michaelkamphausen/dooropener

Arduino as door opener plus several frontends

Door Opener

Requirements

Uses OpenTheDamnDoor as submodule.

Installation

Arduino

• connect the Arduino USB Serial Light to the Arduino Ethernet via the six pins at the opposite site of the Ethernet port, with both boards' top side up
• connect Arduino USB Serial Light via micro USB cable to your computer
• download and install Arduino Software Environment
• open acts_as_door.ino in Arduino Software Environment
• if the following steps do not work, check http://arduino.cc/en/Guide/MacOSX
• from the menu choose Tools > Board > Arduino Ethernet
• choose Tools > Serial Port > /dev/tty.usbmodemXXXXX
• make your changes to the Arduino code, click upload in the editor window and check the console output
• for programming reference, see http://arduino.cc/en/Reference/HomePage
• for the DoorOpener hardware layout, check the DoorOpener.fzz sketch file

Frontend

• OS X Menu Bar Tool: open OpenTheDamnDoor.app if already build, otherwise open OpenTheDamnDoor.xcodeproj, choose Product > Archive from the menu and then click Distribute… and Export as Application, choose Don't Re-Sign if you do not participate in the Mac Developer Program
• Web App: open http://10.0.0.64/letmein.html on your iPhone, tap the action button, choose add to homescreen, close your browser and open the new app
• Bookmarklet: copy the content of OpenTheDamnDoor.js to your browser's address bar, hit return and save it as bookmark

License

Licensed under the terms of the MIT License.