We have some important news to share about HackSpace: Issue 81 was the last issue of HackSpace as a standalone magazine, and HackSpace has become part of The MagPi, the official Raspberry Pi magazine. Starting with issue 145, We’ll be adding pages to The MagPi to make room for the stories and tutorials you’ve come to expect from HackSpace.
By Andrew Gregory. Posted
This WiFi-connected video call doorbell uses the Google Duo browser-based video chat app, plus a Raspberry Pi 3 and some upcycled electronics enclosures. We caught up with Martin Mander to find out how's it made.
"You’ll also find a Pimoroni pHAT BEAT board in there to handle audio (so the delivery person can hear what you’re saying back to them), plus a Pico HAT Hacker to make the output from the Pi’s GPIO pins more accessible."
The Pi runs in headless mode and when someone rings the doorbell, it starts a video chat on your phone so you can see who’s at the door, even when you’re not at home – or, as Martin puts it, “trapped under the cat”.
To make your own video doorbell, head to www.instructables.com/id/1986-Raspberry-Pi-Video-Doorbell/ for the instructions.
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