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

[Jake]

no i mean what i said.  the cable plugged into the arduino had been pulled out
just enough to not connect.

On Tue, 6 Jun 2017, robb wrote:

> 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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