Connectus is a peer to peer energy sales platform integrated with registered smart meters to monitor and control energy use.
Users can register their meters for energy sales and/or make a reservation at an existing meter. During their reservation time, a user can turn the outlet on/off and monitor their energy usage. Connectus uses the Modlet TE1010 smart meter from ThinkEco, Inc. as a prototype for monitoring and controling energy use. Coming this week, econnectus.co will host the app and demo hardware features.
- Front End
- React with Flux -- Utilizes unidirectional data flow for a modular, scalable app
- GoogleMaps API -- Shows outlets by user input location
- Bootstrap and Less -- Increases speed of styling and development
- Back End
- MySql with Bookshelf.js -- Allows a complex relationship structure for user and meter information and their corresponding reservations and transactions
- Socket.io -- Implements real-time data transfer between Modlet and the front end
- BrainTree -- Incorporates both credit card and PayPal services
- Passport -- Authorizes user with Facebook OAuth
- Flux utilizes unidirectional data flow using Actions, Dispatchers, Stores and Views for efficient DOM manipulation
- There are two servers -- the server and the powerServer. The server interfaces with the database and the powerServer maintains communication with hardware.
- Connectus can run without a hardware connection, the only impact is a user cannot turn an outlet on/off or see live data updates
- Database structure and relationships
- Web App
- Fork the repo.
- Clone from your fork
- npm install
- bower install
- Database
- Install mysql (or brew install mysql) and start the mysql service with
mysql.server start
- Install mysql (or brew install mysql) and start the mysql service with
- Hardware
- Connectus uses the Modlet TE1010 smart meter from ThinkEco, Inc. as a prototype for monitoring and controling energy use
- To interface with the Modlet, use mcolyer's hacklet program and follow instructions for integration
- Turn on the Modlet and type "hacklet commission" into the terminal
- Run the App
- gulp
- nodemon server/server.js
- nodemon powerServer/powerServer.js
Product Owners: Sean Connor, Valerie Liang
Scrum Masters: Jammie Mountz, Dianna Faulk