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[–] 10 points 2 years ago (1 child)

Like you want to have a dumb lock but a smart sensor that tells you if the deadbolt is locked or open?

I remember reading some blog somewhere about a person who rigged up a sensor to alert them if their mailbox had been opened or not, you could probably design something to do similar. Idk maybe a magnetic thing to detect the bolt itself, or something to detect on the position of the latch on the interior of the door?

Found this after a quick search, sorry for it being Reddit and the video of the working solution being uploaded to gfycat.

Dumb Deadbolt Lock Detection - Reddit

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    It wouldn't be hard to do if I got a hall sensor, I just didn't want to have to mess with 3D modeling and printing a housing for it.

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