Snow globe intruder alert system

Learn how to build a snow globe that sounds an alarm and flashes a red alert when intruders are about. Me and my six year old daughter designed and built this project to have fun with friends and learn a bit about computers along the way.

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1. Snow globe intruder alert system Marwan AlSabbagh
2. 1. Assemble 2. Code 3. Teach Structure
3. 1. Assemble
4. Circuit Playground Express • CircuitPython • $25 • No soldering • USB drive • Adafruit
5. vs Comparison • I/O • Battery • Bootup
6. Parts Circuit Playground Express $25 Snow Globe Kit $5 AAA Battery Holder $3 Conductive Thread $5 Total: $38 (28.50 GBP)
7. Fill the globe Add Water Glycerin Glitter Dolly
8. Glue the dolly
9. Or else...
10. First attempt
11. Wooden base
12. Batteries
13. Wiring
14. Conductive Thread length: 1.3 m
15. Building is fun!!!
16. 2. Code
17. Coding • CircuitPython • usb drive • main.py • 2MB flash
18. REPL • serial console • Linux/MacOS: screen /dev/ttyACM0 115200 • Mu Editor(Windows, MacOS, Linux)
19. Circuit Playground API >>> from adafruit_circuitplayground.express import cpx >>> # speaker play tone at 800Hz for 500ms >>> cpx.play_tone(800, 0.5) >>> # set brightness for NeoPixels to 50 percent >>> cpx.pixels.brightness = 0.5 >>> # set first NeoPixel to the color red >>> cpx.pixels[0] = [255, 0, 0] >>> # set all 10 NeoPixels to the color green >>> cpx.pixels.fill([0, 255, 0]) >>> # check if slide switch is on or off >>> cpx.switch >>> True >>> # check if capacitive touch is detected on pad A2 >>> cpx.touch_A2 >>> False
20. main function from adafruit_circuitplayground.express import cpx import time TONES = dict(low=800, high=960) RGB = dict(black=[0, 0, 0], blue=[0, 0, 255], green=[0, 255, 0], cyan=[0, 255, 255], red=[255, 0, 0], magenta=[255, 0, 255], yellow=[255, 255, 0], white=[255, 255, 255]) CYCLE = ['cyan', 'blue', 'magenta', 'red', 'green', 'yellow'] def beep(frequency=TONES['high']): cpx.play_tone(frequency, 0.4) def main(): cpx.pixels.brightness = 1.0 beep() while True: if cpx.switch: rainbow() else: detect() main()
21. Rainbow mode
22. rainbow function from adafruit_circuitplayground.express import cpx import time TONES = dict(low=800, high=960) RGB = dict(black=[0, 0, 0], blue=[0, 0, 255], green=[0, 255, 0], cyan=[0, 255, 255], red=[255, 0, 0], magenta=[255, 0, 255], yellow=[255, 255, 0], white=[255, 255, 255]) CYCLE = ['cyan', 'blue', 'magenta', 'red', 'green', 'yellow'] def rainbow(): for color in CYCLE: for i in range(10): cpx.pixels[i] = RGB[color] time.sleep(0.3)
23. Intruder alert mode
24. detect and alarm function from adafruit_circuitplayground.express import cpx import time TONES = dict(low=800, high=960) RGB = dict(black=[0, 0, 0], blue=[0, 0, 255], green=[0, 255, 0], cyan=[0, 255, 255], red=[255, 0, 0], magenta=[255, 0, 255], yellow=[255, 255, 0], white=[255, 255, 255]) def alarm(): for i in range(3): cpx.pixels.fill(RGB['red']) beep(TONES['high']) cpx.pixels.fill(RGB['black']) beep(TONES['low']) def detect(): colors = ['green'] * 10 + ['black'] * 10 for color in colors: if cpx.touch_A2: alarm() cpx.pixels.fill(RGB[color]) time.sleep(0.05)
25. 3. Teach
26. REPL with a 6 year old • Command/Response • Math • Command history • Reduce Typing • Independent • learn about sound and light
27. teach API >>> from teach import cpx, beep, led >>> # make speaker beep >>> beep() >>> # make speaker beep at 800Hz >>> beep(800) >>> # reduce brightness to a more comfortable level >>> cpx.pixels.brightness = 0.02 >>> # set first LED to white >>> led() >>> # set second LED to red >>> led('red', 1) >>> # set 1st LED to blue with hex color code >>> led('0000ff') >>> # set 1st LED to Magenta(red on, green off, blue on) >>> led('101')
28. Sound
29. Microscope 200x Magnification Cost: 30 GBP
30. Color wheel
31. RGB >>> led('yellow') >>> led('ffff00') >>> led('110')
32. The End https://marwano.com/