Safe Pill

Device measures temp. of packaged medication and alerts the customer if the temp. reached the unsafe limit

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Inspiration - We read this article about packaged and shipped meds (https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2019/01/07/673806506/extreme-temperatures-may-pose-risks-to-some-mail-order-meds) and we decided to create a device that tracked the temperature in the package and then once that package was opened, alerted the customer if the medication is now unsafe because of extreme temperature.

What it does

This battery powered device is supposed to go into a package the contains medication that is being shipped to a person. The device measures the temperature and humidity of the package, and if the temperature reaches the max temperature for that specific medication, a light turns to red instead of green notifying the customer when they open their package that the medication is unsafe to use.

How we built it

We built it using Arduino and the temperature and humidity module, as well as the LCD display to display to the user what the current temperature is of the package. It uses LED lights (green and red) to indicate whether the medication was exposed to extreme temperature and if it is safe to use.

Challenges we ran into

We ran into quite a few challenges, but we persevered. We were very unexperienced with python so we had to research some more about that. Also at times the Arduino code had bug in it and we had to research more about how to deal with those bugs. Last but not least we ran into the problem of using flask.

Accomplishments that we're proud of

We are very proud of the fact that we managed to create a device that measured temperature of its surroundings and also that we were about to include user interface. We are also proud of creating a quite nice very simple website that represented out goals for the future.

What we learned

We learned many things. The biggest thing that we learned was how to operate an Arduino and how to create cool things with it. We also learned a little bit of python and flask and ways that data can be transferred

What's next for Safe Pill

The next step is to develop a web app that tracks the package, and temperature during the medication's delivery and for that website to talk to the device via wireless internet

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