#badass Woman Project Entry - Caroline Dunn

Name: Caroline Dunn

Current home town: Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Did you attend university? Yes, I graduated from Georgia Tech, Master of Science in Electrical and Computer Engineering, and Bachelor of Electrical Engineering, I also completed an MBA in Marketing at the University of Phoenix.

Current Job: Vice-President of Marketing at Alexa Dev Group http://alexadevgroup.com/

Your favorite electronics projects from element14 presents or youtube:

My favorite element14 presents video is the Raspberry Pi 4 VR Headset made from 2 older video cameras. I like this project for the upcycling aspect! https://youtu.be/p12QaZUZDnM

Your project:

Turning on lights in your home by flipping a switch with your hand can be quite a chore! In this project, I create a touch-free experience by enabling a motion sensor to control smart home devices. My project combines a Raspberry Pi, PIR motion sensor, and IFTTT to create a touch-free smart home experience.

Links or files that support your project:

All code is available on my GitHub repository here - https://github.com/carolinedunn/SmartHome_MotionSensor_RPi

Your Project video:

Top Comments

rocits over 4 years ago

Great project, fantastic use of online resources! Can wait until IOT is absolutely seamless!

I added you to a YouTube playlist here to keep track of channels/videos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CFDZhLtOt5g&list=PLUqSARZt5KdEc90IqY_D4yOoR3qGEeSMC&index=2&t=0s
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carolinedunn over 4 years ago in reply to ralphjy

Thanks Ralph! Lighting technology is key in my home!
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ralphjy over 4 years ago

Nice video. I'm impressed at how many smart switches, etc that you have at home
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carolinedunn over 4 years ago in reply to baldengineer

Thanks for watching James!
Don't forget to "like" my video (if you haven't already done so)!
Thank you! Caroline
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carolinedunn over 4 years ago in reply to sdfenimore

Thank you Sam! I knew I could count on your vote!
You're awesome!
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sdfenimore over 4 years ago

Caroline is an Amazing Maker, all her projects are well thought out and presented.
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baldengineer over 4 years ago

Cool use of IFTTT. A tool that gets very underutilized when it could help so many projects.

Nice entry carolinedunn.
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carolinedunn over 4 years ago in reply to a531016

Thank you David!
First of all, yes, I agree that the script is so short, that a MicroController may be better suite for this.
I think we can all agree that we are in the "use what you have" when it comes to projects these days. I have lots of Pis in my workspace, but I did not have a WiFi module for my Arduino. The native wireless on my Pi was key to the integration with IFTTT.

I hope you "liked" my video! Thanks for watching! Caroline
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a531016 over 4 years ago

Excellent presnetation! I always like the idea of a similar project, but am put off by the relative cost of Pi as a platform like this. Do you think it would be better suited to something MicroController based than OS based?

Well done all again!
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carolinedunn over 4 years ago in reply to KalebTheMaker

Thanks for watching Kaleb. IFTTT is a miracle sometimes, isn't it?
Don't forget to "Like" and Share my entry (if you haven't already done so).
Thanks,
Caroline
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