User:Awilson429/enes100/DoorAccess

Write problem/project Goal
Create a functioning Door Access that, using an arduino, will unlock a dead bolt for any typical door.

My First Task
I will take home an arduino and begin my work by trying to understand the arduino and get it to respond to code that corresponds to the Door Access project. I will also be finding a functioning motor and attaching it to the gears from the laser printer.

Summary of actual work over first weekend
I did not make it very far with the arduino because I did not have the rest of the project materials with me. However, I was able to come up with the clamp that will grasp the dead bolt on the door and found a functioning motor.

Week1 Narrative
I had worked on the arduino trying to see if I could get the light blinking and working and found the code for the Door Access.

My Second Task
During the second weekend I am planning on working with the arduino in order to get it working with the piezoelectric speaker and responding to our knocks in the appropriate way.

Summary of actual work over second weekend
I was planning on working on the arduino programming and I ended up working more on the gears and motor mounting. After mounting the motor I figured out a way to make a clamp out of aluminum sheets I had at home. This was simple as all I had to do was cut it into shape and then bend the piece to a functioning clamp and to make sure that it was sturdy enough to not unbend when the dead bolt pushed onto it.

Week2 Narrative
Using thin aluminum I came up with a solution to our dead bolt clamp. I cut a thin sheet of aluminum and bent it so that it would stay strong when turning the dead bolt. I then drilled a hole into the center of the clamp and was able to attach this to the rest of the base of the project. I also attached the working motor to the back of the gears where the arduino will be placed.







My Third task
Figure out how to get the arduino to rotate in the pattern we need it to.

Summary of actual work over third weekend
I hooked up the arduino and the gears to a 24 volt power source and was able to get the arduino to spin and stop every other second. Pictures are listed below of how I hooked it up. Also, I have figured out where to attach the arduino and the bread board to the rest of the system, meaning the gears and the motor. I also needed to figure out how im going to attach these pieces without shorting something due to two conductive pieces touching. I have not yet figured out how to do this but I am planning on possibly using hot glue to attach another bread board or something of that sort to the bottom of the arduino to prevent currents from flowing.

Week3 Narrative
I found out how to get the arduino to work with the motor in order to get it rotating on a timer. The next step would be programming the arduino and getting it to rotate when it hears a knock. I did not have an arduino at home so I simply figured out where we could attach it along with the bread board. We need to find or purchase another piezo electric speaker so that I can figure out where to attach this to the gears.

My Fourth task
I am planning on getting the bread board hooked up so that we can finally just attach the arduino and the motor to the bread board wires and have the arduino programmed to the knock knock code.

Summary of actual work over fourth weekend
I have continued my work on the arduino and bread board connections. I hit a minor speed bump when trying to power to motor using this assembly but I am continuing to work through it. The problem is most likely the connection that exists between the bread board and the arduino in certain ways.

Week4 Narrative
Tell a detailed story describing what you did for your team over the weekend.

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