Bathroom Terror Detector Hardware

Here is my video where I initially create a course to help teach some of the basic concepts for robotics programming at our local MakerSpace, but ended up using it to try to solve my bathroom challenges with my toddler. Here I'll include all hardware I used for my project in case you want to try to create the project as well. 

• Raspberry Pi 4
• 32 GB MicroSD Card
• Micro HDMI to HDMI Cable
• USB-C Power Supply Cable
• Rechargeable Wireless Mouse & Keyboard (If you don't have one)

Monitor options: (Note- two can be connected to the pi at one time)

• 5" Monitor: (Installed on the board in my video)
• 13.3" Portable Monitor: (Used in addition to the 5" monitor for more development space- if using both, get two HDMI cables. This monitor is nicely portable)
• 22" Full HD Monitor: (If 13.3" is too small and you don't need the portability, this could be a good alternative for additional development if you are in a fixed setting)

• Magnetic Reed Switch NC: (What I call the Open Close Door Sensor in the video. Note, I soldered these directly on, but you could also use cable connectors to connect)
• Female to Female Cable Connectors: (Used to connect the LED)
• RGB LED
• 8MP Noir Camera: (Used in the video, though if you don't have a reason to use Noir, you may want to consider the next camera which is more standard)
• 16MP Autofocus Camera: (More typical camera for a raspberry pi, not what I used in the video)

Board Creation: 

• 12"x12" 1/8" thick Basswood Sheets: (Used to create the board all of the hardware was attached to)
• Sawtooth Hanger: (For the back of the basswood to hang it on the wall)
• Gorilla Glue: (To glue the sawtooth hanger on the back of the basswood)
• Adhesive Hook Wall Hanger: (I used this to stick on the wall and hang the board on this)

Tools:

• Soldering Iron Station Kit: (I used this to solder the open close door sensor on)
• Solder Smoke Absorber Remover: (This helps remove/absorb fumes from your soldering iron)
• Helping Hands Soldering Station: (This can be really convenient for holding boards while soldering)

Development Laptop:

• Acer Swift X Creator Laptop (Nvidia RTX 3050 Ti GPU): This is the laptop I used for training in my video. The laptop below is the more current laptop I recently bought as is likely a better value for what you get.
• Acer Nitro V Gaming Laptop (Nvidia Geforce RTX 4050): This is the more recent laptop I've purchased for developing. I'll have a future video showing how I get it ready for robotics projects. 

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