How to visualize CheerLights IoT data in Grafana Cloud using the Infinity data source
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Simon Prickett
Summary
This article is a tutorial-style guide from a Grafana Labs Developer Advocate explaining how to create colorful, data-driven dashboards in Grafana Cloud by visualizing CheerLights data. CheerLights is an IoT-based system that changes color based on global sentiment. The author walks through using the CheerLights JSON feed and the Infinity data source to build interactive, real-time visualizations. The piece combines personal learning journey narrative with practical step-by-step technical instructions for Grafana users.
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· 3 pulledWhen I first joined the Developer Advocacy team here at Grafana Labs, I spent a lot of my time exploring ways to accelerate my Grafana learning journey.
My introduction to the open source project happened when I needed a way to easily visualize data that resided in external databases, mostly using SQL queries.
One of my long-time personal interests outside of work is experimenting with Internet of Things (IoT) devices.
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