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Hands-On Internet of Things with Blynk

You're reading from   Hands-On Internet of Things with Blynk Build on the power of Blynk to configure smart devices and build exciting IoT projects

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Product type Paperback
Published in May 2018
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781788995061
Length 271 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Notification widget

The Notification widget allows you to send push notifications from your Raspberry Pi to your smartphone or tablet.

This has the following limitations:

  • The maximum message length is 128 characters (mix of alphanumeric and symbols)
  • You can send only one notification per 15 seconds

However, you can increase the message length by including the following statement at the beginning of the code:

#define BLYNK_MAX_SENDBYTES 256 // Default is 128

You can add a Notification widget onto your project canvas using the Widget Box. The Notification widget also consumes 0 units of energy from your energy bank. Only one notification widget is allowed for a project:

Notification widget is added next to the Twitter widget

Configuring the Notification widget

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