Re: iButton Control of your doors!

[Mick Furlong <dorsai@xxxxxxx>]

Ian

What model Yale lock did you end up using for this? I really want to
try this it sounds so cool especially the bit about locking out the in
laws ;)

Mick

>cc-concepts iButton access system installed!
>
>From the original post I bought one of these systems from cc-concepts.
I
>bought the basic one which is the circuit board, components, mounting
box
>and 1 button and reader. It was 69 dollars inc shipping but cost an
extra 11
>pounds in UK tax and took 3 weeks to arrive. Most of that was delay in
>shipping from cc rather than travel time.
>
>I was taken back a little as I was not expecting to have to build it
(no
>idea why though). Practise your soldering first as some bits are a
little
>tricky (small). It worked first time though which was nice.
>
>It is now installed with a M*****s fail secure electric lock. The unit
sits
>with homevision and has two types of output if you like. There is a
relay
>which is controlled by the board and triggers when a recognised button
is
>read. I don't use this as I wanted finer control. There are also some
header
>pins which go to 5 volts when specific keys are recognised. 1 pin per
key.
>This means I can determine which key has been presented. This works
really
>well so I can lock the inlaws out unless their visit is agreed (heh
heh).
>The lock opening is driven from HV and the logic as to whether someone
can
>get in is simply flags. So far so good. There is a cat5 cable to the
door
>and all the cores are used for: lock, button reader, override button
and bi
>colour LED. The LED and reader share a ground. I bought some extra
buttons
>(the thick ones as there are two sorts now) and keyfobs from M*****s
for not
>very much. Since the alarm is home brewed and HV based I use access via
a
>'key' to disarm it.
>
>Ironically the most expensive bit was the Yale lock. This is an
automatic
>deadlock variety to stop forced exit from indoors (i.e. burglar). There
is a
>manual override to get out button as well but this only works when the
alarm
>is disarmed.
>
>I had two problems with the electric lock. The first was it didn't open
>quite far enough. Removing some of the aluminium stop cured this
problem
>(but don't break the wires as I did cos they are the devils own to
repair).
>The second problem was I was planning to use deadlocks but the electric
lock
>opened to let the door open but then sprung shut via a spring. This
meant
>the lock bit could not get back into the recess. A real pain and the
only
>answer I could this of was a Yale type of solution.
>
>We'll see how it goes over the next few weeks. The power failure
problem is
>simply to go back to the keys. I guess you don't have to carry these
but
>they must be outside......
>
>Ian
>
>p.s. reading this list is great but quite expensive!
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Stuart Grimshaw [mailto:stuart@xxxxxxx]
>Sent: 15 October 2000 16:04
>To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
>Subject: Re: [ukha_d] iButton Control of your doors!
>
>
>Farnell have a similar system, but not as complete as the CC one.
>
>Order numbers 735-851 and 735-863 are the decoder & relay board.
>
>
>At 10:11 15/10/00 +0100, you wrote:
>>Just read an article in Home Automator on this device from CC
Concepts that
>>easily interfaces iButtons to electric door jams.
>>
>>After seeing Michael's iButton in the "flesh" at meeting
4 on Thursday
>night
>>this looks like a nice idea!  Anyone on this list done it yet?
>>
>>http://www.cc-concepts.com/products/ilock/
>>
>>M.
>>
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