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AWS IOT Button Back Story:
My AWS Solution Archictect certification is due to expire in the next 6 months and given I have not done a huge amount with AWS since getting certified I thought it was worth kicking the tyres again and running a few bits and pieces within AWS. One of the first things I did was move my blog over to AWS lightsail.
In addition to the above I thought I would purchase an AWS IOT button and have a play. The setup for these is now MUCH simpler with the introduction of the iOS and Android setup apps.
Part 1 Button setup to email
To start with I just wanted to do something easy so I set it up so that with a press of the button it would send me an email via SES This was to get to grips with the button check I had the comms setup correctly etc etc. I chose to use one of the prebuilt python functions for this. It deliveries a basic email like the below.
Hello from your IoT Button G030PT026447H6A6. Here is the full event: {“batteryVoltage”: “1684mV”, “serialNumber”: “G030PT02XXX6A6”, “clickType”: “SINGLE”}
Part 2 IFTTT integration
Once i
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