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Pir Sensor & Camera Room Security Email Alerts

Made by electrouser245 / Security / Sensors

About the project

Using a PIR sensor with a camera for the raspberry pi, you can create a room security system. The PIR sensor can detect motion and will then activate the camera to take a snapchat photo. The python code will then email the snapshot as an attachment to your own email address.

Project info

Difficulty: Easy

Platforms: Raspberry Pi

Estimated time: 1 hour

License: GNU General Public License, version 3 or later (GPL3+)

Items used in this project

Hardware components

	Raspberry Pi 3	x 1
	Webcam - USB USB	x 1
	Picamera	x 1
	PIR (Motion) Sensor	x 1
	Raspberry pi cover	x 1
$Jumper Wire - 0.1\", 2-pin, 12\" 0.1\", 2-pin, 12\"$	Jumper Wire - 0.1\", 2-pin, 12\" 0.1\", 2-pin, 12\"	x 3

Software apps and online services

Raspbian OS

Story

Using a PIR motion sensor with a usb webcam or a picamera for the raspberry pi, you too can turn your raspberry pi device in a home security system which will send email alerts when someone enters your room.

The PIR sensor will detect motion, example someone enters or walks up to your desk. This is then activate the webcam or picamera and take a snapshot of who entered.

The image will then be sent as an attachment to your own email address.

So image your out and your annoying younger brother or sister tries to steal something from for room This device will then modify with a snapshot and time-stamp which can be received on your phone, proving they entered and the times when they did.

Schematics, diagrams and documents

PIR sensor diagram

Code

The Python Code needed for this project

Just change your own email address and password.

import RPi.GPIO as GPIO
import time
import datetime
import picamera
import os
import smtplib
from email import encoders
from email.mime.base import MIMEBase
from email.mime.multipart import MIMEMultipart


camera = picamera.PiCamera()
GPIO.setmode(GPIO.BCM)

GPIO.setup(23, GPIO.IN) #PIR
GPIO.setup(24, GPIO.OUT) #BUzzer

'''
ts = time.time()
st = datetime.datetime.fromtimestamp(ts).strftime('%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S')
'''



COMMASPACE = ', '

def Send_Email(image):
    sender = '##ENTER-YOUR_EMAIL_ADDRESS'
    gmail_password = '##ENTER-YOUR_PASSWORD'
    recipients = ['##ENTER-YOUR_EMAIL_ADDRESS']

    # Create the enclosing (outer) message
    outer = MIMEMultipart()
    outer['Subject'] = 'Attachment Test'
    outer['To'] = COMMASPACE.join(recipients)
    outer['From'] = sender
    outer.preamble = 'You will not see this in a MIME-aware mail reader.\n'

    # List of attachments
    attachments = [image]

    # Add the attachments to the message
    for file in attachments:
        try:
            with open(file, 'rb') as fp:
                msg = MIMEBase('application', "octet-stream")
                msg.set_payload(fp.read())
            encoders.encode_base64(msg)
            msg.add_header('Content-Disposition', 'attachment', filename=os.path.basename(file))
            outer.attach(msg)
        except:
            print("Unable to open one of the attachments. Error: ", sys.exc_info()[0])
            raise

    composed = outer.as_string()

    # Send the email
    try:
        with smtplib.SMTP('smtp.gmail.com', 587) as s:
            s.ehlo()
            s.starttls()
            s.ehlo()
            s.login(sender, gmail_password)
            s.sendmail(sender, recipients, composed)
            s.close()
        print("Email sent!")
    except:
        print("Unable to send the email. Error: ", sys.exc_info()[0])
        raise



try:
    time.sleep(2) # to stabilize sensor
    
            
    while True:
        ##Timeloop
        ts = time.time()
        st = datetime.datetime.fromtimestamp(ts).strftime('%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S')
        if GPIO.input(23):
            ##If loop
            GPIO.output(24, True)
            time.sleep(0.5) #Buzzer turns on for 0.5 sec
            print("Motion Detected at {}".format(st))
            ##Adds timestamp to image
            camera.capture('image_Time_{}.jpg'.format(st))
            image = ('image_Time_{}.jpg'.format(st))
            Send_Email(image)
            time.sleep(2)
            GPIO.output(24, False)
            time.sleep(5) #to avoid multiple detection

        time.sleep(0.1) #loop delay, should be less than detection delay

except:
    GPIO.cleanup()

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