21st July 2016 Smart Burglar Alarm system using Raspberry Pi

Howdy and welcome!

What you're going to learn here is a very simple and naive implementation of a burglar alarm system using a Raspberry
Pi.

Things you need:

1. Raspberry Pi (Any model. I used a RasPi 2 Model B).

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2. A PIR motion detector sensor

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3. Female-to-Female jumper cables (3 nos).

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Programming language: Python.

APIs: Twilio APIs to send out message and call requests (hold your horses, you will learn what it does later).

Set-up:

The RasPi module has a series of pins to the right called the GPIO (General-purpose Input/Output) PINs. We're going to
use 3 of those pins.

PIN no. Location (look at the screenshot) Purpose

PIN 1 Left row, 1st PIN on the top 5V VCC (power supply)
PIN 5 Left row, 5th from the top Ground
PIN 4 Left row, 4th PIN Sensor PIN (To sense the output from the PIR)

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GPIOs
Use the F-F jumper cables to connect the RasPi and the PIR sensor. PIR module's PIN configuration is as shown
below(be sure to connect to the right pins):

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A little about Twilio:

Twilio is an opensource API provider who lets you send out text messages, calls through their APIs in your program.
You'll need to sign-up for an account here: https://www.twilio.com [https://www.twilio.com/] (Its free!). Once you are
signed in, you will be provided with a twilio number, note it down. You'll use this in your code.

To send a text message:

Now, navigate to the "Verified Caller ID" and add a number to send the 'Burglar Alert' to (as shown below). You can add
as many numbers as you want.

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Go to the home screen and select Dashbord. Copy the 'Account SID' and 'Auth token'.
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To set-up a Call:

Go to this link [https://www.twilio.com/labs/twimlets/voicemail] and enter the message you would like to tell the person
who receives the call after detection. Select 'false' for transcribe. Copy the resulting URL.

IMPORTANT: Install the Twilio API libraries in your RasPi. Follow the steps here
[https://www.twilio.com/docs/libraries/python] .

The Code:

import RPi.GPIO as GPIO

import time
from twilio.rest import TwilioRestClient #libraries are already installed

sensor = 4 #initializing variable sensor to 4

GPIO.setmode(GPIO.BCM) #using Broadcom SOC channel

GPIO.setup(sensor, GPIO.IN,GPIO.PUD_DOWN) #pull up/down parameter

previous_state = False
current_state = False
account_sid="your_sid_goes_here"
auth_token ="your_auth_token_goes_here"
client = TwilioRestClient(account_sid,auth_token) #this is an inbuilt API

while True:
time.sleep(0.5) #delay created after every loop
previos_state = current_state
current_state = GPIO.input(sensor) #checks for input on PIN 4
if current_state != previous_state: # enters loop if PIN 4 is high
new_state = "HIGH" if current_state else "LOW"
print("GPIO pin %s is %s" % (sensor, new_state))
message = client.messages.create(to="any_verified_number", from_="your_twilio_number", body="Burgler Alert!!!! ")
call = client.calls.create(to="any_verified_number", from_="your_twilio_number", url="the_url_from_voicemail")

To run:
1.Open your terminal.
2. change directory to your program's location
3. python your_program_name.py
4. move your hand over the PIR sensor, You should get a text message and a call any moment.

And folks, this will work ONLY if you have an internet connection to your RasPi!!!

Posted 21st July 2016 by Theo

Location: Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

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