Final project
pillbox with alarm
Final project summarize page
a smart and hipster proof pillbox designed how i need and want it.
technical summarize
The electronic aspect of the box contains out off:
- a control board with an esp32 with a build on FTDI
- 14 leds divided on 7 different boards which are all connected to their own separate ESP pins since he has so many.
- 7x KY033 - i decide to go with the original package since i was running out of time and honestly was not able to make a sensor board so small like theirs. During Input week i did spend some time on making my own and i did make it work, just not this small.
in my own words
I have to take a pill everyday.. It makes me feel like a old lady in a caring home if i would set an alarm for it when to take it, 99% of the time i just take it in the morning and if i forgot if i did i can look in the box which is made up in days of the week.. but those times when i am already on my way to work or pleasure and i don’t remember if i took my pill, total panic.. i even ended up asking friends to pass by my house to see if the box of that day is empty. Now the logic answer would be: “schatje, just set an alarm when you have to take it then you wont forget”.. and thats exactly the problem, i don’t want an invasive intrusion in my daily life and even worse a reminder that i am “an HIV patient”. In the 14 years i had to do this i tried many ways. trying to not have a constant reminder but still taking my pills in the 2 hour window i have. So finally a solution is there, tailored to my specific needs.
bill of cost
Ofcourse in hours this little box is undescribably expensive.. but if i only look at the material then it’s something like this:
| Amount | Component | size | already in stock | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1x | realflex filament | no | 39,50 | |
| 1x | acrylic plate | 200mm x 100mm | yes | 0,00 |
| 1x | wood | 200mm x 100mm | yes | 5,00 |
| 1x | ESP32 32E | yes | 10,95 | |
| .. | other board components | yes | 1,00 | |
| 7x | KY033 | yes | 7,00 |
Made a separate page where i describe the process to not bore you with all the details here, so feel free to check it out on this page
