DIY Home Automation Intruder Alarm System! || Home Assistant + Raspberry Pi + ESP8266

Useful sites: In this project I will be showing you how to use the Home Assistant software in order to create an intruder alarm system for your home. The system will basically detect if the door gets opened without permission and then it will send out a notification to your smartphone. Along the...

Intermediate - 11 min - Maker Tech - GreatScott!

The full course: Learn Arduino & Raspberry Pi free

What you'll need

Arduino starter kit: Board, sensors and a project book.
Breadboard and jumper wires: Build without soldering.
Raspberry Pi: A full computer for projects.
Multimeter: See what your circuit is doing.

Books

Arduino For Dummies by John Nussey - View on Amazon
Exploring Arduino by Jeremy Blum - View on Amazon
Getting Started with Arduino by Massimo Banzi - View on Amazon
Raspberry Pi User Guide by Eben Upton - View on Amazon
Python Playground by Mahesh Venkitachalam - View on Amazon

Next lessons

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Arduino Course for Beginners - Open-Source Electronics Platform (244 min, freeCodeCamp.org, Beginner)
Arduino Tutorial 2: Understanding How Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs) Work (38 min, Paul McWhorter, Intermediate)
Arduino Tutorial 3: Understanding How Breadboards Work (31 min, Paul McWhorter, Intermediate)
Arduino Tutorial 5: Understanding and Working With Binary Numbers (25 min, Paul McWhorter, Intermediate)
Arduino Tutorial 6: Build an LED Binary Counter (38 min, Paul McWhorter, Intermediate)
How to Setup a Raspberry Pi LEARNING Desktop (Linux, Hacking, Coding) (32 min, NetworkChuck, Intermediate)