Turn ON/OFF Devices Using MI Band

Najad

5 years ago

mi band home automation using arduino, IFTTT, relay, nodemcu esp8266, and blynk by diyusthad

Introduction

In this DIY We are using MI band 2 or You can use MI band 3 to switch ON/OFF devices like fan, light or anything which comes into your mind, from anywhere in the World.

Hardware Required

Node MCU	x	1
MI band 2 or Mi band 3	x	1
Single Relay board	x	1
Bread Board	x	1
Jumper cables	x	as required

Software Required

Components	Amazon.in	Amazon.com	Banggood	AliExpress	Utsource
Node MCU
Jumper cables
Bread Board
Single Relay board
MI band 2 or Mi band 3

	Arduino IDE
	Mi Band 2/3 & Amazfit Сhannel ( Weather )
	IFTTT
	Blynk – IoT for Arduino, ESP8266/32, Raspberry Pi

Making

Let’s divide the process into small sections for easy understanding.

Step 1: Blynk

Download the Blynk app from google play store
Sign in using a valid E-mail address
Create a new project
- Give a project name and choose NodeMCU from choose device dropdown list.
- Then choose Wi-Fi from connection type dropdown list and press Create.
- An Auth Token will be generated and send to the E-mail address which you signed in.
- Copy and save the Auth Token somewhere safe, We will use it in the next step DO NOT share it, anyone who is having it can control your device.
- Now click on the “+“symbol to add widgets, then add a Button. Now you can see a button will be added to the dashboard.
- Click on the Button widget from the dashboard to edit the button settings.
- Now from the settings choose the pin which you want to control, I’m choosing digital pin D5
- Change the ON state to 0 and OFF state to 1, by default ON will be 1 ie HIGH and OFF will be 0 ie LOW. We are doing this because Our relay will turn ON on LOW and turn OFF on HIGH.
- Change the mode to switch instead of push.

Step 2: NodeMCU

We are going to program NodeMCU with Arduino IDE.

First, We need to install the NodeMCU support in Arduino IDE, Watch the below video on how to do it or read the instructions here,

Secondly, We need to install the required library to run Blynk in NodeMCU,

Search for blynk in Library Manager and install the latest version or You can download Zip file from Github (https://github.com/blynkkk/blynk-library) and install manually using add.ZIP Library option in Arduino IDE.
Then, go to File -> Examples -> Blynk -> Boards_WiFi -> NodeMCU, as shown below.

Then paste the AuthToken generated from Blynk app to the Blynk Arduino sketch.
Type your WiFi SSID and Password also to the Blynk Arduino sketch, where it is mentioned.

Now select the board from the tools menu and upload the sketch.

Now open serial monitor from the tools menu, if everything is done successfully, You can see the results like this

Step 3: Relay Connection

Now connect a relay to the NodeMCU so We can control external AC / DC appliances.

Power Supply	NodeMCU	Relay Channel
–	D5	IN
3V	VIN	VCC
12V	–	VJ-VCC
GND	GND	GND

Step 4: IFTTT

Either you can use IFTTT website to IFTTT mobile app to create Applets. Here I’m using IFTTT website, in the video, I have shown how to do it in the IFTTT mobile app.

Before start create IFTTT applet we need to create two HTTP request links, one for turning ON the relay and one for turning OFF the relay.

http://188.166.206.43/blynkAuthToken/update/D14?value=0

http://188.166.206.43/blynkAuthToken/update/D14?value=1

Here,

The 188.166.206.43 is the IP address of blynk server.
You need to replace your blynk Auth Token, where it is mentioned in the request link.
D14 is the pin which we have connected our relay, actually, we have connected relay to the D5 pin of NodeMCU but here in the HTTP request link we need to address the GPIO pin number, so the GPIO pin number for physical pin D5 is D14.
When we call value=0 it will make the pin D5 LOW, the relay is ON.
When we call value=1 it will make the pin D5 HIGH, the relay is OFF

Creating Applet For Relay ON

Go to www.ifttt.com then login using your account or signup if you don’t have an account.
Then under applets tab click on new applets button.

Now, click on the +this button.
Then choose a service page will open.

From “choose a service” page, search for webhooks and click on it.
Then “choose trigger” page will open.

From “choose trigger” page click on Receive a web request.

Now in event name write Relay_ON.
and click create trigger button.

Now, choose +that button.

Then like before, search for webhooks and click on it.

Now from “choose action” click on Make a web request.
and fill the details as shown below.

URL: In this filed paste the HTTP request link which is created before, don’t forget to edit the URL with your blynk Auth Token.
Method: From the drop-down list choose GET.
Content/Type: Choose text/plain from the dropdown list.
Body: Leave it blank.
Now, Click Create action Button.

Now we have successfully created an applet for turning the relay ON.
like the same way, we need to create another applet for turning OFF the relay.
Below is the screenshot of the two steps which you need to make changes.

In this applet Write Relay_OFF instead of Relay_ON.

Paste the HTTP request URL for turning OFF the relay, that is the value=1.
and click on create action button.

Now we have Successfully created Applets for both Relay ON and Relay OFF.

Step 5: Mi Band 2/3 & Amazfit Сhannel

Firstly connect your MI band with your phone using the MI Fit android app.
Now open Mi Band 2/3 & Amazfit Сhannel app from your phone and fill the details as shown below,

MAC: it will be filled automatically if you have connected the MI band with your phone.
Event 2 click: Write Relay_ON this is the same event name which we have given in IFTTT applet for Relay_ON.
Event 3 click: Write Relay_OFF this is the same event name which we have given in IFTTT applet for Relay_ON.
Key: this is the unique key for your webhooks service, follow the below steps to get your key,
- go to https://ifttt.com/my_services.
- search for webhooks and select it.
- click on settings, and you can see your key.
- copy and paste it in the Key field in Mi Band 2/3 & Amazfit Сhannel application.