ChimpAlert

Overview/Features:

• ChimpAlert is a hack for the Mandrill API. It uses PHP, Python, and Arduino hardware to notify you when you receive email.

• ChimpAlert also saves your most recent email in a text file.

• Moreover, if someone is playing with your Arduino, ChimpAlert will also notify you by email.

Implementation:

1. Configured domain MX records, SPF records to work with the Mandrill API.

2. A PHP script receives the http post from Mandrill webhooks, decodes the Json string and writes to a text file.

3. The Python script reads from the text file and sends the serial commands to the Arduino.

Inspiration and Target:

• The difficulty in retrieving inbound emails from the Mandrill

• Best use of Mandrill API prize

• Target: People who like cool things on their desk

Built With

• arduino
• hardware
• php
• python
• web
• windows