Arduino Combi-button Lock optional Android support

Recently, I decided I would like to attempt to make a passcode lock with my newly acquired Arduino Uno, but all the tutorials I could find made use of a modified keypad, something that not every Tom, Dick and Harry has lying about. I therefore decided to set out and make a version using only things every Arduino user should have in their component box – buttons.

Ladies and Gentlemen, I bring to you – the Arduino Combi-button Lock!!

This example will cause only an LED to come on when the passcode is entered, but other features can easily be added, such as a servo, motor etc.

If you do not wish to use buttons, there is an alternative TouchOSC version for Android or iPad/iPhone/iPod touch. Just skip step 4.

This is an entry for the Microcontroller contest. If you think it’s awesome, be sure to vote!

So let’s get started!

Step 1: Components – What you will need

To make this lock, you will need:

Essentials

-> An Arduino board – in my case an Arduino UNO I purchased from oomlout.co.uk. I bought the starter kit, and I would highly recommend it – go check them out!
-> A USB type-A to USB type-B cable
-> The Arduino IDE – download from arduino.cc
-> A breadboard

Hardware version:
-> 4 x push buttons/switches
-> 4 x 10k ohm resistors

iPhone/iPod Touch OSC Controlled version:

-> TouchOSC app ($4.99 on AppStore, and I believe it is free on Android)
-> TouchOSC layout editor
-> The Processing IDE – download from processing.org

Step 2: Preparation – Setting up the breadboard

Plug one of the bus rails along the side into the 5v pin on the Arduino

Plug another bus rail into a ground (GND) pin on the Arduino

Step 3: Let there be light! – setting up the LEDs

Plug both the LEDs into the breadboard, longer leg on the left ( to make following this tutorial easier).

Next, plug a 560ohm resistor into the rail connected to the longer leg (+ve) of each LED, and take the red LED’s resistor to Arduino digital pin 4. Then take the other end of the green LED’s resistor to pin 12 on the Arduino.

Finally, take a jumper wire, and join the other leg of the red LED to the GND bus rail, and do the same for the green LED.

 

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