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Code to turn a raspberry pi into a controller to make any fan into a smart fan.

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static		static
LICENSE		LICENSE
__init__.py		__init__.py
config.py		config.py
configuration		configuration
cron_tab_file		cron_tab_file
dnsmasq.conf		dnsmasq.conf
hardware.py		hardware.py
hostapd.conf		hostapd.conf
interfaces		interfaces
networking.py		networking.py
nginx.conf		nginx.conf
outside_data.py		outside_data.py
profile.py		profile.py
profile_info		profile_info
readme		readme
run.sh		run.sh
sensor.py		sensor.py
smartfan.ini		smartfan.ini
smartfan.py		smartfan.py
temperature.py		temperature.py
wsgi.py		wsgi.py

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Software to control raspberry pi to control a relay to control a window fan. Uses temperature data from the web and a local sensor to only turn the fan on when it is cooler inside than outside. 

See configuration file for how to install all the dependencies I may still be missing some.

Some of the code may be of use to others though. Particually interesting is how the raspberry pi acts intiallly as a wifi access point for the user to connect to with a smart phone. This enbles them to configure the device with their location using the phones gps and their own wifi user name and password. The raspberry pi then uses those two  peices of information to get outside temperature. I imagine this might be useful to someone else building IOT this devices that they want to distribute to non technical users without needing to get an app in an app store.

Let me know if you find any use for this.