Principles and practices

In this week I started to define my final idea of the project and began to read and document myself to develop the content of my website and synchronize the content developed on my laptop with the gitlab server.
It is also necessary to choose an editor and a programming language to develop each of the graphical interfaces that will integrate the site with information from each week, so I make use of a template and an open source editor.

Ideas for my project:


  • Dog food dispenser.
  • Conversion of mechanical to electronic lock.

Origin of the idea

Taking into account the expensive prices of some electric locks and the insecurity of some traditional key-locks, i thought about.. why do not make a affordable version of an electric lock?

The intention is to use it for student access control and to register inputs and outputs using RFID access control, I still don't know what components I should use, but that's why I'm here to learn from experienced people.

I do not know how to ensure that the traditional lock can become an electronic lock, there are many types of electronic locks on the market, but the idea is that anyone who has access to a fablab can improve their lock.

I am planning to replace the lock's cylinder with a DC motor that is going to be triggered by a microcontroller by using some type of RF tech, probably is going to be RFID

So then, I ended up with a list of component that I will be using for testing

  • DC motor (maybe a stepper motor)
  • RFID reader
  • RFID cards
  • A lock (obviously)

The intention is to use it for student access control and to register inputs and outputs using RFID access control, I still don't know what components I should use, but that's why I'm here to learn from experienced people.

I am inspired by so many projects that have been created around the world under the direction of fablabfoundation and that I can be part of it

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    • 1. Project management
    • 2. Computer-aided design
    • 3. Computer-controlled cutting
    • 4. Electronics production
    • 5. 3D scanning and printing
    • 6. Electronics design
    • 7. Computer-controlled machining
    • 8. Embedded programming
    • 9. Input devices
    • 10. Applications and implications
    • 11. Output devices
    • 12. Interface and application programming
    • 13. Invention, intellectual property, and income
    • 14. Networking and communications
    • 15. Molding and casting
    • 16. Wildcard week
    • 17. Mechanical design, machine design
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