Save the World with Code: 20 Fun Projects for All Ages Using Raspberry Pi, micro:bit, and Circuit Playground Express

MISSION 12

Mobile Alarm for Your Devices

Now we can’t always be near our room or the cookie jar to keep them safe. We can set up a system where one device sends a message to another one to alert you to a problem.

For the micro:bit and the Circuit Playground Express, we need another device. On the Raspberry Pi, we’re going to send an email.

Algorithm

This is the algorithm for the micro:bit and the Circuit Playground Express. For the Raspberry Pi, it’s not too different. We’re just sending an email on device 1 and receiving it on device 2.

micro:bit

Build

Build your cookie jar or door sensor as shown in previous missions. The second micro:bit ...