Published February 17, 2017 © GPL3+

Particle Photon Doorbell

Get notified when the doorbell is pressed for about 1/6 the price of the RING doorbell!

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Things used in this project

Hardware components

Particle Photon

Jumper wires (generic)

AAA batteries

SparkFun Pushbutton switch 12mm

Resistor 10k ohm

Resistor 221 ohm

Software apps and online services

Particle.io IDE

IFFFT

Hand tools and fabrication machines

3D Printer (generic)

Story

Purpose

Have you ever been away from your house and wanted to know if your doorbell has been rung? Do you not have a doorbell and don't want to rewire your house? This is for you!

Setup

For this project you will need a Particle Photon and an IFTTT account. In the IFTTT page select new applet. Choose Particle for the "if" part, "monitor an event" and fill in the names. Event name is "doorbell" and "is if" is "HIGH". Choose your Particle Photon you're using and move to the next step. In the "then" section choose phone call and set it to call your number with any message you want. Set it to on and you're done! Now just flash your Photon with the included code and wire it together.

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Wiring

Connect everything together as it is shown in the schematic. If you want, you can get a battery pack that outputs 3.7 to 5v and hook it up to the Photon inside of the 3D-printable enclosure.

Final Thoughts

This project is a good and cheap replacement for the "Ring" doorbell, saving you about $150! I included 4 mounting points if you wish to keep it on the outside of your house.

Schematics

Code

Code

int LED = 5;
int button = 1;
bool state = false;

void setup() {
pinMode(LED,OUTPUT);
pinMode(button,INPUT);
//attachInterrupt(D1,rung,FALLING);
digitalWrite(LED,HIGH);
delay(2000);
digitalWrite(LED,LOW);
}

void loop() {
    state = digitalRead(button);
    if(state == false){
       blink();
       state = false;
    }
    else{
    rung();
    state = false;
    }
}

void blink(){
    digitalWrite(LED,HIGH);
    delay(200);
    digitalWrite(LED,LOW);
    delay(200);
}
void rung(){
    Particle.publish("doorbell","HIGH",PUBLIC);
    digitalWrite(LED,HIGH);
    delay(5000);
    digitalWrite(LED,LOW);
}

Credits

Evan Rust

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Particle Photon Doorbell

Things used in this project

Hardware components

Software apps and online services

Hand tools and fabrication machines

Story

Purpose

Setup

Wiring

Final Thoughts

Custom parts and enclosures

Doorbell Upper

Doorbell Lower

Schematics

Schematic

Code

Code

Credits

Evan Rust

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Particle Photon Doorbell

Particle Photon Doorbell

Things used in this project

Hardware components

Software apps and online services

Hand tools and fabrication machines

Story

Purpose

Setup

Wiring

Final Thoughts

Custom parts and enclosures

Doorbell Upper

Doorbell Lower

Schematics

Schematic

Code

Code

Credits

Evan Rust

Comments

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