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Arturs Mikelsons
Published © GPL3+

IoT Mailbox

A mailbox that would take away the hassle of checking it physically every time. Now you can just check your phone and know if there is mail.

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IoT Mailbox

Things used in this project

Hardware components

Raspberry Pi Pico W
Raspberry Pi Pico W
Main microcontroller used in this project
×1
IR-08H
×1
5 mm LED: Red
5 mm LED: Red
×1
5 mm LED: Green
5 mm LED: Green
×1
Buzzer
Buzzer
×1
Gravity:Digital Push Button (Yellow)
DFRobot Gravity:Digital Push Button (Yellow)
×1
Breadboard (generic)
Breadboard (generic)
×1
Male/Female Jumper Wires
Male/Female Jumper Wires
×20
Double sided tape
×1
Mail Box
×1
USB-A to Mini-USB Cable
USB-A to Mini-USB Cable
×1

Software apps and online services

Blynk
Blynk
Thonny
Telegram

Hand tools and fabrication machines

Multitool, Screwdriver
Multitool, Screwdriver

Story

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Schematics

The main schema

Code

The main python file

Python
import machine
import time
import network
import urequests as requests
import ujson as json
import os
from BlynkLib import Blynk

# Define constants
SSID = '***'
PASSWORD = '***'
TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN = '***'
TELEGRAM_CHAT_ID = '***'
# Your Blynk Auth Token
BLYNK_AUTH = '***'

RED_LED_PIN = 16  # GPIO 16 for Red LED
GREEN_LED_PIN = 17  # GPIO 17 for Green LED
BUTTON_PIN = 18    # GPIO 18 for Reset Button
IR_SENSOR_PIN = 1  # GPIO 1 for IR Sensor
DEBOUNCE_DELAY = 0.05  # 50 ms debounce delay
MEASUREMENT_INTERVAL = 0.05  # seconds, increased polling frequency
COOLDOWN_PERIOD = 1  # seconds
DATA_FILE = 'mail_log.json'

# Initialize Wi-Fi
def connect_wifi(ssid, password):
    wlan = network.WLAN(network.STA_IF)
    wlan.active(True)
    wlan.connect(ssid, password)
    
    max_attempts = 10
    attempt = 0
    while not wlan.isconnected() and attempt < max_attempts:
        attempt += 1
        print('Attempting to connect to Wi-Fi...')
        time.sleep(1)
    
    if wlan.isconnected():
        print('Connected to Wi-Fi')
        return True
    else:
        print('Failed to connect to Wi-Fi')
        return False

# Connect to Wi-Fi
if not connect_wifi(SSID, PASSWORD):
    raise RuntimeError("Failed to connect to Wi-Fi")

# Initialize pins
red_led = machine.Pin(RED_LED_PIN, machine.Pin.OUT)
green_led = machine.Pin(GREEN_LED_PIN, machine.Pin.OUT)
button = machine.Pin(BUTTON_PIN, machine.Pin.IN, machine.Pin.PULL_UP)
ir_sensor = machine.Pin(IR_SENSOR_PIN, machine.Pin.IN)

# Initialize Blynk
blynk = Blynk(BLYNK_AUTH)

# Function to send message to Telegram
def send_to_telegram(message):
    url = f"https://api.telegram.org/bot{TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN}/sendMessage"
    headers = {'Content-Type': 'application/json'}
    payload = {
        'chat_id': TELEGRAM_CHAT_ID,
        'text': message
    }
    try:
        response = requests.post(url, headers=headers, data=json.dumps(payload))
        if response.status_code == 200:
            print('Message sent to Telegram successfully')
        else:
            print(f'Failed to send message to Telegram. Status code: {response.status_code}')
    except Exception as e:
        print(f'Exception while sending message to Telegram: {e}')

# Initialize JSON file
def init_json():
    if not DATA_FILE in os.listdir():
        with open(DATA_FILE, 'w') as f:
            json.dump([], f)

# Log mail data to the JSON file
def log_to_json(timestamp):
    with open(DATA_FILE, 'r+') as f:
        data = json.load(f)
        data.append(timestamp)
        f.seek(0)
        json.dump(data, f)

# Retrieve data from the JSON file
def retrieve_data():
    if DATA_FILE in os.listdir():
        with open(DATA_FILE, 'r') as f:
            data = json.load(f)
            return data
    else:
        return []

# Initialize JSON file
init_json()

# Initialize variables
previous_mail_status = False
last_mail_time = 0
mail_count = 0  # Initialize mail count

# Function to update LED status
def update_leds(mail_detected):
    if mail_detected:
        red_led.value(0)  # Turn off red LED
        green_led.value(1)  # Turn on green LED
    else:
        red_led.value(1)  # Turn on red LED
        green_led.value(0)  # Turn off green LED

# Function to get status from IR sensor with debouncing
def get_mail_status():
    mail_detected = ir_sensor.value() == 0  # Initial read
    time.sleep(DEBOUNCE_DELAY)  # Wait for debounce delay
    return mail_detected and (ir_sensor.value() == 0)  # Confirm detection

# Function to reset the mail counter
def reset_mail_count(pin):
    global mail_count
    mail_count = 0
    blynk.virtual_write(4, mail_count)  # Update mail count on Blynk (V4)
    print("Mail counter reset.")

# Attach interrupt to the button pin for rising edge (button release)
button.irq(trigger=machine.Pin.IRQ_RISING, handler=reset_mail_count)

# Function to fetch current time from API
def get_current_time():
    try:
        response = requests.get('http://worldtimeapi.org/api/ip')
        if response.status_code == 200:
            data = response.json()
            return data['datetime']
        else:
            print('Failed to get time from API')
            return None
    except Exception as e:
        print('Exception while getting time:', e)
        return None

# Function to log the mail count with timestamp
def log_mail():
    global mail_count
    timestamp = get_current_time()
    if timestamp:
        print(f"Mail detected at {timestamp}")
        send_to_telegram(f"Mail detected at {timestamp}")
        log_to_json(timestamp)
        mail_count += 1

        blynk.virtual_write(4, mail_count)  # Update mail count on Blynk (V4)
        # Use virtual pin to indicate new mail (V3)
        blynk.virtual_write(3, f"New mail detected: {mail_count} at {timestamp}")

# Function to send mail count to Blynk every minute
def send_mail_count():
    blynk.virtual_write(5, mail_count)  # Update mail count on Blynk (V5)
    print(f"Mail count sent to Blynk: {mail_count}")

while True:
    try:
        blynk.run()  # Run Blynk to keep connection alive
        
        mail_detected = get_mail_status()  # Get mail status from IR sensor
        current_time = time.time()
        
        if mail_detected and not previous_mail_status:
            print(f"Mail detected at {current_time}")
            if current_time - last_mail_time >= COOLDOWN_PERIOD:
                log_mail()
                last_mail_time = current_time
            else:
                print(f"Cooldown period active. Time since last mail: {current_time - last_mail_time} seconds")
        
        update_leds(mail_detected)
        previous_mail_status = mail_detected
        
        # Send mail count to Blynk every minute
        if int(current_time) % 60 == 0:
            send_mail_count()
        
        time.sleep(MEASUREMENT_INTERVAL)
    except Exception as e:
        print('Exception in main loop:', e)
        time.sleep(1)  # Delay before retrying

Credits

Arturs Mikelsons

Arturs Mikelsons

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