Monitoring the Fill Height of Paper Shredder

When paper shredder is filled by paper trash, Arduino notifies someone via Gmail that the trash bin is full and it should be taken out.

Mar 16, 2017

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paper shredder

monitoring

Components and supplies

PHPoC Shield for Arduino

USB Cable 2.0 Type A/B for Arduino Uno

Ultrasonic Sensor HC-SR04

Jumper Wires

Arduino UNO

Project description

Code

Source Code

arduino

You only need to replace your Gmail account's information To get Gmail library, visit here https://create.arduino.cc/projecthub/phpoc_man/gmail-arduino-uno-ipv6-01ecc0?ref=user&ref_id=160147&offset=3

1#define PIN_TRIG 5
2#define PIN_ECHO 6
3#define BIN_HEIGHT 20 // maximum   containable height of bin in centimeters
4
5#include "SPI.h"
6#include "Phpoc.h"
7
8long   ultrasonicGetDistance();
9boolean dustbinSendGmail();
10
11PhpocEmail email;
12boolean   isSent = false;
13
14void setup() {
15	Serial.begin(9600);
16	while(!Serial)
17	;
18	pinMode(PIN_TRIG,   OUTPUT);
19	pinMode(PIN_ECHO, INPUT);
20	
21	Phpoc.begin(PF_LOG_SPI | PF_LOG_NET   | PF_LOG_APP);
22	
23}
24
25void loop() {
26	long distance = 0;
27	// read   10 time and get average value to eliminate noises
28	for(int i = 0; i < 100; i++)
29	{
30		long   temp = 0;
31		do
32		{
33			temp = ultrasonicGetDistance();
34		}
35		while(temp   > BIN_HEIGHT);
36		
37		distance += temp;
38		delay(10);
39	}
40	distance   /= 100;
41	
42	Serial.print(distance);
43	Serial.println(" cm");
44	
45	if(distance   <= 5)
46	{
47		if(!isSent)
48		{
49			Serial.println("Dustbin is almost   full");
50			isSent = dustbinSendGmail();
51		}
52	}
53	else if(isSent   && distance > 8) // avoid send alot of email when the distance is oscillated around   5cm 
54		isSent = false;
55		
56	delay(500);
57}
58
59long ultrasonicGetDistance(){
60	long   duration, distance;
61	digitalWrite(PIN_TRIG, LOW); 
62	delayMicroseconds(2);   
63	digitalWrite(PIN_TRIG, HIGH);
64	delayMicroseconds(10); 
65	digitalWrite(PIN_TRIG,   LOW);
66	duration = pulseIn(PIN_ECHO, HIGH);
67	distance = (duration/2) / 29.1;
68	return   distance;
69}
70
71boolean dustbinSendGmail(){
72	// setup outgoing relay server   - gmail.com
73	email.setOutgoingServer("smtp.gmail.com", 587);
74	email.setOutgoingLogin("your_login_id",   "your_login_password");
75	
76	// setup From/To/Subject
77	email.setFrom("from_email_address",   "from_user_name");
78	email.setTo("to_email_address", "to_user_name");
79	
80	email.setSubject("Your   dustbin is almost full");
81	
82	// write email message
83	email.beginMessage();
84	email.println("Location:   Planet Earth.");
85	email.println("");
86	email.println("Your dustbin is   almost full.");
87	email.println("");
88	email.println("Prepare to through   it out.");
89	
90	email.endMessage();
91	
92	// send email
93	if(email.send()   > 0)
94	{
95		Serial.println("Email send ok");
96		return true;
97	}
98	else
99	{
100		Serial.println("Email   send failed");
101		return false;
102	}
103}

#define PIN_TRIG 5
#define PIN_ECHO 6
#define BIN_HEIGHT 20 // maximum   containable height of bin in centimeters

#include "SPI.h"
#include "Phpoc.h"

long   ultrasonicGetDistance();
boolean dustbinSendGmail();

PhpocEmail email;
boolean   isSent = false;

void setup() {
	Serial.begin(9600);
	while(!Serial)
	;
	pinMode(PIN_TRIG,   OUTPUT);
	pinMode(PIN_ECHO, INPUT);
	
	Phpoc.begin(PF_LOG_SPI | PF_LOG_NET   | PF_LOG_APP);
	
}

void loop() {
	long distance = 0;
	// read   10 time and get average value to eliminate noises
	for(int i = 0; i < 100; i++)
	{
		long   temp = 0;
		do
		{
			temp = ultrasonicGetDistance();
		}
		while(temp   > BIN_HEIGHT);
		
		distance += temp;
		delay(10);
	}
	distance   /= 100;
	
	Serial.print(distance);
	Serial.println(" cm");
	
	if(distance   <= 5)
	{
		if(!isSent)
		{
			Serial.println("Dustbin is almost   full");
			isSent = dustbinSendGmail();
		}
	}
	else if(isSent   && distance > 8) // avoid send alot of email when the distance is oscillated around   5cm 
		isSent = false;
		
	delay(500);
}

long ultrasonicGetDistance(){
	long   duration, distance;
	digitalWrite(PIN_TRIG, LOW); 
	delayMicroseconds(2);   
	digitalWrite(PIN_TRIG, HIGH);
	delayMicroseconds(10); 
	digitalWrite(PIN_TRIG,   LOW);
	duration = pulseIn(PIN_ECHO, HIGH);
	distance = (duration/2) / 29.1;
	return   distance;
}

boolean dustbinSendGmail(){
	// setup outgoing relay server   - gmail.com
	email.setOutgoingServer("smtp.gmail.com", 587);
	email.setOutgoingLogin("your_login_id",   "your_login_password");
	
	// setup From/To/Subject
	email.setFrom("from_email_address",   "from_user_name");
	email.setTo("to_email_address", "to_user_name");
	
	email.setSubject("Your   dustbin is almost full");
	
	// write email message
	email.beginMessage();
	email.println("Location:   Planet Earth.");
	email.println("");
	email.println("Your dustbin is   almost full.");
	email.println("");
	email.println("Prepare to through   it out.");
	
	email.endMessage();
	
	// send email
	if(email.send()   > 0)
	{
		Serial.println("Email send ok");
		return true;
	}
	else
	{
		Serial.println("Email   send failed");
		return false;
	}
}

Source Code

arduino

You only need to replace your Gmail account's information To get Gmail library, visit here https://create.arduino.cc/projecthub/phpoc_man/gmail-arduino-uno-ipv6-01ecc0?ref=user&ref_id=160147&offset=3

1#define PIN_TRIG 5
2#define PIN_ECHO 6
3#define BIN_HEIGHT 20 // maximum  containable height of bin in centimeters
4
5#include "SPI.h"
6#include "Phpoc.h"
7
8long  ultrasonicGetDistance();
9boolean dustbinSendGmail();
10
11PhpocEmail email;
12boolean  isSent = false;
13
14void setup() {
15	Serial.begin(9600);
16	while(!Serial)
17	;
18	pinMode(PIN_TRIG,  OUTPUT);
19	pinMode(PIN_ECHO, INPUT);
20	
21	Phpoc.begin(PF_LOG_SPI | PF_LOG_NET  | PF_LOG_APP);
22	
23}
24
25void loop() {
26	long distance = 0;
27	// read  10 time and get average value to eliminate noises
28	for(int i = 0; i < 100; i++)
29	{
30		long  temp = 0;
31		do
32		{
33			temp = ultrasonicGetDistance();
34		}
35		while(temp  > BIN_HEIGHT);
36		
37		distance += temp;
38		delay(10);
39	}
40	distance  /= 100;
41	
42	Serial.print(distance);
43	Serial.println(" cm");
44	
45	if(distance  <= 5)
46	{
47		if(!isSent)
48		{
49			Serial.println("Dustbin is almost  full");
50			isSent = dustbinSendGmail();
51		}
52	}
53	else if(isSent  && distance > 8) // avoid send alot of email when the distance is oscillated around  5cm 
54		isSent = false;
55		
56	delay(500);
57}
58
59long ultrasonicGetDistance(){
60	long  duration, distance;
61	digitalWrite(PIN_TRIG, LOW); 
62	delayMicroseconds(2);  
63	digitalWrite(PIN_TRIG, HIGH);
64	delayMicroseconds(10); 
65	digitalWrite(PIN_TRIG,  LOW);
66	duration = pulseIn(PIN_ECHO, HIGH);
67	distance = (duration/2) / 29.1;
68	return  distance;
69}
70
71boolean dustbinSendGmail(){
72	// setup outgoing relay server  - gmail.com
73	email.setOutgoingServer("smtp.gmail.com", 587);
74	email.setOutgoingLogin("your_login_id",  "your_login_password");
75	
76	// setup From/To/Subject
77	email.setFrom("from_email_address",  "from_user_name");
78	email.setTo("to_email_address", "to_user_name");
79	
80	email.setSubject("Your  dustbin is almost full");
81	
82	// write email message
83	email.beginMessage();
84	email.println("Location:  Planet Earth.");
85	email.println("");
86	email.println("Your dustbin is  almost full.");
87	email.println("");
88	email.println("Prepare to through  it out.");
89	
90	email.endMessage();
91	
92	// send email
93	if(email.send()  > 0)
94	{
95		Serial.println("Email send ok");
96		return true;
97	}
98	else
99	{
100		Serial.println("Email  send failed");
101		return false;
102	}
103}

#define PIN_TRIG 5
#define PIN_ECHO 6
#define BIN_HEIGHT 20 // maximum  containable height of bin in centimeters

#include "SPI.h"
#include "Phpoc.h"

long  ultrasonicGetDistance();
boolean dustbinSendGmail();

PhpocEmail email;
boolean  isSent = false;

void setup() {
	Serial.begin(9600);
	while(!Serial)
	;
	pinMode(PIN_TRIG,  OUTPUT);
	pinMode(PIN_ECHO, INPUT);
	
	Phpoc.begin(PF_LOG_SPI | PF_LOG_NET  | PF_LOG_APP);
	
}

void loop() {
	long distance = 0;
	// read  10 time and get average value to eliminate noises
	for(int i = 0; i < 100; i++)
	{
		long  temp = 0;
		do
		{
			temp = ultrasonicGetDistance();
		}
		while(temp  > BIN_HEIGHT);
		
		distance += temp;
		delay(10);
	}
	distance  /= 100;
	
	Serial.print(distance);
	Serial.println(" cm");
	
	if(distance  <= 5)
	{
		if(!isSent)
		{
			Serial.println("Dustbin is almost  full");
			isSent = dustbinSendGmail();
		}
	}
	else if(isSent  && distance > 8) // avoid send alot of email when the distance is oscillated around  5cm 
		isSent = false;
		
	delay(500);
}

long ultrasonicGetDistance(){
	long  duration, distance;
	digitalWrite(PIN_TRIG, LOW); 
	delayMicroseconds(2);  
	digitalWrite(PIN_TRIG, HIGH);
	delayMicroseconds(10); 
	digitalWrite(PIN_TRIG,  LOW);
	duration = pulseIn(PIN_ECHO, HIGH);
	distance = (duration/2) / 29.1;
	return  distance;
}

boolean dustbinSendGmail(){
	// setup outgoing relay server  - gmail.com
	email.setOutgoingServer("smtp.gmail.com", 587);
	email.setOutgoingLogin("your_login_id",  "your_login_password");
	
	// setup From/To/Subject
	email.setFrom("from_email_address",  "from_user_name");
	email.setTo("to_email_address", "to_user_name");
	
	email.setSubject("Your  dustbin is almost full");
	
	// write email message
	email.beginMessage();
	email.println("Location:  Planet Earth.");
	email.println("");
	email.println("Your dustbin is  almost full.");
	email.println("");
	email.println("Prepare to through  it out.");
	
	email.endMessage();
	
	// send email
	if(email.send()  > 0)
	{
		Serial.println("Email send ok");
		return true;
	}
	else
	{
		Serial.println("Email  send failed");
		return false;
	}
}

Downloadable files

Assembly

Assembly 1. Stack PHPoC Shield on Arduino 2. Connect LAN cable or USB wifi Dongle to the shield for Ethernet 3. Pin wiring between Arduino and Sensor.

Assembly

Pin wiring between Arduino and Sensor

Assembly

Assembly 1. Stack PHPoC Shield on Arduino 2. Connect LAN cable or USB wifi Dongle to the shield for Ethernet 3. Pin wiring between Arduino and Sensor.

Assembly

All system

Pin wiring between Arduino and Sensor

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