ESP32 - Water Leak Email Notification
In this tutorial, we are going to learn how to use the ESP32 to detect water leaks and send real-time notifications via email. This step-by-step tutorial covers sensor setup, code examples, and integration with email services, ensuring your home or office is protected from potential water damage. Perfect for DIY enthusiasts and smart home developers looking to enhance their water leak detection systems.
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If you're unfamiliar with how to supply power to the ESP32 and other components, you can find guidance in the following tutorial: How to Power ESP32.
#include <WiFi.h>
#include <ESP_Mail_Client.h>
#define WIFI_SSID "YOUR_WIFI_SSID"
#define WIFI_PASSWORD "YOUR_WIFI_PASSWORD"
#define SENDER_EMAIL "xxxxxx@gmail.com"
#define SENDER_PASSWORD "xxxx xxxx xxxx xxxx"
#define RECIPIENT_EMAIL "xxxxxx@gmail.com"
#define SMTP_HOST "smtp.gmail.com"
#define SMTP_PORT 587
#define WATER_SENSOR_PIN 19
int water_state;
int prev_water_state;
SMTPSession smtp;
void setup() {
Serial.begin(9600);
WiFi.begin(WIFI_SSID, WIFI_PASSWORD);
Serial.print("Connecting to Wi-Fi");
while (WiFi.status() != WL_CONNECTED) {
Serial.print(".");
delay(300);
}
Serial.println();
Serial.print("Connected with IP: ");
Serial.println(WiFi.localIP());
Serial.println();
pinMode(WATER_SENSOR_PIN, INPUT_PULLUP);
water_state = digitalRead(WATER_SENSOR_PIN);
}
void loop() {
prev_water_state = water_state;
water_state = digitalRead(WATER_SENSOR_PIN);
if (prev_water_state == HIGH && water_state == LOW) {
Serial.println("Water leakage is detected!");
String subject = "Email Notification from ESP32";
String textMsg = "This is an email sent from ESP32.\n";
textMsg += "Water leakage is detected";
gmail_send(subject, textMsg);
}
}
void gmail_send(String subject, String textMsg) {
MailClient.networkReconnect(true);
smtp.debug(1);
smtp.callback(smtpCallback);
Session_Config config;
config.server.host_name = SMTP_HOST;
config.server.port = SMTP_PORT;
config.login.email = SENDER_EMAIL;
config.login.password = SENDER_PASSWORD;
config.login.user_domain = F("127.0.0.1");
config.time.ntp_server = F("pool.ntp.org,time.nist.gov");
config.time.gmt_offset = 3;
config.time.day_light_offset = 0;
SMTP_Message message;
message.sender.name = F("ESP32");
message.sender.email = SENDER_EMAIL;
message.subject = subject;
message.addRecipient(F("To Whom It May Concern"), RECIPIENT_EMAIL);
message.text.content = textMsg;
message.text.transfer_encoding = "base64";
message.text.charSet = F("utf-8");
message.priority = esp_mail_smtp_priority::esp_mail_smtp_priority_low;
message.addHeader(F("Message-ID: <abcde.fghij@gmail.com>"));
if (!smtp.connect(&config)) {
Serial.printf("Connection error, Status Code: %d, Error Code: %d, Reason: %s\n", smtp.statusCode(), smtp.errorCode(), smtp.errorReason().c_str());
return;
}
if (!smtp.isLoggedIn()) {
Serial.println("Not yet logged in.");
} else {
if (smtp.isAuthenticated())
Serial.println("Successfully logged in.");
else
Serial.println("Connected with no Auth.");
}
if (!MailClient.sendMail(&smtp, &message))
Serial.printf("Error, Status Code: %d, Error Code: %d, Reason: %s\n", smtp.statusCode(), smtp.errorCode(), smtp.errorReason().c_str());
}
void smtpCallback(SMTP_Status status) {
Serial.println(status.info());
if (status.success()) {
Serial.println("----------------");
Serial.printf("Email sent success: %d\n", status.completedCount());
Serial.printf("Email sent failed: %d\n", status.failedCount());
Serial.println("----------------\n");
for (size_t i = 0; i < smtp.sendingResult.size(); i++) {
SMTP_Result result = smtp.sendingResult.getItem(i);
Serial.printf("Message No: %d\n", i + 1);
Serial.printf("Status: %s\n", result.completed ? "success" : "failed");
Serial.printf("Date/Time: %s\n", MailClient.Time.getDateTimeString(result.timestamp, "%B %d, %Y %H:%M:%S").c_str());
Serial.printf("Recipient: %s\n", result.recipients.c_str());
Serial.printf("Subject: %s\n", result.subject.c_str());
}
Serial.println("----------------\n");
smtp.sendingResult.clear();
}
}
Install the water sensor on the place that can encounter with water leak
Connect the ESP32 board to the water sensor
Connect the ESP32 board to your PC via a micro USB cable
Open Arduino IDE on your PC.
Select the right ESP32 board (e.g. ESP32 Dev Module) and COM port.
Open the Library Manager by clicking on the Library Manager icon on the left navigation bar of Arduino IDE.
Search ESP Mail Client, then find the ESP Mail Client created by Mobizt.
Click Install button to install ESP Mail Client library.
Copy the above code and open with Arduino IDE
Change the WiFi information (SSID and password) in the code to yours by changing two contanst WIFI_SSID and WIFI_PASSWORD
Change the sender email and password in the code to yours by changing two contanst SENDER_EMAIL and SENDER_PASSWORD
Change the recipient email in the code to yours by changing two contanst RECIPIENT_EMAIL. recipient email can be the same as sender
※ NOTE THAT:
Sender email MUST be Gmail
Sender password is the App passwords you got from previous step
Recipient email can be any type of email
Click Upload button on Arduino IDE to upload code to ESP32
Open the Serial Monitor
Pour some water to the water sensor
Check out the result on Serial Monitor.
Water leakage is detected
#### Email sent successfully
> C: Email sent successfully
----------------
Message sent success: 1
Message sent failed: 0
----------------
Message No: 1
Status: success
Date/Time: May 27, 2024 04:42:50
Recipient: xxxxxx@gmail.com
Subject: Email Notification from ESP32
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