[sudo-discuss] [omni-discuss] Door card access temporarily broken

[robb]

 the USB cable to the arduino (which activates

> the door opener and makes the beeps, and watches the battery voltage) was
> slightly unplugged.
>

aw, no way! you mean on the cig adapter? we power cycled it twice to no
avail...guess we left it loose both times :/

>
>
>
> On Mon, 5 Jun 2017, Patrik D'haeseleer wrote:
>
> Any progress on fixing door access? I'm already hearing people talk about
>> making a bunch more physical keys, which I think is a solution we really
>> want to avoid...
>>
>> I know this is not a popular opinion around here, but I would still be in
>> favor of adopting a commercial door access solution - possibly including a
>> maintenance contract so we can get it fixed same day if something goes
>> wrong.
>>
>> Patrik
>>
>> On Sun, Jun 4, 2017 at 9:47 PM, Julio Rios <julio.rios at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> I tried the same thing with Robb and still no go.
>>>
>>> On Sat, Jun 3, 2017, 14:47 danarauz at gmail.com <danarauz at gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>> A quick note: there is a network cable that comes from the top of the
>>>> ceiling above the door (as I recall its blue and its rolled up) that is
>>>> not
>>>> terminated but the other end it's plugged into the switch at the second
>>>> floor.
>>>>
>>>> It you want, it can  be used for the door,  it seems more reliable and
>>>> safer than the current network cable setup in use. The current setup
>>>> goes
>>>> to the floor and plugs into an small switch that often folks
>>>> accidentally disconnect.
>>>>
>>>> Thx!
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Saturday, June 3, 2017, robb <sf99er at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Still not working though
>>>>> On Jun 3, 2017 2:07 PM, "robb" <sf99er at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> Unplug/plug usb cables from 12v cig adapter. Done
>>>>>> On Jun 3, 2017 1:51 PM, "Jake" <jake at spaz.org> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> in order to get the system to work, you really need to do a power
>>>>>>> cycle of the
>>>>>>> whole system.  If you don't do it exactly this way, it won't work,
>>>>>>> even back
>>>>>>> when the system was fine:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> open the big cabinet door with the battery and beaglebone and voip
>>>>>>> box
>>>>>>> in it,
>>>>>>> locate the two-USB power socket (a car cigarette lighter USB charge
>>>>>>> socket
>>>>>>> wired to the battery) and you'll see that it has TWO USB-A plugs in
>>>>>>> it.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> unplug BOTH USB-A cables from the round USB socket thing, wait at
>>>>>>> least ten
>>>>>>> seconds, and then plug them both back in.  One powers the beaglebone,
>>>>>>> the other
>>>>>>> powers the powered USB hub.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> If you don't do it this way, the card reader and beaglebone won't
>>>>>>> talk
>>>>>>> to each
>>>>>>> other :(
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> and that's assuming that everything is fine hardware-wise.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> -jake
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Sat, 3 Jun 2017, robb wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> New reader installed. Green light blinks after reading card but lock
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> not
>>>>>>>> responding
>>>>>>>> On Jun 3, 2017 12:07 PM, "Charley Sheets" <rcsheets at acm.org> wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On Thu, 1 Jun 2017 19:23:21 -0700 (PDT)
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Jake <jake at spaz.org> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> thanks Charley!
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> we have a few readers but there seems to be some problem that
>>>>>>>>>> might
>>>>>>>>>> not be the reader.  i'll take a look and let you know!
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> It's mainly the card reader and a beaglebone or something, right?
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>>>> Charley Sheets
>>>>>>>>>
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