Megan Altman
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Lane Tech HS - PCL- Fitbit and Smart Lamp

Using a relay, a Photon, and a Fitbit, I created a lamp turns on and off according to my sleep schedule.

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Lane Tech HS - PCL- Fitbit and Smart Lamp

Things used in this project

Hardware components

Photon
Particle Photon
×1
Relay (generic)
×1
extension cord
×1
Flex Fitbit
×1

Software apps and online services

Maker service
IFTTT Maker service

Hand tools and fabrication machines

3D Printer (generic)
3D Printer (generic)

Story

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Custom parts and enclosures

Enclosure CAD

This was a box, made in tinkercad, with openings for the extension cord and power for the photon

CAD1

Schematics

Relay And Arduino

The picture shows an Arduino, however, a photon can be easily substituted.

Code

Code for Photon

C/C++
used with Photon web based IDE
//relay and onboard led pin

int relayP = D2;
int ledPin = D7;

//times default to waking up at 6 am and fallinf asleep at 10 pm
double wakeUpTime=06.00;
double currentTime=0;
double offTime=22.00;

//functions
int fellAsleepFunction(String command);
int awokeAtFunction(String command);
int switchControl(String command);

//used for converting string data to double hour
String x;
int length1=0;

//master switch boolean
bool buttonControlled = false;

void setup() 
{
    Serial.begin(9600);
    pinMode(relayP, OUTPUT);
    pinMode(ledPin, OUTPUT); 
    
    //create  functions
    Particle.function("FellAsleep", fellAsleepFunction);
    Particle.function("AwokeAt", awokeAtFunction);
    Particle.function("switch", switchFunction);
    
    //test function
    Particle.subscribe("testFunction60618", myHandler);
}


void loop()
{
   
   //retrieve current time, convert to current time zone, convert to military time, convert to a double. 
    currentTime = Time.hour();
   
    currentTime = currentTime +18;
    if(currentTime>23)
    {
        currentTime = currentTime- 24;
    }
   currentTime= currentTime + (double)Time.minute()/60;
    
  
   //checks to see if it is in button controlled or automatic mode
   if(!buttonControlled)
   {
  
        // turn off if it is between bed time and midnight or between midnight and wake up time
        if(currentTime>offTime && currentTime<24 )
        {
            digitalWrite(relayP, HIGH);
            digitalWrite(ledPin, LOW);
        }
        else if(currentTime>0 && currentTime<wakeUpTime )
        {
            digitalWrite(relayP, HIGH);
            digitalWrite(ledPin, LOW);
        }
        else 
        {
            digitalWrite(relayP, LOW);
            digitalWrite(ledPin, HIGH);
        }
   
   }
   else
   {
        digitalWrite(relayP, LOW);
   }
  
   
   
    
    

}
//switches boolean every time button is pressed
int switchFunction(String command)
{
   buttonControlled = !buttonControlled;

    Particle.publish("PUBLISH60618",command); 
}







//These two functions do the exact same thing. They scan a strign for a time, convert it to a number, and publish the data. One of these only responds to the fitbit, and the other is meant to be used for testing.

int fellAsleepFunction(String command)
{
    x=command;
    length1 = x.lastIndexOf(":");
    offTime = x.substring(length1-2, length1).toInt();
    offTime = offTime + (((double)x.substring(length1 + 1, length1+3).toInt())/60);
         
    //offTime = offTime + 12;
   
    Particle.publish("PUBLISH60618",command); 
}

int awokeAtFunction(String command)
{
    x=command;
    length1 = x.lastIndexOf(":");
    wakeUpTime = x.substring(length1-2, length1).toInt();
    wakeUpTime = wakeUpTime + (((double)x.substring(length1 + 1, length1+3).toInt())/60);


    Particle.publish("PUBLISH60618",command); 
}



void myHandler(const char *eventName, const char *data)
{
    x=data;
    length1 = x.lastIndexOf(":");
    offTime = x.substring(length1-2, length1).toInt();
    offTime = offTime + (((double)x.substring(length1 + 1, length1+3).toInt())/60);
 
    offTime = offTime + 12;
  
    Particle.publish("PUBLISH60618",data);

   
}

Credits

Megan Altman

Megan Altman

2 projects • 7 followers
College Freshman. I have been programming for several years with FIRST Robotics.

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