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#6: Electronic door locks

Door locks are one of the most useful things to control from your home automation system. Using electronic locks you can give your house central locking just like your car, control them from your phone or via the Internet, or even control them using an RFID tag or implant.

I modified a Lockwood Nexion keyless lock to allow it to be controlled by an Arduino, and linked it to my home automation system.

View on YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=mqEcJO0UafA

“EtherMega” (Arduino Mega with onboard Ethernet) mentioned in the video