[ale] Linux based door locks

Jim Kinney jim.kinney at gmail.com
Thu Jan 21 18:19:03 EST 2021


Lol!!! Had not heard that but can certainly see the problem.

On January 21, 2021 4:58:18 PM EST, Pete Hardie <pete.hardie at gmail.com> wrote:
>Wasn't that the guy with the facial recognition door lock and a Batman
>t-shirt on that was locked out b/c it was trying to match Batman in the
>DB?
>
>
>On Thu, Jan 21, 2021 at 4:47 PM Jim Kinney via Ale <ale at ale.org> wrote:
>
>> I want a door that sounds like HAL and tells the person knocking on
>the
>> door "I'm sorry Dave...." as the camera live streams their
>expression. 🤣
>>
>> On January 21, 2021 3:49:31 PM EST, Alex Carver via Ale <ale at ale.org>
>> wrote:
>>>
>>> On 2021-01-20 22:32, Michael Potter via Ale wrote:
>>>
>>> The door end is typically an HID reader and relay for the door
>strike or
>>> magnetic latch.  Those parts are not that expensive on their own.
>>>
>>> The backend is the harder part for integrating with other systems
>(if
>>> needed).
>>>
>>> There's also the liabilities involved in locking doors
>electronically.
>>> When a commercial entity manages the system, if there's a failure
>they
>>> are the ones to pony up for lawsuits.
>>>
>>> If you're doing it for your home, plenty of options.  If you're
>doing it
>>> for a business, you may not want to go there as DIY.
>>>
>>> Are there any Linux based door locks for commercial use?
>>>>
>>>> That is: something that we all seen in large corporations with
>either fobs
>>>> or cards to open the doors.  But what I am looking for is something
>>>> homebrew with Linux.
>>>>
>>>> I am looking for something that is hardwired so I am not dealing
>with
>>>> batteries.
>>>>
>>>> 10 doors or so.
>>>>
>>>> The commercial systems are obscene amounts of money and they want
>ongoing
>>>> monthly charges per user.
>>>>
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