We can instantly open a door or control anything we can connect. It works from any iPhone, Android, or PC. After connecting something we want to control, download the free app to a PC, open a port, and control it remotely from anywhere. It's open source so anyone can modify it to sense and control anything they like. You can try it out here. In the kickstarter video we show creating a virtual fence around our house to automagically open the garage door and let the dog out when we approach home.
For less than $50 of easy to find parts and a little ingenuity, we can let our best friend out as we approach home so he can meet us at the door. If for some reason we can't be home on time, we can open the door from anywhere. We could even program a timer to automatically let him out in case we didn't have service.
We've also created prototypes that can open the kennel door or activate other items as we approach or leave home, work, or any other location. You can find out more on the Internet Your Thing Kickstarter project.
Download a fully working server here, just unpack it and run.
Get the full source here. A complete list of all technology used is published at the end of this howto.
For less than $50 of easy to find parts and a little ingenuity, we can let our best friend out as we approach home so he can meet us at the door. If for some reason we can't be home on time, we can open the door from anywhere. We could even program a timer to automatically let him out in case we didn't have service.
We've also created prototypes that can open the kennel door or activate other items as we approach or leave home, work, or any other location. You can find out more on the Internet Your Thing Kickstarter project.
Download a fully working server here, just unpack it and run.
Get the full source here. A complete list of all technology used is published at the end of this howto.
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All the materials and tools that we used are listed below. There are also some optional items listed if you want to go wireless. The kennel we modified was a large Vari Kennel. If yours is different, you will most likely have to modify the mechanism.
Materials
Materials
- Kennel
- aluminum or steel flat stock: (local hardware store) 1/16 inch thick, 1 inch wide, 2 feet long
- bolts and nuts: eight 10-24 x 1/2 inch long or similar
- board or rod: approximately two feet long
- pulley, small
- string: approximately two feet
- weight: a small water bottle works well
- hobby servo like B1221
- small stiff wire: three inches
- arduinio or derivative microcontroller and small stand-offs for mounting
- wire: approximately 4 feet (old telephone or Ethernet cable works great)
- electrical tape
- Twist ties from toy packaging
- screwdriver
- drill
- hacksaw
- pliers
- hammer
- large wrench or vice to bend metal for servo bracket
- knife or wire strippers
- Bluetooth or WiFi controller
- jumpers
- soldering iron
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hey, i was wondering i check out myself on Amazon bluetooth module serial adapter the link is http://www.amazon.com/Banggood-Wireless-Bluetooth-Transceiver-Backplane/dp/B008MVIBV4/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS_nC?ie=UTF8&colid=3LTHHNKZZI3WX&coliid=IX579Q1OUOWH6. Will it work with Arduino? If so, Where the bluetooth four wires connect to Arduino pins?
Where did you get serial.begin 576000?