Overview
Things
Story

Step 1: Open Telegram app in your system or mobile
Step 2: Setup Raspberry Pi
Step 3: Install TelegramBot on Raspberry Pi
Step 4: Run the Python Code
Step 5: Connect LED to Pi
Step 6: Send Command

Published January 4, 2017 © GPL3+

Telegram Bot With Raspberry Pi

Host a Telegram Bot on your Raspberry Pi and chat with your brand new IoT device!

BeginnerFull instructions provided1 hour70,343

Things used in this project

Hardware components

Raspberry Pi 3 Model B

LED (generic)

Jumper wires (generic)

Breadboard (generic)

Story

Learn how to use the Telegram Bot, host a Telegram Bot on your Raspberry Pi, and use the messaging app to interact with your device.

Step 1: Open Telegram app in your system or mobile

1.1 Open Telegram app in your system or mobile

Download from here: Telegram

1.2 Start "BotFather"

1.3 Open "BotFather"

1.4 Start "BotFather"

/start

1.5 Create a new Bot

Bot: Salmanfaris_bot

1.6 Obtain access token

copy the token

Step 2: Setup Raspberry Pi

For detailed Raspberry click here.

Note: If you already set the Pi then skip this section.

Step 3: Install TelegramBot on Raspberry Pi

3.1 Open Putty

3.2 Connect Pi via SSH

enter pi ip address

pi username

we are in

3.3 Install "Python Package Index"

sudo apt-get install python-pip

Note: Make sure Pi has internet access

3.4 Install "telepot"

 sudo pip install telepot

Step 4: Run the Python Code

4.1 Clone the git

git clone https://github.com/salmanfarisvp/TelegramBot.git

4.2 Paste your Bot Token here

 bot = telepot.Bot('Bot Token')

Note: 1.6 for more details

4.3 Run the Code

python telegrambot.py

All set, now time to connect the Pi and LED.

Step 5: Connect LED to Pi

Step 6: Send Command

6.1 Start our Bot

6.2 Send "on" & "off"

Look at your Pi, you can see the LED on and off when you send "on" and "off" to our bot.

Thank You!

Code

telegrambot.py

#coder :- Salman Faris

import sys
import time
import random
import datetime
import telepot
import RPi.GPIO as GPIO

#LED
def on(pin):
        GPIO.output(pin,GPIO.HIGH)
        return
def off(pin):
        GPIO.output(pin,GPIO.LOW)
        return
# to use Raspberry Pi board pin numbers
GPIO.setmode(GPIO.BOARD)
# set up GPIO output channel
GPIO.setup(11, GPIO.OUT)

def handle(msg):
    chat_id = msg['chat']['id']
    command = msg['text']

    print 'Got command: %s' % command

    if command == 'on':
       bot.sendMessage(chat_id, on(11))
    elif command =='off':
       bot.sendMessage(chat_id, off(11))

bot = telepot.Bot('Bot Token')
bot.message_loop(handle)
print 'I am listening...'

while 1:
     time.sleep(10)

Credits

Salman Faris

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Telegram Bot With Raspberry Pi

Things used in this project

Hardware components

Story

Step 1: Open Telegram app in your system or mobile

Step 2: Setup Raspberry Pi

Step 3: Install TelegramBot on Raspberry Pi

Step 4: Run the Python Code

Step 5: Connect LED to Pi

Step 6: Send Command

Schematics

Conncection between pi and LED

Code

telegrambot.py

Credits

Salman Faris

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Telegram Bot With Raspberry Pi

Telegram Bot With Raspberry Pi

Things used in this project

Hardware components

Story

Step 1: Open Telegram app in your system or mobile

Step 2: Setup Raspberry Pi

Step 3: Install TelegramBot on Raspberry Pi

Step 4: Run the Python Code

Step 5: Connect LED to Pi

Step 6: Send Command

Schematics

Conncection between pi and LED

Code

telegrambot.py

Credits

Salman Faris

Comments

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