Published November 24, 2021

The Key Box

A small key box that could help Alzheimer patients families to identify the location, and the time when the key box gets opened.

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Things used in this project

Hardware components

Particle Argon

Tracking Sensor

Button Sensor

Solderless Breadboard Half Size

Software apps and online services

Particle Build Web IDE

lucid.app

Story

Our project was designed to help people with alzheimers be able to locate items they might misplace. We set up an argon circuit that utilizes a tracking sensor as well as a button sensor. The tracking sensor will be able to track the box that is holding whatever items you placed in it, for our demonstration we placed a key in the box, and the button sensor will notify you whenever the box has been opened. There is another button/switch on the back of the box that will be tripped whenever the box is opened. That will notify the button sensor to record the date and time when the box was opened. We decided to go with this idea because it seemed like a good idea that could help a lot of people who misplace things on a regular basis.

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int tracking_sensor_pin =2;//sensor signal pin is connected to pin2.

void setup() {

  pinMode(tracking_sensor_pin , INPUT);//sensor signal pin declared as INPUT

  Serial.begin(9600);

}

void loop() {

  

  int TrackingSensor = digitalRead(tracking_sensor_pin);//reading Sensor signal pin

  if(TrackingSensor == 1){

   Serial.println("BLACK");

   delay(200);  

  }

  else if(TrackingSensor == 0){

   Serial.println("WHITE"); 

   delay(200);

  }

}

byte button =2;
unsigned long startTime;
unsigned long endTime;
unsigned long duration;
byte timerRunning;
void setup(){
pinMode (button, INPUT_PULLUP);
Serial.begin(9600);
}
void loop(){
  if (timerRunning == 0 && digitalRead(button) == LOW){ // button pressed & timer not running already
  startTime = millis();
  timerRunning = 1;
  }
  if (timerRunning == 1 && digitalRead(button) == HIGH){ // timer running, button released
  endTime = millis();
  timerRunning = 0;
  duration = endTime - startTime;
  Serial.print ("button press time in milliseconds: ");
  Serial.println (duration);
  }
}

Credits

Rami Alramadhan

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Jacob Brown

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The Key Box

Things used in this project

Hardware components

Software apps and online services

Story

Flow Chart:

Youtube Video:

Code

Tracking Sensor Code

Button Code

Credits

Rami Alramadhan

Jacob Brown

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The Key Box

The Key Box

Things used in this project

Hardware components

Software apps and online services

Story

Flow Chart:

Youtube Video:

Code

Tracking Sensor Code

Button Code

Credits

Rami Alramadhan

Jacob Brown

Comments

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