Jose Castro
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Ok Google, Start My Car

Use an Adafruit huzzah ESP8266 with my car's fob and activate remote start using Google Assistant.

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Ok Google, Start My Car

Things used in this project

Hardware components

Adafruit HUZZAH ESP8266 Breakout
Adafruit HUZZAH ESP8266 Breakout
×1
Raspberry Pi 3 Model B
Raspberry Pi 3 Model B
Only required if you want to use it as a server and add additional ESP8266 modules
×1

Software apps and online services

Maker service
IFTTT Maker service
Also need to activate google assistant channel and add custom voice command
Arduino IDE
Arduino IDE

Hand tools and fabrication machines

Soldering iron (generic)
Soldering iron (generic)

Story

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Schematics

ESP8266 to Chevy Fob

This is the wiring diagram from the ESP8266 to a Chevy Fob.

Chevy Fob

Reference image to my Chevy Fob

Code

Node.js Server

JavaScript
server code running on the raspberry pie, you will need to update some of the constants
// Raspberry Pi front end web server

var fs = require('fs');
var http = require('http');
var https = require('https');
var request = require('request');

var options = {
   key  : fs.readFileSync('key.pem'),
   cert : fs.readFileSync('cert.pem')
};

// declare constants
const token = "some token as deemed fit";
var carServerHostName = "google.com";
const outgoingPort = 80;

//Create a server
var server = http.createServer(handleRequest);
var server2 = https.createServer(options, handleRequest);

//Lets define a port we want to listen to
const ServerPORT=8080; 
const ServerPortSSL=443;

//Lets start our server
server.listen(ServerPORT, function(){
    //Callback triggered when server is successfully listening. Hurray!
    console.log("Server listening on: http://localhost:%s", ServerPORT);
});

server2.listen(ServerPortSSL, function(){
    //Callback triggered when server is successfully listening. Hurray!
    console.log("Server listening on: https://localhost:%s", ServerPortSSL);
});

//We need a function which handles requests and send response
function handleRequest(request, response){

    var incomingToken = "";

    response.end('It Works!! Path Hit: ' + request.url);
    
    var str = request.url;
    
    var arr = str.split("/");
    
    var arr2 = str.split("/").map(function (val) {
      
      // get the token
      if(val.indexOf("token") > -1) {
        incomingToken = val.split("=")[1];
        console.log("Token: " + incomingToken);
      }

    });

    var theCommand = arr[1];

    console.log("Function: " + arr[1]);

    // check to see that we have a valid token and function
    if (theCommand.indexOf("Register") > -1) {
        RegisterModule(theCommand, incomingToken);
    }
    else if ((incomingToken !== "") && (theCommand !=="favicon.ico")) {

      console.log(theCommand + " function was called with token " + incomingToken);

      if (incomingToken == token) {
        
      if (theCommand.indexOf("Car") > -1) {
        CarServer(theCommand, incomingToken);
      }

    }

}

// Module register function
function RegisterModule (theCommand, hostName) {

      if (theCommand.indexOf("Car") > -1) {
        carServerHostName = hostName;
        console.log("Car Module Registered: " + hostName);
      }

}

// Car server functions
function CarServer(command, token){

  var options = {
    host: carServerHostName,
    path: "/" + command,
    port: outgoingPort
  };

  callback = function(response) {
  
    var str = '';

    //another chunk of data has been recieved, so append it to `str`
    response.on('data', function (chunk) {
      str += chunk;
    });

    //the whole response has been recieved, so we just print it out here
    response.on('end', function () {
      console.log(str);
      request.post('https://maker.ifttt.com/trigger/TheTriggerNameYouSetInIFTTT/with/key/TheKeyForIFTTT');
    });

  }

  http.request(options, callback).end();

}


function sendPost(command) {

  request({
        url: "https://maker.ifttt.com/trigger/" + command + "/with/key/TheKeyForIFTTT",
        method: 'POST'
    }, function(error, response, body){
        if(error) {
            console.log(error);
        } else {
            console.log(response.statusCode, body);
        }
    });

}

ESP8266 Code

Arduino
The code that runs on the ESP8266 to interface with a Chevy fob, you will need to change it so that it interfaces with your car's fob.
#include <ESP8266WiFi.h>
#include <ESP8266mDNS.h>
#include <ESP8266WebServer.h>
#include <WiFiClient.h>
#include <WiFiUdp.h>
#include <ArduinoOTA.h>

const char* ssid = "your wifi ssid";
const char* password ="your wifi password";

const char* host = "the ip of the raspberry pie";
const int httpPort = 8080;
int registerTimer = 0;

// Use WiFiClient class to create TCP connections
WiFiClient client;

ESP8266WebServer server(80);

const int onboardLedRed = 0;
const int onboardLedBlue = 2;

const int pullUpPin = 4;
const int auxPowerPin = 5;

const int lockPin = 12;
const int unlockPin = 13;
const int trunkPin = 14;
const int panicPin = 15;
const int startPin = 16;

char auth[] = "some authentication token";

void setup(void) {

  pinMode(pullUpPin, INPUT);
  digitalWrite(pullUpPin, HIGH);

  pinMode(onboardLedRed, OUTPUT);
  pinMode(onboardLedBlue, OUTPUT);

  pinMode(lockPin, OUTPUT);
  pinMode(unlockPin, OUTPUT);
  pinMode(trunkPin, OUTPUT);
  pinMode(panicPin, OUTPUT);
  pinMode(startPin, OUTPUT);

  digitalWrite(lockPin, 1);
  digitalWrite(unlockPin, 1);
  digitalWrite(trunkPin, 1);
  digitalWrite(panicPin, 1);
  digitalWrite(startPin, 1);

  digitalWrite(onboardLedRed, LOW);
  digitalWrite(onboardLedBlue, HIGH);

  // power on aux
  pinMode(auxPowerPin, OUTPUT);
  digitalWrite(auxPowerPin, 0);

  //Serial.begin(74880);
  Serial.begin(115200);
  WiFi.begin(ssid, password);
  Serial.println("");

  // Wait for connection
  while (WiFi.status() != WL_CONNECTED) {
    blinkBlueLed();
    Serial.print(".");
  }

  // Port defaults to 8266
  // ArduinoOTA.setPort(8266);

  // Hostname defaults to esp8266-[ChipID]
  ArduinoOTA.setHostname("CarServer");

  // No authentication by default
  ArduinoOTA.setPassword((const char *)"123");

  ArduinoOTA.onStart([]() {
    Serial.println("Start");
  });
  
  ArduinoOTA.onEnd([]() {
    Serial.println("\nEnd");
  });
  
  ArduinoOTA.onProgress([](unsigned int progress, unsigned int total) {
    Serial.printf("Progress: %u%%\r", (progress / (total / 100)));
  });
  
  ArduinoOTA.onError([](ota_error_t error) {
    Serial.printf("Error[%u]: ", error);
    if (error == OTA_AUTH_ERROR) Serial.println("Auth Failed");
    else if (error == OTA_BEGIN_ERROR) Serial.println("Begin Failed");
    else if (error == OTA_CONNECT_ERROR) Serial.println("Connect Failed");
    else if (error == OTA_RECEIVE_ERROR) Serial.println("Receive Failed");
    else if (error == OTA_END_ERROR) Serial.println("End Failed");
  });
  
  ArduinoOTA.begin();

  Serial.println("");
  Serial.print("Connected to ");
  Serial.println(ssid);
  Serial.print("IP address: ");
  Serial.println(WiFi.localIP());

  while (!client.connect(host, httpPort)) {
    Serial.println("Connection failed!");
    delay(50000);
  }

  // We now create a URI for the request
  String ip = WiFi.localIP().toString();
  String url = "/RegisterCar/token=" + ip;
  Serial.print("Requesting URL: ");
  Serial.println(url);

  // This will send the request to the server
  client.print(String("GET ") + url + " HTTP/1.1\r\n" +
               "Host: " + host + "\r\n" +
               "Connection: close\r\n\r\n");
  Serial.println();
  delay(500);

  // Read all the lines of the reply from server and print them to Serial
  while (client.available()) {
    String line = client.readStringUntil('\r');
    Serial.print(line);
  }

  Serial.println();
  Serial.println("closing connection");


  if (MDNS.begin("esp8266")) {
    Serial.println("MDNS responder started");
  }

  server.on("/", handleRoot);

  server.on("/inline", []() {
    server.send(200, "text/plain", "this works as well");
  });

  server.on("/LockCar", []() {
    
    server.send(200, "text/plain", "Car Locked");

    blinkBlueLed();
    
    digitalWrite(auxPowerPin, 1);
    delay(500);
    
    digitalWrite(lockPin, 0);
    delay(500);
    digitalWrite(lockPin, 1);
    
    delay(500);
    digitalWrite(auxPowerPin, 0);
    
  });

  server.on("/UnlockCar", []() {
    
    server.send(200, "text/plain", "Car Unlocked");

    blinkBlueLed();
    
    digitalWrite(auxPowerPin, 1);
    delay(500);
    
    digitalWrite(unlockPin, 0);
    delay(500);
    digitalWrite(unlockPin, 1);
    
    delay(500);
    digitalWrite(auxPowerPin, 0);
    
  });

  server.on("/PanicCar", []() {
    
    server.send(200, "text/plain", "Car Panic");

    blinkBlueLed();
    
    digitalWrite(auxPowerPin, 1);
    delay(500);
    
    digitalWrite(panicPin, 0);
    delay(500);
    digitalWrite(panicPin, 1);
    
    delay(500);
    digitalWrite(auxPowerPin, 0);
    
  });

  server.on("/CarTrunk", []() {
    
    server.send(200, "text/plain", "Trunk Opened");

    blinkBlueLed();
    
    digitalWrite(auxPowerPin, 1);
    delay(500);
    
    digitalWrite(trunkPin, 0);
    delay(2000);
    digitalWrite(trunkPin, 1);
    
    delay(500);
    digitalWrite(auxPowerPin, 0);

  });

  server.on("/StartCar", []() {

    server.send(200, "text/plain", "Car Started");

    blinkBlueLed();

    digitalWrite(auxPowerPin, 1);
    delay(500);

    digitalWrite(panicPin, 0);
    delay(500);
    digitalWrite(panicPin, 1);
    delay(3000);

    digitalWrite(lockPin, 0);
    delay(500);
    digitalWrite(lockPin, 1);
    delay(500);

    digitalWrite(startPin, 0);
    delay(2000);
    digitalWrite(startPin, 1);
    delay(5000);

    digitalWrite(unlockPin, 0);
    delay(500);
    digitalWrite(unlockPin, 1);

    delay(500);
    digitalWrite(auxPowerPin, 0);

  });

  server.onNotFound(handleNotFound);

  server.begin();
  
  Serial.println("HTTP server started");

  digitalWrite(onboardLedRed, HIGH);
}

void loop(void) {

  ArduinoOTA.handle();

  server.handleClient();

  registerTimer++;

  if (registerTimer == 6000000) {

    registerTimer = 0;

    while (!client.connect(host, httpPort)) {
      Serial.println("Connection failed!");
      delay(50000);
    }

    // We now create a URI for the request
    String ip = WiFi.localIP().toString();
    String url = "/RegisterCar/token=" + ip;
    Serial.print("Requesting URL: ");
    Serial.println(url);

    // This will send the request to the server
    client.print(String("GET ") + url + " HTTP/1.1\r\n" +
                 "Host: " + host + "\r\n" +
                 "Connection: close\r\n\r\n");
    Serial.println();
    delay(500);

    // Read all the lines of the reply from server and print them to Serial
    while (client.available()) {
      String line = client.readStringUntil('\r');
      Serial.print(line);
    }

    Serial.println();

    Serial.println("closing connection");

  }

  blinkRedLed();
  
}

void handleRoot() {
  server.send(200, "text/plain", "Hello From CarServer!");
}

void handleNotFound() {
  String message = "File Not Found\n\n";
  message += "URI: ";
  message += server.uri();
  message += "\nMethod: ";
  message += (server.method() == HTTP_GET) ? "GET" : "POST";
  message += "\nArguments: ";
  message += server.args();
  message += "\n";
  for (uint8_t i = 0; i < server.args(); i++) {
    message += " " + server.argName(i) + ": " + server.arg(i) + "\n";
  }
  server.send(404, "text/plain", message);
}

void blinkBlueLed() {
  digitalWrite(onboardLedBlue, LOW);
  delay(500);
  digitalWrite(onboardLedBlue, HIGH);
}

void blinkRedLed() {
  digitalWrite(onboardLedRed, LOW);
  delay(500);
  digitalWrite(onboardLedRed, HIGH);
}

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Jose Castro

Jose Castro

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