Overview

At Remote Location…

1. IoT Button
   • Button has been registered in Amazon Web Services (AWS)
   • Security keys have been imported from AWS into the button
   • Button is connected to local WiFi
2. The button uses WiFi to transmit button click data to the AWS cloud via HTTPS
   • The button comes pre-configured to use an endpoint at Amazon AWS
3. AWS routes the following button click data to a Lambda Function:
   • Button Serial Number
   • Click Type (Single | Double | Long)
   • Battery Voltage
4. The AWS Lambda Function uses Python language to POST the data from AWS to a PHP script located at this website
   • The PHP script stores the click data to a MySQL database as a new record

Meanwhile, at this website…

• PHP framework
• MySQL database
• HTML web design
• JQuery polls the database every 3 seconds to look for a new database record. If it finds new data then the box is updated with the new status, date/time, and an icon is selected based on the click value:
  • NO CLICK TODAY = airplane icon
  • SINGLE = one-finger icon
  • DOUBLE = two-finger icon
  • LONG = hand icon

Download the Code

AWS IoT Button To PHP — Integrate an Amazon AWS IoT Button with AWS Lambda to send button clicks to a PHP web page, which uses jQuery to automatically update the page.