Wifi Button

Wireless button

The goal is to create a wireless button that can trigger a programmed action.

  • 1. Panic button: press -> connect to wifi -> send an email
  • 2. Doorbell: press -> send a notification on your phone (like a sms)
  • 3. Call to action: press -> notify your pc

Inspiration links

Panic Button - connecting to first strongest open wifi

http://www.instructables.com/id/Emergency-Button/

Smart Button - introducing diode to power on only on press and long press for online set-up

https://www.hackster.io/noelportugal/ifttt-smart-button-e11841

The Button - keep pressed until email sent, introducing the case from led lamp

http://benlo.com/esp8266/esp8266Projects.html

Use cases

  • Panic Button! Send instant notifications, SMS messages, emails to friends and relatives.
  • Doorbell. When the button is pushed, receive a notification on your phone.
  • The Doctor is ready. Or anyone else who needs to inform someone when they are ready.
  • Booty Call. When you are in need of that special friend with benefits.
  • Connect to Pushbullet to send instant notifications or trigger IFTTT actions.
  • Connect to Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, Whatsapp, or any other social medium with an API.
  • Toggle a light on and off, anywhere in the world.
  • Turn on any internet controlled device, wherever it is.
  • Open door
  • Call a cab
  • Find your phone
  • Dinner is ready
  • Please call me
  • Here I am

Already out solutions

Schematics

The ESP used is ESP-12-E, the smaller one: