Hi everyone,

Omni Commons needs some rooms locked up with electronic locks.  I volunteered
us to make everything and all the software.  We can ask for some rent relief
or other favors in exchange for making this stuff, because otherwise they were
going to spend money that we don't have, to buy stuff that wouldn't work.

Who wants to help with this stuff???

We have a bin of keypads and another bin of solenoids and another bin of servo
motors, and plenty of arduinos.  The plan is to build a couple of these things
and tune up the software and get them going, and install them on the rooms.

I'm thinking an N600 wifi router flashed with openWRT and python, with an
Arduino plugged into it over USB.  The Arduino connects to the numeric keypad
and solenoid latch, and a beeper.  The software on the arduino can be
basically this:
https://github.com/jerkey/doorkeypad/tree/twocol-eeprom

and then the N600 linux machine can host stuff like what i made recently for
the omni front door magstripe reader (ask me about it) so that people from the
events group who are not technical can add and remove codes from the systems.

here is what Phillip from the events group has put together to describe what
they want the system to do:

Feature List:

● Remote access by Omni events staff to unlock or see if the door is currently
closed/locked

● Ability for Omni events staff to admin the system for these doors

● Numpad next to door for renters to quickly unlock with 4 digit pins

● Timeline recorded of each door access for lookup later by Omni event staff

● (optional) log of when door is closed

Feature Expectations:

● Omni events staff admin abilities

○ Delegate additional admins

○ Add/remove renters with a pin access

○ Set dates when renter pin starts and stops working

Planned Doors:

● DJ booth above bar with sound system control

● Tech room side of stage where sound equipment is stored