I created this project for my high school computer science class called Physical Computing Lab, it took me about 10 hours. Going into this project I had a large problem: I would always misplace my keys when I got home. I needed to find an effective and efficient way to make sure I would know where my keys should be and notify me when they are not there.The best way I thought to solve this was thorough a pressure sensor and a notification system. When I was at home, I would place my keys in the container with the pressure sensor. Depending on whether or not my keys depressed the sensor, is how I would know what notification to send.
Roadblock#1
- I needed a relatively simple way to make sure I was actually at home.
- I decided to use Bluetooth, but had no clue where to start.
Solution
I spent a large majority of the beginning of this project on how to get Bluetooth to connect from my particle to my phone. While looking for a solution. I went through the particle reference for Bluetooth and I found ideas that I Incorporated into my project.
Roadblock#2
The most challenging part was how I would send notifications. Spending probably close to 10 hours researching I found my solution, e-mail.
Solution
By using a free service called Mail gun, I could send emails to myself by a web hook easily. I also had some trouble setting this up in particle, but by looking through some forums, I found a solution that worked
Overall this project helped me as an introduction to working with a particle device and learning how to incorporate different components with my breadboard to create a useful home project.














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