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Base unit development

A project log for DSU Bedroom Door Monitor

An Arduino based alert and logging system, including portable receivers for tracking 40 room doorway motion sensors in an aged care home.

haydenhayden 05/13/2023 at 07:210 Comments

This is the primary display and interpreter of all the collected data, featuring:

A user can configure which doors are monitored/alarmed or not, there is also a event history that can be scrolled back through.


The RTC is used to record what time an event happens, there is a switch to toggle daylight savings time.

The SD card is only accessible by dismantling the case, so discreetly records all events as well as "power outages", data is stored in csv format.


A buzzer and led flash if an alarm is triggered.


Alarmed events are broadcast back though the radio network to the portable units.

A development version of the base, as well as one of the discontinued door nodes (top right)

close up of the development version of the base unit

the configuration screen, for arming/disarming rooms

event history screen

A view inside with front panel disconnected

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