https://www.amazon.com/HiLetgo-HC-SR501-Infrared-Sensor-Arduino/dp/B07KZW86YR
Hook up one of these to a raspberry PI and write a python script to send you a text message on your phone. > Does anyone have experience with passive infrared detectors for remote > alerting? I don't want to convert to some Alexa- or Ring-like religion, > but I would like simple Android/iOS phone apps that can promptly and > reliably alert me when one triggers. Being open and documented would be > nice, too. > > There seem to be plenty on the market but hard to tell which are any good. > > I don't want prepackaged "smart home" stuff where it all comes crashing > down and one can't even turn on the lights when some MBA decides to > change a business model. (Just a few days ago my wife had a gizmo quit > working, without warning, because "internet of shit".) > > > If it talked to my local own Linux server that could be cool. Are there > good cross-platform apps that are easy to notify from a Linux box? > "Ntfy" looks interesting. I wouldn't mind integrating two different > products. > > > Thanks, > > -kb > > _______________________________________________ > Discuss mailing list > Discuss@lists.blu.org > https://lists.blu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss > _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.blu.org https://lists.blu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss
