The Javacakes RaspBellry Pi Smart Doorbell

Smart doorbell built in Java, using Raspberry Pi hardware. When the doorbell is activated a picture is taken and sent to the owners email address, along with a link to a web page giving the option to ignore the doorbell or start a video call. The video call is hosted using Google Duo, and allows the owner to speak with whoever is at the door.

Tech Used

• Hardware
  • Raspberry Pi 4
  • Raspberry Pi camera v2
  • BreadBoard
  • LED
  • Button
  • Buzzer
  • USB Microphone
  • Wireless Speaker
• Software
  • Java
  • Motion
  • Pi4J
  • Google Duo

Setup

• Setup Raspberry Pi
• Download Google Duo on Pi
• In Pi's terminal update display settings by typing export DISPLAY-:0.0 and find IP address by typing hostname -I
• Run .jar file
• Access web page at PI-IP-ADDRESS:4567