Arduinos and alarm clocks

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I have a question about Arduino interfacing with an alarm clock. Well, not necessarily just the alarm clock, but I want the arduino to read that the alarm clock snooze button has been hit, and then actuate something based off of that data for the time that it takes to reset the alarm.

Basically, I want the Arduino to read the alarm clock’s snooze button and then actuate the channels on a TENs unit. I know that the Arduino itself can read whether a button is pressed and actuate a motor, but my main problem is I have no clue how to get the taser to talk to the Arduino.

Now, my original idea was to have a Raspberry Pi read the data from the alarm clock, understand that the button was pushed, and then send that data over to an Arduino. This is because I am an idiot, and didn’t realize the Arduino itself was better at reading sensory data and then actuating something.

I don’t know much about C-type languages, but I’m not too terribly certain I can get the Arduino to do all of this at once. My main question is: is it even possible?

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There's a big difference between those. What is this project about?

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Stupidity.

And they’re different?

Basically, I want to make an alarm clock that causes pain when you hit the snooze button, because we all know that pain is the best motivator.

Will this see consistent action? No. It won’t.

But I want to make it. I want it to exist so so so so so badly.

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Yes. One is used for stimulating muscles as a means of exercise and is generally pretty safe (provided the user does not have a pacemaker). Tasers are designed to disable an attacker. They are dangerous and can be fatal.

So which is it?

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TENs unit then. It’s more expensive, but it’s probably easier to use. It also seems safer, and while I personally do not mind causing my human guinea pigs pain, I do not want to kill the one person who would agree to doing this with me

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You would need to disassemble both the alarm clock and the TENs in order to detect or simulate their buttons being pressed.

It might be safer and more interesting to make your own alarm clock using an Arduino, an RTC, an LCD display and a relay module to actuate something.

If you can find a TENs unit that starts actuating as soon as it receives power, that might be the easiest way.

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Thank you so much, I appreciate it.

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Are you seriously going to connect the pads of a TENS unit to a sleeper? Simply to wake them up?

Have you considered a simple vibrating device under the pillow?

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But I want to make it. I want it to exist so so so so so badly.

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