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IoT Bathroom Occupancy Monitoring

IoT Bathroom Occupancy Monitoring

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2016

Datadog engineers developed a system to monitor bathroom occupancy using IoT devices. The system utilizes Raspberry Pis connected to magnetic reed switches and pin switches to detect door lock status. Data is exposed via a Python script running under tcpserver and daemontools, accessible via Netcat. This allows for real-time status updates to help reduce bathroom contention in the office.

2016

Restroom hacks | Datadog

8/23/2016

This post details the development of an IoT system for monitoring bathroom occupancy. It covers the hardware setup using Raspberry Pis and various sensors (magnetic reed switches, pin switches), the software implementation involving Python scripts and sysfs for GPIO interaction, and the deployment using tcpserver and daemontools. The system aims to provide reliable, non-intrusive occupancy status to reduce bathroom contention.