10Intruder Alarm with Email Notifications

In this project, you’ll create an intruder alarm that sends you email notifications. The alarm will detect whether someone has trespassed onto forbidden territory using a passive infrared (PIR) motion sensor. When the PIR motion sensor detects movement, it will send a warning email.

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PARTS REQUIRED

Raspberry Pi

Breadboard

PIR mot ion sensor HC-SR501

Two 5 mm LEDs (different colors)

Two 330 Ω resistors

Pushbutton

Jumper wires

INTRODUCING THE PIR MOTION SENSOR

You’ve probably seen motion sensors in a wide variety of applications. They’re used in security lights, in commercial building lights that turn on ...

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