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Dorm Lock Automation
2015-12-20 15:38:29 Post No. 917561
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Dorm Lock Automation
Anonymous
2015-12-20 15:38:29
Post No. 917561
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Hello, /diy/, my university dorm is set up in a suite format with two rooms on either side of a bathroom, but my roommates and I moved all of our beds to one room and all of our desks/computers to the other room as a work/recreation room.
I will only have a key to the bedroom side of our suite, and figured that over the break I could build a machine for fun and convenience which would allow me to automate the locking mechanism and be controllable from a phone or using NFC.
What I have to work with:
>raspberry pi
>not much engineering experience, but I've done some simple things with arduino and written a few simple programs in assembly.
>free time I'd rather not waste on video games or something.
>pic related is the door, which requires the locking mechanism be turned, followed by the door handle being turned about a quarter-way to engage the unlocking mechanism.
>$200 budget
I plan on mounting the whole mechanism to the door using heavy-duty suction cups since modifying the door or mounting it to the wall is a non option.
So, /diy/, how should I go about starting this project? What kind of things will I need? What are some good free programs I can use to make rough designs? etc.
