IoT Dashboard Integration with ThingSpeak
What I set out to do After finishing the Simulink model, the next phase was the IoT integration. The project title is an IoT-based wind energy monitoring system, so connecting the simulation to a real cloud dashboard was a deliverable, not optional. The goal is to get live turbine data transmitting from MATLAB to ThingSpeak and displaying on a dashboard that anyone could view remotely. Why ThingSpeak The first decision was choosing which IoT platform to use. Some of the options I considered were: ThingSpeak (MathWorks) – built into the MATLAB ecosystem, free to use, no extra setup. Grafana – more powerful, but requires a local server or paid hosting AWS IoT Core – professional grade but too much for a simulation project. ThingSpeak was the most sensible choice. It's made by MathWorks, the same company as MATLAB, so there's a built-in toolbox that handles the connection without any web programming. Since the entire project was already in MATLAB, adding an IoT link meant writi...