A set of McThings sensors: we connect everything and everyone to the “Internet of Things”

McThings is a set of universal sensors and software for measuring a large number of environmental parameters (temperature, vibration, sounds, etc.) and integrating consumer / electrical equipment into the cloud. The entire system consists of a set of McModule sensors that wirelessly communicate with a central communicator, called McRouter. McModule modules can also be connected to third-party sensors / detectors, making conventional devices “smart”.

Sensors consume very little energy, so from the usual "pill" work years. McRouter allows you to connect sensors to the Network (the maximum available McModule with which the switch works - 250 pieces), making integration with IFTTT, Facebook, Twitter, SMS, E-mail and other services available.
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You can control the central device, McRouter, from an IPhone, Android-smartphone, PC or Mac.

In the set there is another device - McPlug. This is a smart socket that allows you to control two sockets of the socket. You can control the power consumption of devices connected to the electrical network through McPlug remotely.

Objective of the project

Developers believe that in our time, any device, whether it be a garage door or a refrigerator, should be part of the Internet of Things, and there should be the ability to control your home remotely.

Thanks to the central communication device, all these gadgets and home appliances can be integrated with services like Facebook, Twitter, SMS Email, Google+, WeMo.

Also, the developers claim that the entire system is already configured, and the user will not need to write their own programs, the software has already been worked out.

Types and capabilities of McThings sensors

McModule allows you to work with third-party sensors / detectors via UART, I2C or SPI protocols.



The variety of sensors / capabilities is quite large:

• Temperature: Temperature detection is available for all McModules. The sensor can be used in the refrigerator, inside the car, on the window, in the garage, etc .;
• Accelerometer: also available in all McModules. Allows you to identify a knock on the door, moving things, falling, vibration of household appliances;
• Time: all McModules are also able to keep track of time, so that any sensor can record any event in time, be it the opening of the refrigerator or a knock on the door;

In addition, McModules allow any third-party sensor / detector to make it wireless by connecting the device to the Network. For example:

• Humidity detector: the sensor allows you to determine the flooding of the house / apartment, the level of humidity outside the house, on the site, etc .;
• Biometric sensors. Integrated sensors that can detect the presence of methane, carbon monoxide, dust. In addition, you can use fingerprint sensors, for example.
• Light sensors.

Capacitive touch sensor


Motion Detector

McModules can send notifications about all events to any mobile phone, to the owner’s account in any social network / to e-mail.

Among other things, McRouter keeps an event log, information is available in csv-format:

Main functions

• The developers offer the following options for using their system:
• Measurement and logging of temperature dynamics in a house, in refrigerators, in a car, outside the house;
• Comparison of temperature at different points, calibration of the home / office cooling system, energy saving;
• Measurement of the temperature of the heat supply system / hot water in the basement without the need to go down there;
• Sending a message (tweet, sms, e-mail) in case the temperature of the same heating system drops to a certain level, or when the refrigerator starts to heat up suddenly;
• Activity tracker for a pet;
• Remote control;
• Enabling lighting outside the home remotely;
• Notification of the presence of a stranger in the house / apartment;
• Measurement of soil moisture, sending a notification if plants require watering;
• Weather station management;
• Lighting control in the house.

Of course, these are only basic proposals, all of which can be combined, add your own functions and change existing ones.

In general, the McThings system can be truly universal, with its help the whole house can be made quite clever, and household appliances can be “introduced” to the Internet of things.

Sizes of modules

The developers made the modules small enough. Their size is 29 * 17 mm. The battery comes in a set, its thickness is 4.6 mm (in fact, this is a standard battery that can be replaced without problems).

Price and order

The price of the kit below, if you make a pre-order. Then a set of 1 McRouter and 1 McModule will cost $ 73.

A set of 1 McRouter and 3 McModule will cost 110 US dollars.

A set of 1 McRouter and 3 McModule + McPlug will cost $ 140.

For $ 150 you can get a set of 1 McRouter and 5 McModule

The maximum set costs $ 480, and includes 1 McRouter and 25 McModules.

You can pre-order at the developer . In addition, for Russia, you can leave a request for notification of the receipt of the system at the warehouse at the Medgadgets.