Introduction: Home Security System
This Instructable will help you make a basic miniature home security system using Arduino.
The way this system works is: If an object breaks the first laser, the red LED will light up indicating for the object to stop. If the object doesn't stop and breaks the second laser the buzzer (alarm) will go off. However, if after breaking the first laser the button on breadboard 2 (the one with the LDR's) is pressed it will deactivate the alarm so that the object can pass the second laser harmlessly.
Step 1: Materials Needed
A House/piece of cardboard.
1 Arduino board.
2 Light Dependant Resistors.
2 led lights (Red and Green).
2 laser diodes
1 Buzzer
Step 2: Setting Up Laser Diodes With a Button
Follow the diagram above to set up your laser diodes (use laser diodes instead of the LED's shown above).
Use this code to start them up when you push the button and turn them off when you push it again. This can help you turn on and off your security system.
float ldr1, ldr2;
int x;
void setup() {
// put your setup code here, to run once:
Serial.begin(9600);
pinMode(13,OUTPUT);
pinMode(12,INPUT);
}
void loop()
{
// put your main code here, to run repeatedly:
x=digitalRead(12);
delay(100);
if(x==1)
{
digitalWrite(13,HIGH);
delay(1000);
}
}
Step 3: Setting Up the LDR's, the LED and the LED
Follow the diagram above to set up the rest of the system.
Upload this code on the second arduino (connected to LDR's):
float x,y,c=1;
int b; void setup() { // put your setup code here, to run once: pinMode(0,INPUT); pinMode(1,INPUT); pinMode(6,OUTPUT); pinMode(5,INPUT); Serial.begin(9600); }
void loop() { digitalWrite(7,LOW); digitalWrite(8,LOW); x=analogRead(0); y=analogRead(1);
if(x>150) {digitalWrite(7,HIGH);
while(c==1) { digitalWrite(7,HIGH); b=digitalRead(5); y=analogRead(1); if(y>150) { digitalWrite(6,HIGH); } if(b==1) { digitalWrite(7,LOW); digitalWrite(8,HIGH); delay(3000); break; } }
}
}
Step 4: Final Step
Set up the two breadboard such that the laser diodes are pointing at the LDR sensors then start up the lasers and then plug in the Arduino connected to the laser diode.
Do this in the correct order to have a fully functioning miniature house security system.
This system can be set up on a large scale as well using the same logic and code.
