Paige Niedringhaus
Published © MIT

Leave the Water Running? πŸ’§ Build an IoT Smart Leak Detector

Learn how to build a low-cost (and low-code) water leak detection device complete with SMS notifications if a leak's detected.

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Leave the Water Running? πŸ’§ Build an IoT Smart Leak Detector

Things used in this project

Hardware components

Blues Notecarrier A
Blues Notecarrier A
×1
Blues Notecard (Cellular)
Blues Notecard (Cellular)
×1
Songhe Rain Water Level Sensor Module
×1
Male/Female Jumper Wires
Male/Female Jumper Wires
×1
Adafruit Lithium Ion Polymer Battery - 3.7v 2500mAh
×1
USB-A to Micro-USB Cable
USB-A to Micro-USB Cable
×1

Software apps and online services

Blues Notehub.io
Blues Notehub.io
SMS Messaging API
Twilio SMS Messaging API

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Code

JSONata Expression to Send Notecard Device Name and Time to Twilio for Leak Alert SMS Messages

JSON
In the code, replace the $from and $to numbers with the Twilio number and user's phone number who should receive the SMS.
( $from := "+1706XXXXXXX";
   $to := "+1404XXXXXXX";
   $body := function(){
    (
    $join([
      "Leak detected by ",
      best_id ? best_id : device,
      " at ",
      $fromMillis(when * 1000,
      "[M01]/[D01]/[Y0001] [h#1]:[m01][P]",
      "-0500"),
      " EST! πŸ’§πŸͺ£ "
   ])
  )
};
$result := (body.state[0] = {"high": true}) ? "&Body=" & $body() & "&From=" & $from & "&To=" & $to & "&" : $doNotRoute();
)

Notecard Config Commands

JSON
Enter each of these commands one at a time inside of the Notecard CLI or the in-browser Notecard playground available at https://dev.blues.io to program your Notecard to be a leak detector.
{"req":"card.restore","delete":true}

{"req":"hub.set","product":"com.blues.pniedringhaus:leak_detector","mode":"periodic","outbound":1440, "inbound":1440}

{"req":"card.aux","start":true,"mode":"gpio","usage":["input","","",""], "file": "leak.qo", "sync": true}

Credits

Paige Niedringhaus

Paige Niedringhaus

8 projects β€’ 38 followers
Staff Software Engineer @ Blues Wireless. In tech since 2016, but new to IoT and eager to learn.

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