weather info through its API. In order to do so, you'll need to register for an account and get your API key.

Go to this link and register for a free account. Once registered, you'll get an email containing your API key, also known as the "openweather token".

Copy and paste this key into your secrets.py file that is on the root level of your CIRCUITPY drive, so it looks something like this:

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# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2020 Limor Fried for Adafruit Industries
#
# SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT

# This file is where you keep secret settings, passwords, and tokens!
# If you put them in the code you risk committing that info or sharing it

secrets = {
    'ssid' : 'my_ssid',
    'password' : 'my_pass',
    'timezone' : "America/New_York", # http://worldtimeapi.org/timezones
    'openweather_token' : 'putYourOpenWeatherTokenHere',
    }

# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2020 Limor Fried for Adafruit Industries
#
# SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT

# This file is where you keep secret settings, passwords, and tokens!
# If you put them in the code you risk committing that info or sharing it

secrets = {
    'ssid' : 'my_ssid',
    'password' : 'my_pass',
    'timezone' : "America/New_York", # http://worldtimeapi.org/timezones
    'openweather_token' : 'putYourOpenWeatherTokenHere',
    }