This night I dreamt up something that looks to me just a job for the Pico.
The probem I want to solve is, that all the members in my household are trying to make the Chinese very rich by ordering lots of small and big stuff from the likes of AliBaba and Temu. that means that we miss out on lots of deliveries because we either are not there or asleep. (my wife often runs night shifts and the household adapts to her rhythm)
The reason for the bin is just that we have bad experiences with deliveries on the doorstep.
Although we live in an affluent neighbourhood, theft is an issue, as are certain weather conditions, e.g. if a parcel is packed in cardboard. And we already have security camera's in place. The delivery bin can be secured to the floor or wall next to my front door.
(See attached images. AI image creator at its best: the delivery bin is way over 80 litres so this would fit)
I already had some help from the FreePascal forums to assemble and adapt the parts list.
The parts list starts like this:
- a metal dustbin with cover (painted post office red of course)
- a metal Z arm to switch he lock, I fabricate that myself if not available.
- A solenoid latch/lock type. This is as suggested by dbannon and ccrause on the freepascal embedded forum.
- a couple of buttons, three will do
- a pico, optionally with Wifi kit
- a motion detector or light sensor
- some custom software to drive that all
- a four AAA type battery pack
There is a starters kit for the Pico that contains most of the parts, including a small breadboard and the detectors, just not the latch/lock solenoid.
https://www.bol.com/nl/nl/p/raspberry-p ... oductTitle
The inner workings are very simple:
- When the delivery bin is empty the access code are zero's and the bin is open.
- When a delivery is made through the bin and the lid closes, the bin locks with a code that only we have. That's where the solenoid and the motion or light detection detector comes in.
Ideally a possbility to remotely reset the code (through the Wifi module) I can even write an Android phone app for that, also in Freepascal.
Now, my problem is that I never worked with the pico to drive hardware like this.
So, my question is:
Can somebody provide me with:
- If possible, schematics to pull this off
I think help with the software development is not really necessary although tips are welcome. I can adapt FreePascal embedded for the pico myself. Yes, the compiler!
(FreePascal embedded is just as efficient as C is, only more readable.)
If somebody wants to help, the reward is that I will build TWO delivery bins, one for the person that helps me out with the schematics!
I am a seasoned software guy, can read schematics and build from, but not design schematics.
My task is adapting the FreePascal embedded compiler to the Pico and write the software
Your task is to design the schematics.
Anyone wants to participate? It looks like a fun and useful maker project![;)]( "Wink")
The probem I want to solve is, that all the members in my household are trying to make the Chinese very rich by ordering lots of small and big stuff from the likes of AliBaba and Temu. that means that we miss out on lots of deliveries because we either are not there or asleep. (my wife often runs night shifts and the household adapts to her rhythm)
The reason for the bin is just that we have bad experiences with deliveries on the doorstep.
Although we live in an affluent neighbourhood, theft is an issue, as are certain weather conditions, e.g. if a parcel is packed in cardboard. And we already have security camera's in place. The delivery bin can be secured to the floor or wall next to my front door.
(See attached images. AI image creator at its best: the delivery bin is way over 80 litres so this would fit)
I already had some help from the FreePascal forums to assemble and adapt the parts list.
The parts list starts like this:
- a metal dustbin with cover (painted post office red of course)
- a metal Z arm to switch he lock, I fabricate that myself if not available.
- A solenoid latch/lock type. This is as suggested by dbannon and ccrause on the freepascal embedded forum.
- a couple of buttons, three will do
- a pico, optionally with Wifi kit
- a motion detector or light sensor
- some custom software to drive that all
- a four AAA type battery pack
There is a starters kit for the Pico that contains most of the parts, including a small breadboard and the detectors, just not the latch/lock solenoid.
https://www.bol.com/nl/nl/p/raspberry-p ... oductTitle
The inner workings are very simple:
- When the delivery bin is empty the access code are zero's and the bin is open.
- When a delivery is made through the bin and the lid closes, the bin locks with a code that only we have. That's where the solenoid and the motion or light detection detector comes in.
Ideally a possbility to remotely reset the code (through the Wifi module) I can even write an Android phone app for that, also in Freepascal.
Now, my problem is that I never worked with the pico to drive hardware like this.
So, my question is:
Can somebody provide me with:
- If possible, schematics to pull this off
I think help with the software development is not really necessary although tips are welcome. I can adapt FreePascal embedded for the pico myself. Yes, the compiler!
(FreePascal embedded is just as efficient as C is, only more readable.)
If somebody wants to help, the reward is that I will build TWO delivery bins, one for the person that helps me out with the schematics!
I am a seasoned software guy, can read schematics and build from, but not design schematics.
My task is adapting the FreePascal embedded compiler to the Pico and write the software
Your task is to design the schematics.
Anyone wants to participate? It looks like a fun and useful maker project
Statistics: Posted by Thaddy — Fri May 10, 2024 7:33 am — Replies 0 — Views 32