How to feed your pets when you're not home

About this Device

I have a lovely dog named Lele, it means happy in Chinese. After I go to work every day, I always worry about whether he is hungry. So I made this device to help me feed my dog when I am not home.

I used the Grove Servo to open and close the dog food container door.

Let's see the video first.

What you need

• Wio Link APP
• Do Button APP
• Wio Link
• Grove Servo
• Dog Food Container
• Battery

Wio Link is a Wi-Fi development board to build connected IoT projects with Grove modules. Simplify your development of IoT devices without requirements of hardware programming or soldering.

If you want to know more information about Wio Link please click http://iot.seeed.cc/.

Do some construction work

First, I made a dog food container bracket with acrylic sheets, I guess you don't have a laser cutting at home, you can find some in the hacker space near from you easily. If there's no hacker space nearby, you can try the Laser Cutting Service supply by Seeed.

http://www.seeedstudio.com/service/index.php?r=lasercutting

You can download the design drawings from https://github.com/Lee-Kevin/6.Wio_Link_Demo/tree/master/FeedDog.

Second, make the Grove Servo fixed on the acrylic sheet. As shown below.

Configure your Wio Link

Before you configure the Wio Link, make sure the WiFi around you works well. If this is your first time to use Wio Link, please follow this link http://iot.seeed.cc/getting_started.html to get started.

Then configure your Wio Link as the picture below shows. And click “ UPDATE FIRMWARE ” on the upper right corner.

After updating the firmware, you can see the API of your WIO Link, Have a try and let your servo move.

Configure your Do Button APP

Download the Do Button APP from the APP store.

The Do Button account and IFTTT account are the same. Configure your Do Button APP as the video shows.

Now you don't have to worry about your pet is hungry, you can remote feed the dog.

Make. Invent. Do.

This project is made as an Open Source Project. It's a starting point. Let your creativity go wild with the mechanical, electrical and software design. Make the demo your own. Decorate it. Improve the work. No matter what, write a recipe about it.

To share and progress together.