Automate your smart home raspberry pi is a popular idea in the Raspberry Pi community, and there are many unique ways to implement the SBC into various designs. Today I’m going to show you another home automation-based project created by maker and developer Dillon McCardell, using a Pi to operate a door lock system using facial recognition. aura lock.
The system works as expected. Use the camera to capture images of potential faces. If a recognized and approved face is detected, the Pi triggers the deadbolt to unlock. Once the deadbolt is unlocked, the user can enter the room and lock the door manually or using the corresponding mobile her application.
The mobile app was created from the ground up by McCardell exclusively for the AuraLock project. It is Android based and offers many features that take your project from a basic idea to a full-fledged smart home system. With this app, users can remotely control locks, manage user-her accounts, access cameras in real time, and automatically unlock for any face instead of a specific one. You can enable the mode to
AuraLock is powered by a Raspberry Pi with the help of a Servo PWM Pi HAT and some additional components. It uses a 12 MP camera module, LEDs, servos, a magnetic door sensor, and an MCP3008 analog-to-digital converter (ADC). All these components work together using a custom PCB McCardell developed for the AuraLock project. All housed within a custom 3D printed housing created using SolidWorks and Fusion360.
The software side of the project is pretty complicated and McCardell was kind enough to share all the juicy details of how it all works on the project page. to communicate with the Raspberry Pi. The mobile app is designed with a custom GUI with various buttons to lock, unlock, capture images, monitor usage history, add new faces to unlock registry, etc.
If you want to recreate this Raspberry Pi project, or want a better understanding of how the Raspberry Pi works together, visit the official. AuraLock project Head over to the page and follow McCardell for more exciting developments to come.
