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Jesse HaugheyBenjamin WilcoxKyle Jaskot
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Lazy Light Switch(s)

Have you been leaving the lights on and wasting precious KW-h of energy? Turn them off from anywhere - as long as you have WIFI.

BeginnerFull instructions provided165
Lazy Light Switch(s)

Things used in this project

Hardware components

Argon
Particle Argon
×3
Elegoo Button
×3
LED (generic)
LED (generic)
×2
Jumper wires (generic)
Jumper wires (generic)
×15
55g Servo
×1
32 ohm resistor
Resistor value for LEDs should be at least 32 ohm according to the amp rating of the LEDs.
×2
Resistor 22.1k ohm
Resistor 22.1k ohm
Resistor for Button. This is optional, but recommended. Since servo has relatively high power rating, there tends to be a lot of interference with signals. This resistor choice seemed to somewhat help with that.
×3
WEMO Power Block
×1
WEMO and Servo Bracket/ Holder Print Design
Project component bracket/holder designed by Benjamin Wilcox
×1

Software apps and online services

Particle Build Web IDE
Particle Build Web IDE
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

Servo, WEMO, Holder Design

55 gram servo held to WEMO device with bracket designed by Benjamin Wilcox.

Schematics

First Controller - Argon 1

Second Controller - Argon 2

Servo Receiver - Argon 3

Circuit Communication

Overview of how the 3 argons communicate with one another

Code

Argon #2 - Second Controller

C/C++
Consists of an output LED and Input Button - Push button to signal other argon(s)
int button=A3;
int led1=A1;
int light = D1;
int Value;

void setup(){

  pinMode(led1, OUTPUT);
  pinMode(button, INPUT);
  pinMode(light, OUTPUT);
  Particle.subscribe("on3",function);
  Particle.subscribe("on5",function);
  delay(1000);
}

void loop(){
    Value = analogRead(button);
    if (Value > 3500 ){
        Particle.publish("on4","1");
        delay(5000);
    }else{
    analogWrite(led1, LOW);
        delay(500);}

}



int function(const char *on, const char *data){
    analogWrite(led1, 255);
    delay(5000);
    analogWrite(led1, LOW);
    return 0;

Argon #1 - First Controller

C/C++
Consists of an output LED and Input Button - Push button to signal other argon(s)
int button=A3;
int led1=A1;
int Value;
int light = D1;

void setup(){

  pinMode(led1, OUTPUT);
  pinMode(button, INPUT);
  Particle.subscribe("on4",function);
  Particle.subscribe("on5", function);
  delay(1000);
}

void loop(){
    Value = analogRead(button);
    if (Value >= 3700 ){
        Particle.publish("on3","1");
        delay(5000);
    }else{
    analogWrite(led1, LOW);
        delay(500);}

}



int function(const char *on, const char *data){
    delay(2000);
    analogWrite(led1, 255);
    delay(7000);
    analogWrite(led1, LOW);
    return 0;
}

Argon #3 - Servo Receiver

C/C++
Servo Receiver - Button to signal controllers.
int button=A3;
int Value;
int led1 = A1;

void setup() {

    Particle.subscribe("on3", myservo);
    Particle.subscribe("on4", myservo);

}

void loop() {
    Value = analogRead(button);
    if (Value >= 3900 ){
        Particle.publish("on5");
        delay(5000);
    }else{
    analogWrite(led1, LOW);
        delay(500);}
}

void myservo(const char *event, const char *data){
    Servo myservo;
int pos = 0;
    myservo.attach(D8);
myservo.write(0);
for(pos = 0; pos < 120; pos += 5)
    {
        myservo.write(pos);
        delay(15);
    }
    
}

Credits

Jesse Haughey
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Benjamin Wilcox
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Kyle Jaskot
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