8THE AUTOMATIC TEXTING MACHINE
IN THIS CHAPTER, YOU’LL SET UP YOUR RASPBERRY PI TO SEND TEXT MESSAGES TO A REGISTERED MOBILE PHONE. ONCE YOU HAVE THAT BIT WORKING, YOU’LL CREATE A SIMPLE AUTOMATIC TEXT-REMINDER SERVICE: YOU’LL CODE A TIME AND A SHORT MESSAGE, AND WHEN THE SPECIFIED TIME IS REACHED, THE MESSAGE WILL BE SENT TO A NUMBER YOU INPUT. FOR EXAMPLE, YOU MIGHT SEND YOURSELF A MESSAGE TO REMIND YOU TO TAKE THE DOG FOR A WALK OR TO PICK SOMEONE UP, OR YOU MIGHT SEND A MESSAGE TO SOMEONE ELSE TO REMIND THEM EACH DAY THAT THEY OWE YOU $5!
WHAT YOU’LL NEED
Here are the items you’ll need for this project:
- Raspberry Pi
- A basic mobile phone that can send and receive SMS
A LITTLE ABOUT SMS
On December 3, 1992, the first Short Message Service ...
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