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First I would like to say thank you in advance for visiting my site.  My goal is to help anyone who loves to work with electronics.

INTRODUCTION

I don’t know about you guys but when it comes to closing my garage door I always seem to forget.  Most of the time I don’t even notice until the night before I head to bed.  I was getting tired of leaving it open so then I was inspired to create this project.

The garage door indicator project essentially sends you a text if the garage door is left open for more than 5 minutes.  It uses an arduino, ESP8266, and IFTTT to remind me that I left it open.

Lets get started!

BILL OF MATERIAL

BLOCK DIAGRAM

Here the block diagram gives you a general idea of how this is connected together. I’ve made this project very modular so upgrades and replacements are easy to do.  I decided to go with two boost converters because the ESP8266 has a lot of noise issues that always messed with my arduino board and so separating the supplies and the controllers from each other did the trick.

SCHEMATICS

Below I’ve listed all the schematics that are associated with this design.  I’ve designed this project to be very modular because I CNC mill all the boards and it makes it a lot easier to work with.

If you click on the schematic images, i’ll take you to the pdf version that you can download.

Arduino nano board:

ESP8266 Board:

Boost Converter #1:

Boost Converter #2:

Switch: ESP8266 Power:

ARDUINO NANO SKETCH

Here is the arduino sketch used in the garage door project.  Essential the arduino nano is used to first sense the status of the garage door and second to wake up the ESP8266.

The way this sketch is written is the arduino is put into an 8 second sleep state because thats the longest the watchdog timer will fire.  This is then looped in that adds up to 5 minutes.

The reed switch is connected to the interrupt pin 2 on the nano and is used to wake up the arduino  when the door is open.  Then a counter will start counting and when 5 minutes are up that the door is left open, this will activate the switch that will turn on the ESP8266.

#include "LowPower.h"

int ESP8266 = 10;

int Open = 2;

int x = 0;

void setup()

{

  pinMode(ESP8266,OUTPUT);

  pinMode(Open,INPUT);

  digitalWrite(ESP8266,LOW);

  delay(500);

}

void loop()

{

  // put your main code here, to run repeatedly:

    // Low power sleep mode is used here to put the arduino

    // in an 8s sleep state

    LowPower.powerDown(SLEEP_8S,ADC_OFF,BOD_OFF);

    if (digitalRead(Open) == HIGH)

    {

      x = x + 1;

    }

    // Here is the value entered that will

    // set the time it takes for it to

    // wake up the ESP8266

    // 2 minutes = 15

    // 4 minutes = 30

    // 5 minutes = 39

    // 10 minutes = 80

    if ( x == 39)

    {

      digitalWrite(ESP8266, HIGH);

      delay(10000);

      digitalWrite(ESP8266,LOW);

      x = 0;

    }

    if (digitalRead(Open) == LOW)

    {

      x = 0;

    }

    delay(100);

}

All sketches and libraries will be attached in the links at the end of the post under download files

ESP8266 SKETCH AND UPLOAD

After the arduino nano is configured to wake up the ESP8266, the next thing we will do is load the sketch for the ESP8266.

Now before we go into the sketch, we first need to setup an account with IFTTT.com.  After that is done then we need to create a new applet.

Next, we click on If this:

Next, we search for webhooks service:

After that, we create the trigger.  Here we enter “Door” as our trigger:

Now we need to create the action, in this case send a text when this is activated.  We click on THAT now:

We search for SMS and click on the first one:

We now set the action, leave it as is and click on create:

Then you click finish.

In case your phone number is not set, lets go to search:

And we click on settings and edit.  Here you enter your phone number you wish to receive your text:

Now the last and most important part, we need to get your “mykey” needed to link ifttt with your esp8266.

We go to search again and this time type in webhooks.  Then you go to settings and you copy the highlighted key into your ESP8266 sketch:

Now you are ready to continue to the sketch.

Here is the sketch for the ESP8266.

Original sketch was taken from this link and modified slightly for my project.

///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

// Name: Steven Guzman

// Date: 12/13/2017

// Description: ESP8266 code for sending a message over to IFTTT that the garage door is open

///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

#include <ESP8266WiFi.h>

#include <arduino.h>

#include <SPI.h>

#include "DataToMaker.h"

#define SERIAL_DEBUG // Uncomment this to dissable serial debugging

// Define program constants

const char* myKey = ""Enter your key right here"; // your maker key here

const char* ssid = "Enter your SSID wifi name here"; // your router ssid here

const char* password = "Enter your password here"; // your router password here

// declare new maker event with the name "ESP"

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// LEAVE SET

bool connectedToWiFI = false;

void setup()

{

#ifdef SERIAL_DEBUG

  Serial.begin(115200);

  delay(200);

  Serial.println();

#endif

  pinMode(2,INPUT);

  delay(10); // short delay

  WiFi.mode(WIFI_STA);

  ConnectWifi();

}

void loop() {

  if (wifiConnected)

  {

  debugln("connecting...");

    if (event.connect())

    {

       if (digitalRead(2) == HIGH)

      {

       event.setValue(1,"Garage Door is Open, close it NOW!!");

       debugln("Connected To Maker");

       event.post();

      }

      if (digitalRead(2) == LOW)

      {

        event.setValue(1,"Garage Door is Closed");

        debugln("Connect to Maker");

        event.post();

      }

    }

    else debugln("Failed To Connect To Maker!");

    delay(5000); // pause for 1 second

  }

  else

  {

    delay(60 * 1000); // 1 minute delay before trying to re connect

    ConnectWifi();

  }

}

bool ConnectWifi()

{

  // Connect to WiFi network

  debugln();

  debugln();

  debug("Connecting to ");

  debugln(ssid);

  unsigned long startTime = millis();

  WiFi.begin(ssid, password);

  while (WiFi.status() != WL_CONNECTED && startTime + 30 * 1000 >= millis()) {

    delay(500);

    debug(".");

  }

  if (WiFi.status() == WL_CONNECTED)

  {

    debugln("");

    debugln("WiFi connected");

  }

  else

  {

    WiFi.disconnect();

    debugln("");

    debugln("WiFi Timed Out!");

  }

}

bool wifiConnected()

{

  return WiFi.status() == WL_CONNECTED;

}

void debug(String message)

{

#ifdef SERIAL_DEBUG

  Serial.print(message);

#endif

}

void debugln(String message)

{

#ifdef SERIAL_DEBUG

  Serial.println(message);

#endif

}

void debugln()

{

#ifdef SERIAL_DEBUG

  Serial.println();

#endif

}

Here is the second file needed for the ESP8266:

#include <Arduino.h>

#include <ESP8266WiFi.h>

#ifndef DataToMaker_h

class DataToMaker

{

  public:

    DataToMaker(const char*, String); // constructor

    bool connect();

    bool setValue(int, String);

    void sendToMaker();

    void post();

  protected: // it is protected because the subclass needs access

    //to max distance!

  private:

    void compileData();

    WiFiClient client;

    const char* privateKey;

    String event;

    String value1, value2, value3 = "";

    bool dataAvailable;

    String postData;

};

DataToMaker::DataToMaker(const char* _privateKey, String _event)

{

  privateKey = _privateKey;

  event = _event;

}

bool DataToMaker::connect()

{

  if (client.connect("maker.ifttt.com", 80))

    return true;

  else return false;

}

void DataToMaker::post()

{

  compileData();

  client.print("POST /trigger/");

  client.print(event);

  client.print("/with/key/");

  client.print(privateKey);

  client.println(" HTTP/1.1");

  client.println("Host: maker.ifttt.com");

  client.println("User-Agent: Arduino/1.0");

  client.println("Connection: close");

  if (dataAvailable)

  { // append json values if available

    client.println("Content-Type: application/json");

    client.print("Content-Length: ");

    client.println(postData.length());

    client.println();

    client.println(postData);

  }

  else

    client.println();

}

bool DataToMaker::setValue(int valueToSet, String value)

{

  switch (valueToSet)

  {

    case 1:

      value1 = value;

      break;

    case 2:

      value2 = value;

      break;

    case 3:

      value3 = value;

      break;

    default:

      return false;

      break;

  }

  return true;

}

void DataToMaker::compileData()

{

  if (value1 != "" || value2 != "" || value3 != "")

  {

    dataAvailable = true;

    bool valueEntered = false;

    postData = "{";

    if (value1 != "")

    {

      postData.concat("\"value1\":\"");

      postData.concat(value1);

      valueEntered = true;

    }

    if (value2 != "")

    {

      if (valueEntered)postData.concat("\",");

      postData.concat("\"value2\":\"");

      postData.concat(value2);

      valueEntered = true;

    }

    if (value3 != "")

    {

      if (valueEntered)postData.concat("\",");

      postData.concat("\"value3\":\"");

      postData.concat(value3);

    }

    postData.concat("\"}");

  }

  else dataAvailable = false;

}

#endif<span 				data-mce-type="bookmark" 				id="mce_SELREST_start" 				data-mce-style="overflow:hidden;line-height:0" 				style="overflow:hidden;line-height:0" 			></span>

Make sure to place the datatomaker file code above in the same directory as the ESP8266 code.

FINAL THOUGHTS

Here is the final project assembled:

This project was not designed to be pretty but since I used my CNC machine to mill out the boards I was limited to the one side.  There is an upside to designing it this way, if one or two of the boards happen to malfunction, you can switch it out.  Or if you ever need to upgrade, you can easily swap out what you need to upgrade.

I’m planning on making a professional board and consolidating the boards into one or two boards in the future but for now I’m happy with the results.

If you have any questions please feel free to comment or if you find an error or an issue with anything posted please let me know and I’ll correct it.

THANK YOU!

DOWNLOAD FILES

Project files

INTRODUCTION

The arduino platform is one of the biggest and most popular platforms used for prototyping.  One of the most popular Arduino boards is the Arduino Uno and for good reasons because its very intuitive and easy to use with plenty of IO pins and analog pins.

With the Arduino uno having 28-pins, sometimes your design or project will only require a handful of IO pins and will need to be crammed into a small board.  That’s when the ATTINY85 IC comes to the rescue.

The ATTINY85 is a low-power, 8-bit AVR microcontroller.  Its a great little micro controller that can be programmed with Arduino, though it does have its limitations like a smaller 8kB flash memory instead of the Arduino uno 32kB.  Its is still a great alternative for small not so code intensive projects.

Along with having a small package, if you run this off battery you want to make sure it’ll last more than a couple of days.  To fix this issue, we can implement a sleep cycle and wake it up using a watchdog timer that’ll make it last for easily over a year on 2 AA NiMh batteries.  Below I’ll add the sleep code you can paste into your own to add a sleep function to your ATTiny85 projects.

BILL OF MATERIALS

• x1 ATtiny85 – Link
• x1 Arduino Uno – Link

HARDWARE/SCHEMATIC/CONNECTIONS

Below is a general wire diagram for connecting the Arduino Uno and the ATtiny85 in order to upload your program.  Unlike the Atmega328P used on the arduino, the ATtiny85 does not require a special boot loader in order to upload Arduino code.

Here is a schematic version below:

SETUP

The next step is to download the libraries for the ATtiny85.

Go to file -> Preferences

Under Additional Boards Manager URLs copy and paste this link:

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/damellis/attiny/ide-1.6.x-boards-manager/package_damellis_attiny_index.json

Then click ok.

Next, go to tools -> Board -> Boards Manager

Next, type in ATtiny85 on the search bar and install the ATTinyCore by Spence Konde.  Select the newest version available.

Now that you have the libraries installed for the ATTiny85 IC, you next need to setup your Arduino uno to be an ISP programmer to upload your code to the ATTiny85.

Once you’ve opened up that example code, you upload that sketch file into your arduino.

Next step is to choose the right board before uploading.

REMEMBER TO SELECT ARDUINO AS ISP UNDER PROGRAMMER or your code will not upload to the Attiny85.

The last step before being able to upload your code to the ATTiny85 is to make sure your settings in the image above are exactly the same.

ATTINY85 SLEEP CODE

///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

/// Title: Auto Garden Project (Tiny) //

/// Author: Steven Guzman //

/// Date: 5/11/17 //

/// Description: This code can be added to any ATTiny85 project in order to put it into //

/// a sleep cycle //

///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

#include <avr/sleep.h>

#include <avr/wdt.h>

int watchdog_counter = 0; // Used for looping the watchdog timer

ISR(WDT_vect)

{

watchdog_counter++; // Increments the watchdog timer counter

}

void setup()

{

set_sleep_mode(SLEEP_MODE_PWR_DOWN); // Power down everything, will only wake up from WDT

sleep_enable(); // Enable sleep

}

void loop()

{

ADCSRA |= (1<<ADEN); // Turns on ADC in order to read analog values

// 15 = 2 minutes

// 37 = 5 minutes

// 75 = 10 minutes

// 112 = 15 minutes

// 255 = 30 minutes

// Loops the 8 second internal to extend the sleep state

while (watchdog_counter < 15)

{

setup_watchdog(9);

ADCSRA &= ~(1<<ADEN); // Turns off the ADC sleep_mode(); } watchdog_counter = 0; } // This is creating the back end code for running the sleep // function of the ATTiny85. The longest sleep cycle is // 8s //From: http://interface.khm.de/index.php/lab/experiments/sleep_watchdog_battery // 0=16ms, 1=32ms,2=64ms,3=128ms,4=250ms,5=500ms // 6=1 sec,7=2 sec, 8=4 sec, 9= 8sec void setup_watchdog(int ii) { byte bb; int ww; if (ii &amp;gt; 9 ) ii=9;

bb=ii < 7;

if (ii > 7) bb|= (1<<5);

bb|= (1<<WDCE);

ww=bb;

MCUSR &= ~(1<<WDRF);

// start timed sequence

WDTCR |= (1<<WDCE) | (1<<WDE);

// set new watchdog timeout value

WDTCR = bb;

WDTCR |= _BV(WDIE);

}

For some reason the html code doesn’t properly convert the characters, I’ve attached the arduino file here.

UPLOADING SKETCH

Now that you have the code ready. The next thing is to upload your code into the ATTiny85. Simply click on the right arrow in the tool bar and it’ll start uploading.

FINAL THOUGHTS

Hopefully this helped you guys learn how to easily use an ATTiny85 with your Arduino code.  They are a little limited in what they can do but if your project is not that complicated and you need to save space then this is the micro controller for you.

Please leave me any comments below let me know what you think.

References

_{1. Microchip}

_{2. Big Dan the Blog Man}

_{3. Renewable Energy Innovation}