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I was able to get a fan to turn on and off, as well as the vibration motor (the code was similar for each motor). However, it took too much time, so I did not have time to create a figure that interacted with the motor.
I connected the motor code to an IFTTT event so that the motors turned on 15 minutes before an event.

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I started with using the fan, hoping to create a ballon type effect. However, there were no stronger fans available, so the fan I had was not able to create the desired visual.
I switched to a vibration motor, using much of the same code, but it was very aggressive.
I tried using a servo, but I was unable to get it to function. Therefore, I ended up with only the fan and vibration effects.

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I had a vision for the final product, but did not slow down to consider the steps needed to get there. This led me to sink time into a fan that would not contribute to my final vision. Then, instead of working with my reduced capabilities - fan or vibration motor - I tried to switch to a servo motor. This lead me to sink my last bit of time into a new motor instead of refine and apply the motors I could use.

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int solPin = D2;

bool shouldActivate = false;

void setup()
{
  //Subscribe to an event that is triggered 15 minutes before a Google Calendar event using IFTT
  Particle.subscribe(  "activate",activateSolenoid  );

  pinMode(solPin, OUTPUT);
}

void loop()
{
}

//When event is received activate the Solenoid
void activateSolenoid(const char *event, const char *data)
{
    do_Solenoid();

}

//Turn the Solenoid off and on
void doSolenoid(  ){
    digitalWrite( D2, HIGH ); 
    delay (1000);
    digitalWrite(D2,LOW);
    delay (1000);
}

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//Incomplete servo code
Servo myservo;  // create servo object to control a servo
                // a maximum of eight servo objects can be created

int pos = 0;    // variable to store the servo position

void setup()
{
  myservo.attach(D0);  // attaches the servo on the D0 pin to the servo object
  // Only supported on pins that have PWM
}


void loop()
{
  for(pos = 0; pos < 180; pos += 1)  // goes from 0 degrees to 180 degrees
  {                                  // in steps of 1 degree
    myservo.write(pos);              // tell servo to go to position in variable 'pos'
    delay(15);                       // waits 15ms for the servo to reach the position
  }
  for(pos = 180; pos>=1; pos-=1)     // goes from 180 degrees to 0 degrees
  {
    myservo.write(pos);              // tell servo to go to position in variable 'pos'
    delay(15);                       // waits 15ms for the servo to reach the position
  }
}

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