       digitalWrite(pinGeneralLED, LOW);
     }
 
-    Serial.println("ALERT");
-
     delay(.2 * 1000);
   }
 }


    if(ppad.available()) {
      String in = ppad.readStringUntil('\n');
      Serial.println(in);

      if(in.charAt(0) == '1') {
        alertSensorEssential = true;
      }

}

void setup() {
  ppad.begin(9600);

  pinMode(pinCapacitive, INPUT);
