I'm just going to copy my readme cause it has all of this info.
Side Note: This was my first hackathon, and besides having python experience I had 0 experience, or had even heard of the library's, hardware, and API's used. It was one hell of a crash course / learning experience
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| DEPENDENCIES: Twilio Python API (twilio.twiml), Paramiko python Library, Flask python library, Ngrok |
| --all python libraries are availible through PIP for easy install-- |
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| This is a proof of concept python script using the Twilio API to enable control of hardware or software devices via |
| SMS messages. |
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| The goal of this was to control hardware easily through SMS which was done by triggering scripts written |
| in the arduino IDE on an Intel Edison. In the future I would like to flesh this project out and start moving towards |
| home automation. I also plan on moving away from SSH and towards scripts fetching SMS commands via databases. | | |
| SSH was only used as a proof of concept, it is a horrible idea to use it in this manner due to security. It was only |
| used because of the lack of time and the amount of time spent on Edison debugging. |
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| SO HOW DOES IT WORK!?!?!? |
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| A python script sets up a flask server which constantly listens for incoming commands. The Twilio API and services |
| send these commands via POST when a text is relieved or sent, the incoming post is sent from the flask server |
| and processed through this python script which sends back POST to the api, along with commands to the intel Edison,|
| or whatever device you are connecting to. |
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| Side note: I also used the program ngrok for easy tunneling for the flask server. |
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| Where to go now!? |
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| -switch from SSH to database fetching for security and ease of use | | |
| -Add more commands and ease of use |
| -Focus more on hardware |
| -add comments explaining what the hell is going on |
| -clean up code |
| -splash screen when connecting for the first time |
| -!?!?!?!??!!? |
| -profit |
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UPDATE: NGROK has stopped forwarding my post from the API through the ngrok tunnel unabling me to use this w/o port forwarding or buying a domain. I will attatch the API logs to show that it does work and I will also include screenshots of the SMS on my phone. Not really sure how to show commands being executed on the Edison but I can show the files created and ran and my test scripts if need be.
Also the edison is a nightmare. Built in bug after bug in the default distro dealing with hardware on the breakout board. I can't even SSH into it anymore even after factory reset, and the error logs are a mystery. There is very little documentation on this device.
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