✝️ Follower of Christ Jesus. ♂♀ Married Father of 5 kids. 📚 Lifelong Learner. 🍏 Alternative Educator. 💻 Workflow Automation Expert.
Always creative THINKING different!
I build IoT prototypes using open-source components & everyday tools. By merging the digital & physical - delivering solutions that offer intuitive control, seamless monitoring, and real-time insights of both worlds. These IoT projects deliver on real-world performance while championing simplicity, scalability, and sustainability.
⚡ A real-time electricity management prototype, designed for residential and commercial applications. It features an integrated telemetry platform that provides live/historical consumption metrics. The on-demand control interfaces allows users to regulate consumption thresholds, and implement automated energy-saving routines.
+-------------------------------+
| Cloud / Remote Server |
+-------------------------------+
↑
[TCP/IP]
↓
+-------------------------------+
| SenseCAP M2 |
| (Gateway) |
+-------------------------------+
↑
[LoRaWAN]
↓
+-------------------------------+
| reRouter CM4 |
| (IoT Hub) |
+--------------+----------------+
|
+----------------------+-------------------------+
| | |
[Wireless] [Wireless] [Wireless]
| | |
+-----------------------+ +--------+--------+ |
| XIAO 7" e-Paper Panel | | SenseCap D1L | |
+-----------------------+ | Touch Display | |
+--------+--------+ |
| |
[Wireless] |
| |
+---------+---------+ +---------+---------+
| XIAO AC Relay | | XIAO AC Meter |
+---------+---------+ +---------+---------+
| |
[Wired] [Wired]
| |
+-----------+-----------+ |
| | |
+-------+-------+ +-------+-------+ |
| Light Switch | | Wall Socket | |
+---------------+ +---------------+ |
|
+------+-----+
| |
+--- +-----+ +--- +-----+
| Grid | | Solar |
+----------+ +----------+
🔥A smart LPG telemetry prototype designed for resource management in homes, kitchens, and workshops. By delivering real-time monitoring of LPG cylinder gas levels, it ensures that you never face the inconvenience of an unexpectedly empty cylinder. Instead, timely refill notifications help maximise operational uptime.
+-------------------------------+
| Cloud / Remote Server |
+-------------------------------+
↑
[TCP/IP]
↓
+-------------------------------+
| SenseCAP M2 |
| (Gateway) |
+-------------------------------+
↑
[LoRaWAN]
↓
+-------------------------------+
| reRouter CM4 |
| (IoT Hub) |
+--------------+----------------+
|
+----------------------+-------------------------+
| |
[Wireless] [Wireless]
| |
+---------------+----------------+ +-------+--------+
| XIAO ESP32-S3 | | XIAO 7" |
| Expansion Board Base with OLED | | e-Paper Panel |
+---------------+----------------+ +----------------+
|
|
Sensor Grove Port
|
+-------+-------+
| Grove ADC |
| HX711 |
+-------+-------+
|
|
+-------+-------+
| 0-50kg |
| Load Cell |
| Sensor |
+---------------+
💧 A smart water telemetry prototype, designed for resource management in greenhouses, homes, offices, and workshops, providing real-time monitoring and automated distribution control. The ecosystem can integrate a tank level gauge, flow meter, and relay-actuated valve to enable precise regulation of water usage based on demand patterns, minimising waste and improving overall system efficiency.
+------------------------------------------+
| Cloud / Remote Server |
+------------------------------------------+
↑
[TCP/IP]
↓
+------------------------------------------+
| SenseCAP M2 |
| Gateway |
+------------------------------------------+
↑
[LoRaWAN]
↓
+-------------------------------+
| reRouter CM4 |
| (IoT Hub) |
+--------------+----------------+
|
|
+-------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
| | | |
[Wireless] [Wireless] [Wireless] [Wireless]
| | | |
+------------------+-------------------+ +------------------+-------------------+ +--------------------+-----------------+ +----------+--------+
| XIAO ESP32-S3 | | XIAO ESP32-S3 | | XIAO ESP32-S3 | | XIAO 7" |
| Expansion Board Base with OLED | | Expansion Board Base with OLED | | Expansion Board Base with OLED | | e-Paper Panel |
+------------------+-------------------+ +------------------+-------------------+ +--------------------+-----------------+ +-------------------+
| | |
| | |
Analog Grove Port Actuator Grove Port Sensor Grove Port
| | |
+-----------+-----------+ +-------+---------+ +-------+--------+
| Grove Voltage Divider | | Grove Relay | | Grove Screw |
| (5V → 3.3V) | | (5V/10A) | | Terminal |
+------- ---+--- -------+ +-------+- -------+ +------- --------+
| | |
+-------------+ | | |
| | +---------+---------+ +---------+---------+ +------+-------+ | |
| | | 0-5VDC | | Direct Solenoid | | Flow Sensor | | |
| Water +-- Universal----->| eTape Sensor |--------Universal ---->| Valve |----------Universal ------->| Meter +-----Universal----->| Water |
| Source | Connector | Level Gauge | Connector | R-Series 12V | Connector | R-Series 5V | Connector | Destination |
| | +-------------------+ +-------------------+ +--------------+ | |
+-------------+ +--------------+
Central Africa Time (CAT), UTC+2
Time in Zimbabwe:About IoT and Workflow Automation
The Internet of Things (IoT) is reshaping how we interact with our surroundings by transforming everyday objects into smart devices that communicate with one another. IoT creates a highly interconnected environment that generates abundant real-time data. Meanwhile, workflow automation capitalises on these data streams to streamline tasks and optimise processes, reducing manual workloads and promoting efficiency.
The union of IoT with workflow automation is driving enhanced efficiency across various environments. Here’s how IoT makes a difference:
IoT devices continuously gather data from sensors embedded in everything from smart meters and gas level monitors to water flow sensors and environmental detectors. Whether monitoring the real-time electricity consumption or tracking the remaining gas in your cylinder, this information is invaluable. It empowers users to make quick, data-driven decisions that streamline workflows, reduce resource wastage and increase productivity.
In both residential and commercial settings, everyday tasks can be automated to free up time and minimise errors. Smart devices can automatically adjust lighting based on occupancy, and they can monitor gas usage and water flow — ensuring that critical operations run efficiently.
Efficient management of electricity, gas, and water resources is critical—especially in challenging regions like Southern Africa. IoT offers innovative solutions to address these limitations head-on.
IoT can have a substantial impact through:
In addition to energy, water is a crucial resource. IoT-enabled water management can significantly improve conservation by providing real-time insights into usage:
IoT and workflow automation extend far beyond basic resource management—they are transforming spaces into smart, adaptive environments that respond to our behavior and needs.
Imagine residences where lighting, water, and gas systems are intelligently monitored by IoT networks, and commercial spaces where entire buildings adjust to occupancy levels and usage patterns automatically. This creates efficient, comfortable, and safe environments, with each resource managed based on real-time data.
IoT technology enables systems to tailor operations to individual priorities. Whether it’s achieving a perfectly lit living space, ensuring a commercial property meets stringent operational standards or precise gas level measurements to alert when running low, smart devices support sustainability and enhance user satisfaction.
As a Workflow Automation Expert, I'm uniquely positioned to help bring your IoT ideas to reality. My expertise and experience in integrating smart solutions across residential and commercial spaces means I can help you optimise electricity, gas and water management while streamlining your processes.
Comprehensive project approach includes:
If you’re exploring ideas in IoT and need a partner to help build a prototype that redefines resource management for your home or business, I can turn your innovative concepts into a sustainable, efficient reality.
Are you ready to transform your environment with intelligent automation and IoT? Let’s start the conversation and build solutions that are efficient, sustainable, and perfectly tailored to your needs.
Visit us in person at 3 Kurrichane Way, Lichendale, Mandara,
HARARE, Zimbabwe