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Buzzed Buzzer gives you a Breathalyzer test while ringing in the new year
alcohol sensor, arduino hacks, breathalyzer, buzzer, mq-3, New Year's Eve, Teensy Comments Off on Buzzed Buzzer gives you a Breathalyzer test while ringing in the new year
We’re not sure if there’s enough time to get a parts order delivered, but no geeky New Year’s party will be complete without a party buzzer that doubles as a Breathalyzer. The Buzzed Buzzer hides all of the necessary bits inside of a paper and plastic party favor. We guess it only buzzes if you’re over the limit? Actually that’s not the case at all. The accuracy of the sensor used in the project really just measures the presence of alcohol and can’t quantify BAC.
A Teensy 2.0 microcontroller board drives the project. Powered by a Lithium cell, it monitors an MQ-3 Alcohol gas sensor and drives a buzzer. The components are just small enough to be hidden by the cone of the party buzzer. You can see a demonstration of this in the short clip after the jump.
This is a fun project, but we’re still big fans of getting the crowd involved with this large LED meter which is hooked up to the same style of alcohol sensor.
[via Dvice]
Filed under: arduino hacks
