Use a Raspberry Pi to Fix Everyday Problems. Become the Office Hero!

[@morphman86]

Talk about overengineering... Over here in Europe, we have a piece of red and green tape stuck on a washer and another washer with a "window" cut out of it attached to the lock of the door. When you lock, the washer turns around and the red piece is visible through the "window", when you unlock, the green piece is visible. A lot cheaper, a lot easier, a lot less stuff that can break. Also, we build our bathrooms big enough for the office. If it's a big office, it's one of those stall type bathrooms with several seats and urinals and all of that. If it's a medium sized office, we have two or three bathrooms. If it's a small office, it's one shared bathroom, sometimes a ladies and a gents. Combine the two and you won't need any aluminium foil (yes, I used the PROPER way of saying it) door sensors, cables hanging everywhere, $40 microcomputers, web servers or phone apps to see if the loo is available.

[@thomasruiz2307]

The title should have read "Use a raspberry pi to fix every day problem". I thought they were going to list a bunch of cool ideas, not one lame one about a bathroom.

[@iLoveTurtlesHaha]

WTF? That's what is it? Damn, not going to waste my time on this vid then.

[@AssemblyBanditChannel]

They have 2 bathrooms for 54 people, they need to make another bathroom not a website.

[@holderbee7811]

Why not put webcams under the toilets? That way you know if people are in there

[@trilltrey8427]

instead make a raspberry pi with a camera module and make it waterproof so you can it in the toilet and watch people take a shit

[@HansPeter-qg2vc]

+trill trey And put this on the website instead of some colored boxes and text!

[@bboy349833591]

+Christoph Michelbach lol

[@lordznehlrak9781]

I see what you did there

[@clutch1141]

Holder Bee Hell ya and instead of putting up a light outside the door put up a monitor so people can see for sure what the bathroom situation is.

[@Fractal227]

Now the boss just needs to say "GENIOUS MAN!!", immediately after he issues NFC ID cards, so when people go to take a dump he can see who it is and deduct the time from their salory. You sir, have made the CEO and board very happy.

[@LiteGaming10]

Hope the washroom site does not get ddos

[@diytryin]

LiteGaming so do we!

[@sourabreddy2k15]

+LiteGaming LOLLLL

[@LiteGaming10]

DIY Tryin i though you were dead but think it say the toilet say it was used and someone else DDOS it people will pee there pants

[@LiteGaming10]

+sourab reddy you going to do it at lunch break to mess with people :P

[@zMaNificationism]

Why didn't you just use the pi as the server? It's easy enough and free.

[@reeseyme9613]

should build something to measure the stink level after used to complement this project.....

[@FEARmeify]

+Reese Me The channel is dead so that's a bit unlikely

[@reeseyme9613]

is tekthing now....

[@FEARmeify]

That's a completely different channel. They don't do any DIY projects as far as I know.

[@holderbee7811]

+Reese Me ROFL "Bathroom 2 is OPEN but STINKY :("

[@charliepotatoes001]

De-contamination is Cycling Now! See progress bar for end cycle. Ready!

[@DroidAppleTech]

I have a Pi and still have no ideas for a useful need for it.

[@diytryin]

KZbin Commenters, Assemble... Give this Droid some ideas!

[@kienanvella]

i've turned my pi model B v2 into an internet powered retro radio. parts: 3W per channel amplifier (dx.com) realtek usb wifi adapter burned out Logitech ipod dock (speakers were scavenged from this) old, broken radio (goodwill, salvation army, etc.) rotary encoder (optional, for volume control via GPIO) 5v 2A adapter (scrap, parts box, etc.) software: occidentalis (adafruit raspbian build) squeezelite (controlled via software for the logitech squeezebox) you could also use the Volumio image if you wanted.

[@DroidAppleTech]

DIY Tryin bear in mind i have a macbook pro, hackintosh and a Power Mac G5 so I'm already loaded with computers.

[@CommodoreFan64]

DroidAppleTech Put Linux on it, put it in a nice case, attach it too the back of a spare monitor, and donate it too a local kids after school program they never seem to have enough computers for the kids to use.

[@itsyaboipandaz]

make a robot that reads a book

[@lancelotxavier9084]

So when the bathroom becomes available, everyone rushes to the bathroom. How about a reservation?

[@Fractal227]

This made my day! Dear takeashit.html site, i would like to make a reservation directly after my 12o'clock meal to take a massive load off. notify my calender so that i am not disturbed, that is all.

[@VijayChhuttani21]

Make it a bid reservation. Let people bid for the next turn.. lol

[@noahg4038]

make it like AWS EC2 pricing...you can subscribe monthly for lower prices, you can reserve for a low price knowing that it can be shut down during peak hours, or pay a ridiculously high on demand price. Bathroom as a Service!

[@Atristiel]

You guys leave bathroom doors open when empty?!?

[@DialecticalMaterialismRocks]

exactly

[@369Addy]

Same question

[@RomanoParaSempre]

I know, right?? Should have wired the sensor to the door's internal lock!

[@maddogmccree88]

I believe that's why he had a third status which will look at how long a door has been closed. unless someone died inside, it would most likely mean it is empty if it has been closed for a long time.

[@dritslem4711]

​@@maddogmccree88 It's still a shitty solution. If you assume everyone goes to the bathroom once a day (low estimate?) and rely heavily on the website to check occupancy (which is the general idea?), then that would mean that there could be (in theory) as much as 270 minutes or 4,5 hours of waiting time for false occupancy.. As soon as the employees realize this they would stop using the website. I get it - its just for fun.. But the logic behind it is terribly flawed. Why not program the status update every other count of circuit closure? It's not flawless either, but it would be a better solution. Holding the door for people waiting outside would be a no-no, but assuming the website is being used there wont be anyone outside waiting.

[@ryanjames5340]

3 years later and I had to check to see if I could look at your bathroom status... That was going to be my excitement for the day and you robbed me of it :(

[@rxgtv]

7 later, also disappointed :(

[@Cherokie89]

Leaves door closed Watches world burn

[@netsurfer10000]

somebody at a hackerspace did exactly that. everyone was waiting outside. nobody bothered checking.

[@MikeDest]

0-day

[@rxgtv]

@Eric Miret r/wooosh

[@teliph3U]

Why not run a HTTP server on the pi?

[@netsurfer10000]

exactly what most people do.

[@leberkassemmel]

Because it takes more time to set up than Dropbox.

[@FrantACs]

+Michi Lo not really...

[@leberkassemmel]

FrantACs I know, they told us the answer in the video. But in my opinion its easyer to run "./dropbox_uploader.sh upload webpage.html" once every update, instead of hosting a server (Still haven't figured out how to open ports on my router)

[@Engineer9736]

+Michi Lo You only have to run apt-get install apache once. After that it will always be running when the system is on. The html can be put in /var/www/ or so. On your router you add a port forwarding rule for port 80 tcp to the ip address of your Pi. Using Dropbox for this is so unprofessional.. On your Pi you can even install a mysql database and php (apt-get install php mysql-server), which gives you a whole bunch of powerful options. Good luck!

[@JimFortune]

Instead of just a door open/closed sensor, why not look at a privacy latch on the inside of the door? That way you'd know someone was inside, not just that the door was closed.

[@ianwells9195]

Because you already lock the door when you go in

[@JimFortune]

Ian Wells But it checks if the door is closed, not if the door is locked. It's a simple conductive strip on the door frame.

[@MrBiky]

Jim Fortune I know it's an old comment, but I was thinking the same. The door will most of the time stay closed, so the switch should be put inside the lock (when somebody enters, of course they lock the door and then the circuit becomes close).

[@JimFortune]

MrBiky Of course you always have the joker who locks the door and then crawls out under or over the partition.

[@MrBiky]

Jim Fortune Here should come in handy the Raspberry Pi with camera module to see who is the troll that crawls out (that's if those guys in the video have such kind of toilets: at 6:24 it looks like the bathroom is like one in a normal house, not like in a Mall).

[@kevinmaina3671]

What if some entered the bathroom while you were on your way there after checking and seeing it was open?

[@hellterminator]

Why on earth are you using Dropbox instead of lighttpd (or any other http server) installed on the Pi itself? It would probably be easier to set up than the Dropbox uploading script, it would be faster and it would work even when the Internet goes out.

[@kolecava]

+hellterminator yeah Dropbox gets super buggy when lot of updates are thrown at it in short space of time. So I guess if you have House party/gathering = bugception.

[@CalHallows]

+hellterminator That was my thought too, and assigning the pi a static ip or better yet a hostname would forego the need for a web address making the project even cheaper...

[@samha1513]

If he knew that he wouldn't installed a traffic light for a fucking bathroom door. Lol

[@SciPunk215]

Fun project, and good info. Just wondering... don't people usually close the bathroom door when they leave?

[@patricknorton]

Not anymore!

[@osaka35]

in a multi-bathroom setting, I'd imagine you could install something like this on the stall locks. Maybe? haha

[@rahulmaron]

They're making it complicated. Why not just installed a cheap ip webcam inside and outside to see if someone's queuing or using the bathroom :D

[@rahulmaron]

But seriously it's a good example on how to make use of this tiny device to its full potential. I'm planning to get one soon

[@gamesandpctipstricks8855]

@@osaka35 that's exactly what i was thinking but then the cables would be trailing from the ceiling down to the bathroom lock.

[@pcross84]

Just got a pi yesterday. I wrote a program to make a LED blink. Tomorrow, I learn how to get the status of pins. I hope the pi will give me a better understanding of components and what they do.

[@ticoraap]

I like the idea, funny to see how much the people in the workplace appreciate this project. And the dropbox free webserver idea is smart. Thinking about the html file updating, you could also just make 4 files and replace the dropbox file with the right one, but that would not be handy if you added another bathroom to the workplace or plan on expanding. A great addition would be to place a button in the toilet which must be pressed if someone took a number 2. Or a smell sensor. (s*** sensor). That makes you able to have extra information about the toilets smell, like "Last s***ed since 11:30am". Or make a raspberry pi air tunnel, toilet shower, automated toilet-brush or a speaker that plays welcome and goodbye messages.

[@justahappyfellow]

Love that you even made charts over how often it was used etc. xD Interesting that nr.1 is more popular..

[@pujoey3418]

I think using IR sensor or light switch to determine bathroom occupancy is better then door close/open, wouldn't that make the office smell like the bathroom??

[@mepicaeltrasero]

Have you think on making a mame cabinet with one of these?

[@Waxxumus]

Why didnt you make a queue on the website where you can click to add yourself to said queue in wait for the bathroom to make it an even more orderly experience?

[@StephenLouderback]

Put the sensors on the lock instead of the door jam. That way if people just close the door after they leave it will not show the bathroom as "occupied". The site will only report "occupied" if the door is locked. 95% of the time, people are going to lock the door if it is in use. Especially if they know that the bathrooms are busy and people are going to be trying to open the door if it is not locked.

[@undertheradar4645]

perhaps a IR or PIR sensor would work better in making sure whether someone is in the bathroom? that way, if someone closed the door when they leave, you wouldn't have to wait ten minutes until it registers that it "might" be empty.

[@itsjustlogic7232]

You made it light up in JavaScript right?

[@trizlet-]

I'm thinking about getting one but idk what I would use it for.. I have no idea how to program and suck at making stuff (I want to learn how to program/code though)

[@AvineshKumarFiji]

Nice idea, maybe i should try this and in place of HTML i'll just try pushing the status to firebase. This will give me a real-time feedback.

[@adrianlara5045]

what if you link the sensor to the automatic lights in most business restrooms so if the light is on it means its in use and if its off it means its available

[@jacksalcedo4230]

You should make an online waiting list that you sign up for and it texts you when it's your turn in line and nobody's in the bathroom. That way you don't have 10 people running to bathroom 1 every 7 minutes

[@OMGitsjustperfect]

How do you set up the raspberry so you can program c on your laptop. Instead of connecting your monitor and everything to the raspberry itself.

[@sberder]

Why not use a template engine like Jinja2 instead of beautifulsoup (which is a bit heavy)

[@gregcarlson8438]

I think I might try this. Maybe put some ajax in there so that refreshing is not necessary. Thanks for the idea.

[@zine2hamster]

Nice video! you could've used an IR range sensor to detect whether there's a person in the bathroom or not. (or a PIR sensor)

[@tasmedic]

Erm. Is is me or does this just rely on the door being open to indicate non occupancy? If so then if someone politely closes the door when they leave (to keep the smell in there) your detection system is none the wiser and assumes there is someone in there. If all you're doing is checking whether the door is open or closed, then why not keep it simple and connect a 5v power supply and some LED's to the foil? Much simpler, no coding or relays required, and you can put the LED's wherever you like. If your staff are too far away to see the LED's, then you're probably breaking the regulations for number of toilets required per head of staff!! My LED method also prevents the boss from logging in to check how much staff time is wasted in the crapper. Boss has his own toilet facilities, of course...

[@lampy9312]

hello sir... i just copy your code for my project "multiple level water sensor" ...and my code have an error at the second loop. could you show me what i suppose to do to overcome the error, tq

[@diossano]

Coudn't you use Apache 2 or other free web server instead of Dropbox?

[@palaksha065]

Is it possible to share the code which you have written for it?

[@juniorharvell]

I have no working knowledge of the raspberry pi 3 only some PC I have 2 (5-12 volt) meters or counters, one goes up for each dollar that's put in the machine and the other goes up as each dollar is taken out of the machine. I'm looking for a way to record the 2 inputs to a database that I can access over the internet using the raspberry pi 3 I also need to know where to get the Ras PI 3 Thank you

[@MW-sv1dp]

thats awesome! can you show a tutorial on how to create the website

[@kondwaniraphael5172]

so i've been thinking: just to Add on your great work ..if someone checks on the website and the bathroom is busy he gets him self a position on the queue,(the last one to check will be the last one to go to the bathroom)

[@Arduinerd]

Another way to be an office hero is to close the door after you're done.... lol

[@Garreista]

Can you guys teach us how to build a radio transmitter for phones? One of those small pieces of technology that sends audio via the headphone jack over radio frequencies to your car?

[@djline2]

whats the coding c or vhdl

[@turborota]

I don't know code What is the best way to get a programmer to programme a machine Is it a flow chart? I want to control several 2hp electric motors and many servos and sensors including movement /distance sensors Should I just use one of those vfd machines on eBay or is a raspberry a better way? What can I buy to interface a computer and electric motors/ sensors?

[@90AlmostFamous]

can pi be used as tv box ? stream stuff like Kodi ?

[@1MCFOX1]

large bulbs + gaffa tape= FIRE!You will be a hero for sure when the office burns down.

[@McMacker4]

Well if only the ones in the office needed to access the webpage then you could've just installed an apache server in the same rasperry pi and make the program write the status of the bathrooms to a text file. The webpage, since it is also in the same raspberry pi, it would have access to the file, it would read it and display the status of the bathrooms. This way is also free and doesn't need any libraries to upload the file to dropbox. Way easier.

[@gangireddypallavi2340]

Sir Does the raspberry or arduino work if we place it inside the earth? I mean under 50 feet of the earth surface (bore wells)

[@Estabanwatersaz]

What is the cost to guided tour all of your video production sites in SFO?

[@kur0nek0g4ming]

I'm planning to build a multimedia service featuring AirPlay, Online Radio and own files. This thing has a small touchscreen (I have it already) and needs to be portable. Then it can also be a Bike computer.

[@GRAFFDEMON]

I only use my current pi as a dedicated linux box for pentesting. If I can think of any good ideas I might get another one to play around with. Thankfully they're relatively inexpensive once you have all the peripherals :)

[@britannio]

How fast is it, I was thinking of running kali Linux on a pi and using that but it seems that it would be slow.

[@RemimicDeepFakes]

+Britannio Jarrett is kali linux slow on a raspberry pi 2 ?

[@britannio]

+Darkc0de that's what I asked

[@aarondcmedia9585]

How about: Add bluetooth / wi-fi module to Pi. Write android phone / tablet app for all users of facilities. Maintain queue of facility use requests submitted through phone app. When door opens, alert next person in queue. They have X minutes / seconds to respond. Can cancel use request at any time. This gives you metrics on use and queue size as well as time of day for same, useful for going back to mgt and preventing toilet-gate.

[@thejorgemarques]

Hey, just new to the Raspberry pi world, I would like to start with something similar to this, so is there a way (What would be the code) to also add playing an mp3 if the bathroom is free? Thanks a lot.

[@icanseeyou2004]

Omg the scream savers ... I loved that show

[@asiqsyed]

hi can you able to say how to use raspberry pi 3 as a voltmeter in 7 segment display?

[@ViaReconEyyy]

Why is there all that Korean on the board at 2:49?

[@cakemnstr42]

Nice Idea, but why do you host that on Dropbox und buy a domain? Just run nginx or lighttpd on the pi, assign it a static ip and use that. If you have a DNS server running use that to give it a proper address and you're done. Less code, cheaper and faster.

[@deadbc77]

Very cool thing you guys did for your co-workers.Love it.

[@DRSDavidSoft]

Awesome project, but I wonder if some people tend to close the door after they use the bathroom. Other than that, great work! BTW, why don't you use JavaScript and Ajax to refresh the page automatically when the status is changed?

[@davey929]

So far I code in Java, Python and HTML/CSS but I want to learn more. Thanks for the cool project vid. I just got my first RPI and am looking for project ideas.

[@GarrettGrimm]

You could use the Pi a web server to host the site internally if you wanted to skip Dropbox.

[@faceprofesor]

Nice video !!! How to include in the script an autorefresh?

[@aishahsaman2338]

where can i get the whole step for this project coz i have to do my final year project same with this RPI ...

[@Pheonixcrafter007]

I know this is an old video but you could upgrade your sensory program and make it more accurate by using this bareconductive product it is a board that can pare with the pi and it uses conductive paint as a sensor and the paint can be put on the wall 3 minimum to make an accurate sensor and have it update with from that just something to think about plus the design they had on the trailer video for bareconductive had a really cool design

[@indranioruganti3607]

hi DIY Tryin I am Indrani from India. I found Lynda very much interesting and hence I wanted to learn few courses but when I continued with the options I was asked to select any pack and register in. I am a student and cannot afford for any of the packages. I want to check out the 10 days trial version even for which I have to register in. My query is will I be charged for the courses after 10 days or is there a possibility I can learn it free for long time? Please help me...

[@dubled9537]

You will be billed by the end of your trial. Have a look around as there's 30 day trails around, they are usually done through Lynda affiliates like relevant "KZbinrs" good luck!

[@PatrickSturgill]

Could you use something like this to reserve meeting rooms?

[@chaelsmit5832]

Can you tell me how will i be able to make my raspberry find specific info data on the internet automatically plz help

[@tangocukedi1]

how did you set up a web server on the pi?

[@veekender]

If I understand correctly for this to work, the bathroom needs to open always to show that its not in use :/

[@VR_Wizard]

I did not know that DNews and Tested have a relationship with each other but here I see you guys having fun together.

[@gerard2202]

feel like using dropbox is simply lazyness, free web host + php with an api would be much better

[@boembajee]

You could use the lock as a button, that way you have more certainty if someone is actually in the bathroom

[@FnooneXnoname]

Great work guys i love it.... how about booking a bathroom? people will see bathroom 1 is booked (light will bliink) user will get notification bathroom i open.

[@DylanMadisetti]

The static page update seemed a bit hacky to me. Running a free web server off heroku or GAE and updating via some sort of basic api would have been a tad more elegant. I like the idea overall though

[@ravindramaharana5736]

i hav a RPi-2 + 8channel relay + breadboard & jumper wires I m trying to make a connection with those hardware's for home automation puporse but unsuccessful. Pls any one help me out of this, give some link's with each n every details pls. pls. pls help thanks & regards

[@330MillionGods]

how about online waiting queue ( in case there are lot of people waiting)?

[@colinwarn4606]

4:26 "We'll turn on the light"-GPIO. Low ...huh?

[@tazzerthespaz]

LCD touchscreen next to the door and modify the website. Create a bathroom queue

[@winstonalf]

Do you guys write Linux or vxworks device drivers for pci based hard ware?

[@sasankgamini4031]

How does he upload the dropbpx file to his website

[@redserpent]

I like to code in R and Python...yup. Great video guys!

[@JanSeewald]

Why aren't you using an ESP8266? It fits this need perfectly! I wouldn't waste a whole Raspberry for that!

[@JohnnyHeesterbeek]

+Jan Seewald Indeed! You can even reuse the LDR on this module to check the light status, instead of hacking with aluminium foil :) Even better; attach this module in the lightbulb itself for accuracy, and make an app or another lightbulb try pinging it.

[@harleyf3490]

how do you use dropbox as a host with your own domain name?

[@enriquelaroche5370]

Great Idea .. but.... Your wiring is likely not to code. your door switch should be a Magnetic switch. You should have a motion sensor energy conserving light in the bathroom. and monitor it's status for occupied status. EG door closed and light on = occupied. Light off = unoccupied or a non moving occupant in the dark.

[@ngck]

Depth of field in the section showing the Pi, relay board and breadboard is a little too shallow eh?

[@WenzaMusic]

Isnt it overkill to do this on Pi while you should use microcontroller such as STM? :/

[@cpsiva]

Great Video. Very useful for similar projects. Thank you guys!

[@yxhankun]

where are the programming code in python?

[@GPGaal]

I"m a little curious... If you're devoting the Pi to this purpose, why not have it serve up the web page on your own network, too? I'm assuming employees outside the office have no need to know when the bathrooms in the office are free.

[@GogogoFolowMe]

Now you can log when your personnal is in the bathroom and count it as break time. Brilliant !

[@asiw]

I'm new to the Raspberry Pi and this is a really interesting project for me. Is the code available? If so can you post a link?

[@CalumBushell]

if you go on the site, it has a load of graphs about when people use the loo (i'm British)

[@davidpaulbryant]

Love the OE 800 shirt

[@DITRS]

FYI Use wire-nuts for electrical connections. Much safer and durable as well as legal under the National Electrical Code.

[@static2292]

You could have used apache2 to host your website as long as everyone is on the same wifi network. (sudo apt-get install apache2)

[@Ziboo30]

Fun ! But why not plug the Pi to the light switch ? I think it's more reliable no ?

[@DimitriPappas]

+Robin Bonhoure Do you switch the bathroom light on during the day? (-:

[@Ziboo30]

+Dimitri Pappas Yes... Don't have any windows in the bathroom at work...

[@LeeWise]

Haha, nice desk lamp at 6:12

[@RPBCACUEAIIBH]

Try pressure plates for toilettes to determine if it's closed but not occupied...

[@karunstha]

Test tube and D News's office?