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- <h2 class="center" id="title">FINGERPRINT DOOR LOCK</h2>
- <h6 class="center">18 AUGUST 2025</h5>
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- <div class="twocol justify"><p>This project features a fingerprint door lock powered by an ATmega328P
-microcontroller.</p>
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-<video style="max-width:100%;" controls="" poster="pcb.jpg">
- <source src="video.mp4" type="video/mp4" />
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-<h2 id="overview">Overview</h2>
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-<p>The lock comprises three subsystems: the ATmega328P microcontroller, an R503
-fingerprint sensor, and an FS5106B high-torque servo. The sensor mounted on the
-front surface of the door enables users to unlock it from the outside. The
-servo is attached to the interior door knob. The MCU must be installed at the
-back of the door to prevent unauthorized users from tampering with it.</p>
-
-<p>When no one is interacting with the lock, the MCU is in deep sleep. The sensor
-and the servo each draw 13.8mA and 4.6mA of quiescent currents. To prevent this
-idle current draw, the MCU employs MOSFETs to cut off power to them before
-entering deep sleep. Doing so is crucial for conserving the battery.</p>
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-<p>Without power, the sensor remains in a low-power state, drawing approximately
-2.9μA through a separate power rail. When a finger comes into contact with the
-sensor, the sensor triggers a pin change interrupt, waking up the MCU. The MCU
-activates a MOSFET, which in turn activates the sensor. Over UART, the MCU
-unlocks the sensor and issues commands to scan and match the fingerprint.</p>
-
-<p>If the fingerprint matches an enrolled fingerprint, the MCU activates the blue
-LED on the sensor, turns on the MOSFET connected to the servo, and sends a PWM
-signal to the servo to unlock the door. Otherwise, the MCU activates the red
-LED on the sensor. Finally, the MCU deactivates the MOSFETS and goes back to
-sleep.</p>
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-<h2 id="embedded-software">Embedded software</h2>
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-<p>The embedded software, written in C, includes a driver for the sensor, servo
-control routines, and a battery monitoring system.</p>
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-<p>In addition to controlling the sensor and the servo, the program strives to
-maintain precise control over the microcontroller’s sleep modes, as well as
-when the peripherals are activated and for how long they remain active. I
-thoroughly enjoyed writing the embedded software. There’s something magical
-about being able to alter the physical world around you by uttering a few lines
-of C code.</p>
-
-<p>The source code of the project, which includes a driver for the R503
-fingerprint sensor module, is enclosed in the tarball linked at the end of the
-page.</p>
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-<h2 id="the-pcb">The PCB</h2>
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-<p>For this project, I designed a custom PCB and had it fabricated by JLCPCB. Like
-the software, the circuit is primarily concerned with optimizing power
-consumption and extending battery life.</p>
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-<table style="border: none; width: 100%">
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- <td style="border: none; width: 49.9%; background-color: transparent; text-align: center;">
- <img src="breadboard.jpg" alt="PCB" style="width: 100%" />
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- <img src="pcb1.jpg" alt="Design" style="width: 100%" />
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- <img src="footprint.png" alt="PCB footprint" style="width: 100%" />
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-
-<p>Consequently, the principal components of the circuit are the 2N7000 and
-NDP6020P field-effect transistors. They switch power electronically to the
-servo and the fingerprint sensor, the two most power-hungry parts of the
-circuit. The two MP1584EN buck converters play an axial role in efficiently
-regulating power to the MCU and the sensor.</p>
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-<p>The ATmega328P typically operates at 5V with a 16MHz crystal oscillator. To
-further reduce power consumption, I modified the ATmega328P’s fuses to run at
-3.3V with an 8MHz crystal oscillator.</p>
-
-<p>The bottom right area of the PCB isolates the power supply of the servo from
-the rest of the circuit. This shields components such as the MCU from the
-servo’s high current draw, which can exceed 1A. The IN4007 diode in slot U2
-serves as a flyback diode, protecting the MOSFET from reverse currents
-generated by the servo.</p>
-
-<p>Lastly, the 56kΩ and 10kΩ resistors in slots R10 and R11 form a voltage divider
-circuit. Its output is fed to the ADC of the MCU, which measures the supply
-voltage by comparing it to the internal bandgap reference voltage.</p>
-
-<h2 id="epilogue">Epilogue</h2>
-
-<p>This project began nearly a year ago when I attempted to unlock our door
-wirelessly by writing to the UART ports of two MCUs connected to inexpensive
-433MHz RF transceivers. Although I failed, it led me down a rabbit hole of RF
-communications, MOSFETs, PCB design, and low-power circuits.</p>
-
-<p>During the project, I reinvented the wheel many times. I implemented a
-low-level network stack using only RF modules and an 8-bit microcontroller,
-designed my first PCB, and developed drivers from scratch. The project was far
-from a smooth sail. Bad electrical connections, soldering and desoldering, and
-the heartache of purchasing the wrong parts were routine. It was a long but
-rewarding journey from the messy breadboard to the shiny PCB.</p>
-
-<p>Files: <a href="source.tar.gz">source.tar.gz</a>, <a href="gerber.zip">gerber.zip</a></p>
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- <p class="post-author right">by W. D. Sadeep Madurange</p>
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