Iterations

Our first prototype was to get the sensor and light bulb to work according to our instructions. Yet, having accomplished this, we wanted the product to provide a better experience to the user (ie. busy parents may forget to look at a specific lightbulb). 

The first iteration is to connect the water sensor to a music streaming service; we focused on connecting to Spotify or to a Bluetooth speaker (Sonos). The objective of this is to allow busy parents that may otherwise be listening to music, to be alerted of what water level the bath tub currently has. Crucially, it will alert parents when the bath tub is full and/or reaching capacity. Screenshots of the IFTTT connectivity to Spotify is shown below (first image shows the 5 applets for different water levels and heights and the second image shows actions triggered when the bath tub is full, lightbulb changes to red, and Spotify skips the track that is currently playing).

We tried embedding specific songs to be played after the water level was full, but even with the pro IFTTT account, this functionality is not working. This could be done by design by Spotify, but it is something to explore further.

We also attempted to change bath tubs or containers, such that we can test and learn faster and include more functionality. We learned that our product works across bath tubs, water containers, thermos, etc.