Read Bolt serial data for a new playlist
Keep device diagnostics close to each new content series.
Trigger
New Playlist in YouTube Channel
Triggers when a new playlist is added to a YouTube channel.
Action
Bolt IoT Serial Read
Tool to read incoming serial data from a bolt device. use when you've initialized uart with serialbegin and need to retrieve serial data.
Why this helps
A new playlist can coincide with device changes that are invisible unless someone checks serial output.
- Collect diagnostics at launch time
- Reduce context switching
- Create a useful event record
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect YouTube and Bolt iot in Notis once.
- 2Create an automation for playlist serial diagnostics.
- 3Tell Notis to read incoming serial data from the specified Bolt device when a new playlist is added.
- 4Pick New Playlist in YouTube Channel as the trigger and choose the report destination.
- 5Test with one new playlist after UART is initialized.
Questions about this workflow
What must be initialized first?
UART must be initialized with serialbegin before Serial Read can retrieve data.
What starts the read?
A new playlist added to the selected YouTube channel.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Youtube to Bolt iot. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Youtube triggers
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Recurring trigger
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Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
Youtube and Bolt iot, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
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