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2012-05-17T19:54:35Z

‎Configuring Gatekeeper

2012-02-16T20:36:24Z

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2012-02-16T20:33:13Z

2012-02-16T20:33:01Z

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2012-02-16T20:06:32Z

‎Configuring Gatekeeper: updated path

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2010-10-28T23:20:51Z

‎Configuring Gatekeeper

2010-10-28T23:16:48Z

‎Configuring Gatekeeper

2010-10-28T22:10:13Z

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2010-10-28T20:30:48Z

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-The whitelist file uses the folowing syntax and is located at /home/ubuntu/gatekeeper/whitelist. If a line with the wildcard character '*' is present the gatekeeper operates in public mode: every call from any number opens the gate.
+The whitelist file uses the folowing syntax and is located at /opt/gatekeeper/whitelist. If a line with the wildcard character '*' is present the gatekeeper operates in public mode: every call from any number opens the gate.
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−	Gatekeeper is a Python script that opens a gate when calling to +~~32484739588~~. It only opens the gate for whitelisted numbers. The hardware consists out of the [[Dooropener]] system:	+	Gatekeeper is a Python script that opens a gate when calling to '''+32 (0) 484 73 95 88''' . It only opens the gate for whitelisted numbers. The hardware consists out of the [[Dooropener]] system:

	* A beagle board with a Debian based distro on, kindly donated by Bert.		* A beagle board with a Debian based distro on, kindly donated by Bert.

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−	Gatekeeper is a Python script that opens a gate when calling to +~~32493604143~~. It only opens the gate for whitelisted numbers. The hardware consists out of the [[Dooropener]] system:	+	Gatekeeper is a Python script that opens a gate when calling to +32484739588. It only opens the gate for whitelisted numbers. The hardware consists out of the [[Dooropener]] system:

	* A beagle board with a Debian based distro on, kindly donated by Bert.		* A beagle board with a Debian based distro on, kindly donated by Bert.

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 * We can make the door opening for all people on Thursday, and only for members on the others...? @Joren: Is this pythonable?
-** Something like that has been implemented: adding an empty line with * to the whitelist puts the script in public mode. In public mode everyone is allowed to open the gate when calling +32493604143. Removing the line with the wildcard puts the script in private mode, then only whitelisted members can open the gate.
+** Something like that has been implemented: adding an empty line with * to the whitelist puts the script in public mode. In public mode everyone is allowed to open the gate when calling +32484739588. Removing the line with the wildcard puts the script in private mode, then only whitelisted members can open the gate.
 * We can sound an alarm when people try to open the door but are not allowed.

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 =Configuring Gatekeeper=
-The gatekeeper script can be found at /home/ubuntu/gatekeeper/gatekeeper.py and is started at boot.
+The gatekeeper script can be found at /opt/gatekeeper/gatekeeper.py and is started at boot. It is located on the audio server.
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 #starts the gatekeeper script on reboot
-@reboot  cd /home/ubuntu/gatekeeper && python gatekeeper.py
+@reboot  cd /opt/gatekeeper && python gatekeeper.py
 #restarts the gatekeeper script every 30 min
-*/30 *  *  *   *     killall -v python && cd /home/ubuntu/gatekeeper && python gatekeeper.py
+*/30 *  *  *   *     killall -v python && cd /opt/gatekeeper && python gatekeeper.py
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 * A beagle board with a Debian based distro on, kindly donated by Bert.
 * A remote controller for the gate connected to the beagle board. The pinout on the beagleboard towards the remote:
-** Pin 24: white: steering, goes low (0v) when the remote needs to be activated, and high when the remote needs not be activated.
+** Pin 9: white: steering, goes low (0v) when the remote needs to be activated, and high when the remote needs not be activated.
-** Pin 20: orange (or any other unused 1.8v pin): continuous 1.8v.
+** Pin 13: orange (or any other unused 1.8v pin): continuous 1.8v.
 * A Huawei e220 GSM modem with a SIM card to perform caller ID. It is connected with the board using USB-serial.

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-The whitelist file uses this syntax and is located at /home/ubuntu/gatekeeper/whitelist:
+The whitelist file uses the folowing syntax and is located at /home/ubuntu/gatekeeper/whitelist. If a line with the wildcard character '*' is present the gatekeeper operates in public mode: every call from any number opens the gate.
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 To deamonize the python script this library is used: http://www.clapper.org/software/python/daemon/ and not the ubuntu package python-daemon, just for kicks.
+The script is started on (re)boot using the cron facility available in ubuntu. Using sudo crontab -e you can see the current configuration. For some reason the script crashes sometimes and is restarted every 30 minutes. Root cause diagnostics needed!
 The script is started on (re)boot using the cron facility available in ubuntu. Using sudo crontab -e you can see the current configuration. For some reason the script crashes and is restarted every 30 minutes.
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−	To deamonize the python script this library is used: http://www.clapper.org/software/python/daemon/ and not the ubuntu package python-daemon.	+	To deamonize the python script this library is used: http://www.clapper.org/software/python/daemon/ and not the ubuntu package python-daemon, just for kicks.

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	To deamonize the python script this library is used: http://www.clapper.org/software/python/daemon/ and not the ubuntu package python-daemon.		To deamonize the python script this library is used: http://www.clapper.org/software/python/daemon/ and not the ubuntu package python-daemon.
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		+	The script is started on (re)boot using the cron facility available in ubuntu. Using sudo crontab -e you can see the current configuration. For some reason the script crashes and is restarted every 30 minutes.
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		+	#starts the gatekeeper script on reboot
		+	@reboot cd /home/ubuntu/gatekeeper && python gatekeeper.py
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		+	#restarts the gatekeeper script every 30 min
		+	/30 * * * killall -v python && cd /home/ubuntu/gatekeeper && python gatekeeper.py
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	=Connecting to the BeagleBoard=		=Connecting to the BeagleBoard=

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