{"id":11001,"date":"2014-09-14T19:31:13","date_gmt":"2014-09-14T19:31:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/?p=11001"},"modified":"2014-09-14T19:31:13","modified_gmt":"2014-09-14T19:31:13","slug":"apartment-door-buzzer-control-with-a-raspberry-pi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/?p=11001","title":{"rendered":"Apartment door buzzer control with a Raspberry Pi"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/hackadaycom.files.wordpress.com\/2014\/09\/unlock-on-lan.jpg?w=580&#038;h=386&#038;fit=580%2C386&#038;resize=560%2C374\" alt=\"\" width=\"560\" height=\"374\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Jonathan from RoboPenguins.com wanted a way to get into his apartment without needing to remember his key (which he tends to forget). So, he built a circuit to switch the buzzer\/access button in his apartment from a Raspberry Pi. 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