Hello, amazing people.
I'm a really passionate beginner with arduino and electronics and I've built a Keypad lock for my room's door (inside the house).
I've used an arduino that activates a motor using a transistor to open the door if the correct pin is entered.
I want to add wifi control to my project. I have a few transistors, relays and ESP01s lying around for the upgrade. I want to use the blynk app and use the ESP01 independently without disturbing or modifying the arduino code. I'll program the ESP01 directly.
These are my requirements:
-A failsafe so I can open the lock via blynk if I forget the pin
-A kill switch that will turn off the arduino if I suspect somebody knows my PIN.
These are my ideas:
-Can I directly connect an ESP GPIO pin to the base of the transistor where the arduino is connected? By doing this can I control the transistor to switch the motor via both the arduino and the ESP 01?
-Can I put a relay module between the arduino and the battery pack and connect it to the ESP? I will connect the relay so that it will disconnect power to the arduino only when powered on. Is this a viable solution for a kill switch?
Any suggestions and ideas about how to go about this will be highly appreciated.
I'm a really passionate beginner with arduino and electronics and I've built a Keypad lock for my room's door (inside the house).
I've used an arduino that activates a motor using a transistor to open the door if the correct pin is entered.
I want to add wifi control to my project. I have a few transistors, relays and ESP01s lying around for the upgrade. I want to use the blynk app and use the ESP01 independently without disturbing or modifying the arduino code. I'll program the ESP01 directly.
These are my requirements:
-A failsafe so I can open the lock via blynk if I forget the pin
-A kill switch that will turn off the arduino if I suspect somebody knows my PIN.
These are my ideas:
-Can I directly connect an ESP GPIO pin to the base of the transistor where the arduino is connected? By doing this can I control the transistor to switch the motor via both the arduino and the ESP 01?
-Can I put a relay module between the arduino and the battery pack and connect it to the ESP? I will connect the relay so that it will disconnect power to the arduino only when powered on. Is this a viable solution for a kill switch?
Any suggestions and ideas about how to go about this will be highly appreciated.
