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DIY Electronic Locker Using Fingerprint Sensor

by theSTEMpedia

Bored of keeping track of countless locks and their can be added to the system, for you and the people
keys? How about using your own fingerprint to unlock you trust with your life. ;)
each and every safe in your house, just like your
Smartphone? Sounds cool, right? Let's make an So, what are you waiting for? Let's get started right
electronic Fingerprint locker that will keep all your away!
secrets a secret from your enemies.

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And not only one, but up to ten unique fingerprints

Step 1: Things You'll Need:

evive
Optical Fingerprint Read Sensor
Male to Male Jumper Cable
Hinge
Solenoid Lock
Multi-Color RGB Lights
Screw Driver
M3 Bolts and Nuts
Thick Cardboard
Color Chart Paper

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Step 2: Cut Outs Needed:

Take the cardboard and cut it in the given dimensions or you can laser cut MDF as given in the first image. The
outer dimension is 1200 X 900 mm.

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Step 3: Assembling the Base

Take the Floor Plate which is of size 250 X 315 mm.

Using M3 bolt of 12 mm and M3 nuts attach the Left Wall i.e. one piece of 162 X 246 mm with it.
Take the Door Plate i.e.the cut out of size 150 X 120 mm and stick any colored chart paper, to make
it look attractive.

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Step 4: Attaching the Door

Take the plate of the Right Wall i.e. the other piece of 162 X 315 mm and attach one side of Hinge
using M3 nuts and bolts.
Now, take the Door and attach it to the hinge as shown in the figure.
Attach the Right Wall assembly to the base.

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Step 5: Completing the Base

Next, take the Front Wall of size 315 X 170 mm and cover it with the chart paper.
Attach the Front Wall and Back Wall plate with the above assembly.
As every door have handles or doorknobs to open it, we have made on handle 3D printed.
Attach the handle to the door using Hot Glue.
This was the structure of the safe it’s time to add the main components to make the safe work.

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Step 6: Things to Know About Solenoid

The Solenoid is nothing but a type of electromagnet. When the current passes through it, the
magnet attracts the slot and thus pulling it back and opening the door. And when the current stops
flowing due to the effect of spring the slot goes back to its original position by locking the door.
Now, attach this solenoid lock to the edge of the door.

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Step 7: Completing the Safe

Coming to the main part of the project, i.e. connecting the Fingerprint sensor.

For Fingerprint sensor, we have made a 3D printed holder. You can also make it using the
cardboard.
Glue the Fingerprint sensor on top of the holder.
We will also use a small strip of RGB light for indication.

Thus, the assembly is now complete.

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Step 8: Circuit Connections

The Fingerprint sensor is connected as:

GND to evive’s GND

VCC to evive’s +5
VRX to evive’s Digital Pin 11
TX to evive’s Digital Pin 12

The LED strip is inserted as:

GND to evive’s GND

VCC to evive’s +5V
DIN to evive’s Digital Pin 2

The wires of Solenoid Lock are being inserted into the Motor Channel 1 of evive.

Step 9: Want to Know How It Works?

The solenoid is connected to Motor Channel 1. Thus, when the When the fingerprint gets matched the solenoid
gets the signal, thus the magnet attracts the slot, opening the door.

The door opens up for 3 secs. After which the slot returns to its original position, closing the door. If the fingerprint
does not match, the door remains locked.

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Step 10: Working Modes

There are three modes of working with the safe. They are:

1. Access Control Mode

2. Enrollment Mode
3. Delete Database Mode

Step 11: Access Control Mode

In this mode, fingerprints might already be inserted in the database. Thus, we only need to place our fingerprint to
unlock.

If it recognizes the fingerprint entered, the LED will turn red and on TFT Screen ‘Access Granted’ will be disp

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Step 12: Enrollment Mode

There is a new user, thus fingerprint needs to be The system will again ask to verify your fingerprint,
entered in the database. This mode deals with this thus asking twice for the fingerprint.
situation. We can add number of users. From our
code, we can add 10 users. We can select the Finally, on TFT Screen ‘Success’ is displayed.
number on which we want to enter the data, by
rotating the potentiometer knob.

Step 13: Delete Database

If you need to erase the existing data, this option is used.

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Step 14: Code

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Step 15: Conclusion

With this, your very own DIY Fingerprint Locker is

now ready! Sit back, and Netflix and Chill without
worrying about others stealing your stuff!

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