![]() ![]() ![]() This switch allows a standard hardware button to power the Arduino on and off. “In order to give the box a battery life measured in months or years rather than hours, I used a Pololu SV power switch (I got mine from Proto-Pic) between the battery pack and the Arduino. Fingerprints are initially registered directly into the Flash memory of the fingerprint scanner using the free SFG Demo software on a Windows PC,” Gibson explained in a recent blog post. “The box uses a standard hobby servo as the latch to lock and unlock the lid based on the fingerprint detector. ![]() As can be seen in the video below, the electronics are all housed in the lid of the box, neatly protected by a sheet of 2mm clear acrylic. The heart of the system? An Atmel-powered Arduino Uno ( ATmega328) and Optical Fingerprint Sensor from Adafruit. A DIY Maker by the name of Grant Gibson has designed a biometric security box, or more simply, a lockable toy box with fingerprint access used to store his son’s toy car collection. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |