DIY Home Security System using Raspberry Pi
DIY Home Security System – Install and configure the door sensors application
In this step we look at the door-sensor software.
All the commands on this page are executed on the raspberry pi box. See previous page for tips to connect remotely using ssh.
In order to run java programs install the JDK
First, check if you have java pre-installed
java -version
my current output is
java version "1.8.0"
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.8.0-b132)
Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 25.0-b70, mixed mode)
If you get an error or you have an older version of java, install the java 8 JDK:
sudo apt-get install oracle-java8-jdk
Re-run the java -version command to verify the installation.
Download the doorsensors build
cd ~
wget http://teakdata.com/doorsensor/doorsensor-1.0.0-SNAPSHOT-bin.zip
Unzip the package
unzip doorsensor-1.0.0-SNAPSHOT-bin.zip
At this point you should see the folder doorsensor-1.0.0-SNAPSHOT
ls doorsensor-1.0.0-SNAPSHOT
The above command should list all the files in the new folder:
door.properties door.sh lib
Edit the configuration file door.properties, I am using the nano editor. After finished your changes, to save press CTRL-o and press enter to save to existing file. To exit press CTRL-x
cd ~/doorsensor-1.0.0-SNAPSHOT nano door.properties
The main changes you should do in the door.properties file are related to your email configuration.
IMPORTANT: it is a good idea to not use your main email, you can create a test gmail account to use it with the device. As “email.to” you can use your real email to receive notifications.
The sample has preconfigured values for GMAIL accounts (smtp host, port).
#destination email to send the pictures email.to=your_real_email@gmail.com #sender email email.from=your_test_email@gmail.com #smtp server configuration email.smtp.host=smtp.gmail.com email.smtp.port=587 email.smtp.user=your_test_email email.smtp.passwd=yourpassword
We are now ready to start the application.
cd ~/doorsensor-1.0.0-SNAPSHOT sudo ./door.sh
The application is running and the logs are now displayed on the console. To close the application use CTRL-C
