# FunHouse Parking Assistant

## Overview

https://youtu.be/xcGiKQeNbRo

![](https://cdn-learn.adafruit.com/assets/assets/000/102/478/medium800/proximity_funPark-1509.jpg?1622416816)

Use the FunHouse and an ultrasonic distance sensor to assist you when parking your vehicle in your garage or other permanent parking space.

This project uses the FunHouse to read a distance sensor and then guide the driver with colored LEDs and sounds!

## Parts
### Adafruit FunHouse - WiFi Home Automation Development Board

[Adafruit FunHouse - WiFi Home Automation Development Board](https://www.adafruit.com/product/4985)
Home is where the heart is...it's also where we keep all our electronic bits. So why not wire it up with sensors and actuators to turn our house into an electronic wonderland. Whether it's tracking the environmental temperature and humidity in your laundry room, or notifying you when...

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![Top-down video of Adafruit Funhouse PCB. The TFT display shows a data readout, and the NeoPixel LEDs glow rainbow colors.](https://cdn-shop.adafruit.com/product-videos/640x480/4985-00.jpg)

### Adafruit NeoPixel LED Strip with 3-pin JST PH 2mm Connector

[Adafruit NeoPixel LED Strip with 3-pin JST PH 2mm Connector](https://www.adafruit.com/product/3919)
Plug in and glow, this **Adafruit NeoPixel LED Strip with JST PH Connector** has **30 total LEDs** in a **"60 LED per meter" spacing** , and is 0.5 meters long, in classy Adafruit Black. Its not too long, but has lots of glowing action.<a...></a...>

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![Adafruit NeoPixel LED Strip with 3-pin JST PH Connector lit up rainbow](https://cdn-shop.adafruit.com/640x480/3919-01.jpg)

### Ultrasonic Distance Sensor - 3V or 5V - HC-SR04 compatible

[Ultrasonic Distance Sensor - 3V or 5V - HC-SR04 compatible](https://www.adafruit.com/product/4007)
If you're like me, you've dreamed of being a dolphin - smoothly gliding through the water. Using your echo-location abilities to detect tasty fish treats. Until genetic modifications catches up with our desires, we'll just have to make do with these handy&nbsp; **3V Ultrasonic...**

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![Angled shot of an ultrasonic sonar distance sensor.](https://cdn-shop.adafruit.com/640x480/4007-05.jpg)

### STEMMA JST PH 2mm 3-Pin to Female Socket Cable - 200mm

[STEMMA JST PH 2mm 3-Pin to Female Socket Cable - 200mm](https://www.adafruit.com/product/3894)
This cable will let you turn a JST PH 3-pin cable port into 3 individual wires with high-quality 0.1" female header sockets on the end. We're carrying these to match up with our Hallowing, for extending and connecting sensors or LEDs - and the wires are even color coded!

<a...></a...>

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![Angled shot of STEMMA JST PH 3-Pin to Female Header Cable - 200mm.](https://cdn-shop.adafruit.com/640x480/3894-03.jpg)

### Official Raspberry Pi Power Supply 5.1V 3A with USB C

[Official Raspberry Pi Power Supply 5.1V 3A with USB C](https://www.adafruit.com/product/4298)
The official Raspberry Pi USB-C power supply is here! And of course, we have 'em in classic Adafruit black! Superfast with just the right amount of cable length to get your Pi 4 projects up and running!

Best for use with Pi 4 series, [Pi...](https://www.adafruit.com/product/5814)

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![Angled shot of Official Raspberry Pi Power Supply 5.1V 3A with USB C with Power plug facing down. ](https://cdn-shop.adafruit.com/640x480/4298-04.jpg)

## Optional
### Premium Female/Female Jumper Wires - 20 x 6" (150mm)

[Premium Female/Female Jumper Wires - 20 x 6" (150mm)](https://www.adafruit.com/product/1950)
These female-female jumper wires are handy for making wire harnesses or jumpering between headers on PCB's. These premium jumper wires are 6" (150mm)&nbsp;long and come in a 'strip' of 20 (2&nbsp;pieces of each of ten rainbow colors). They have 0.1" female header contacts...

In Stock
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![Top view of Premium Female/Female Jumper Wires - 20 x 6 (150mm) folded and fanned out.](https://cdn-shop.adafruit.com/640x480/1950-02.jpg)

### Mini Magnet Feet for RGB LED Matrices (Pack of 4)

[Mini Magnet Feet for RGB LED Matrices (Pack of 4)](https://www.adafruit.com/product/4631)
Got a glorious&nbsp;RGB Matrix project you want to mount and display in your workspace or home? If you have one of the matrix panels listed below, you'll need a pack of these **Mini-Magnet Feet.** &nbsp;We got these specifically&nbsp;for our RGB LED Matrices, which no longer...

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![Angled shot of four magnet feet.](https://cdn-shop.adafruit.com/640x480/4631-00.jpg)

- [Next Page](https://learn.adafruit.com/funhouse-parking-assistant/build-the-funhouse-parking-assistant.md)

## Featured Products

### Adafruit FunHouse - WiFi Home Automation Development Board

[Adafruit FunHouse - WiFi Home Automation Development Board](https://www.adafruit.com/product/4985)
Home is where the heart is...it's also where we keep all our electronic bits. So why not wire it up with sensors and actuators to turn our house into an electronic wonderland. Whether it's tracking the environmental temperature and humidity in your laundry room, or notifying you when...

Out of Stock
[Buy Now](https://www.adafruit.com/product/4985)
[Related Guides to the Product](https://learn.adafruit.com/products/4985/guides)
### Ultrasonic Distance Sensor - 3V or 5V - HC-SR04 compatible

[Ultrasonic Distance Sensor - 3V or 5V - HC-SR04 compatible](https://www.adafruit.com/product/4007)
If you're like me, you've dreamed of being a dolphin - smoothly gliding through the water. Using your echo-location abilities to detect tasty fish treats. Until genetic modifications catches up with our desires, we'll just have to make do with these handy&nbsp; **3V Ultrasonic...**

In Stock
[Buy Now](https://www.adafruit.com/product/4007)
[Related Guides to the Product](https://learn.adafruit.com/products/4007/guides)
### STEMMA JST PH 2mm 3-Pin to Female Socket Cable - 200mm

[STEMMA JST PH 2mm 3-Pin to Female Socket Cable - 200mm](https://www.adafruit.com/product/3894)
This cable will let you turn a JST PH 3-pin cable port into 3 individual wires with high-quality 0.1" female header sockets on the end. We're carrying these to match up with our Hallowing, for extending and connecting sensors or LEDs - and the wires are even color coded!

<a...></a...>

In Stock
[Buy Now](https://www.adafruit.com/product/3894)
[Related Guides to the Product](https://learn.adafruit.com/products/3894/guides)
### Adafruit NeoPixel LED Strip with 3-pin JST PH 2mm Connector

[Adafruit NeoPixel LED Strip with 3-pin JST PH 2mm Connector](https://www.adafruit.com/product/3919)
Plug in and glow, this **Adafruit NeoPixel LED Strip with JST PH Connector** has **30 total LEDs** in a **"60 LED per meter" spacing** , and is 0.5 meters long, in classy Adafruit Black. Its not too long, but has lots of glowing action.<a...></a...>

In Stock
[Buy Now](https://www.adafruit.com/product/3919)
[Related Guides to the Product](https://learn.adafruit.com/products/3919/guides)
### Official Raspberry Pi Power Supply 5.1V 3A with USB C

[Official Raspberry Pi Power Supply 5.1V 3A with USB C](https://www.adafruit.com/product/4298)
The official Raspberry Pi USB-C power supply is here! And of course, we have 'em in classic Adafruit black! Superfast with just the right amount of cable length to get your Pi 4 projects up and running!

Best for use with Pi 4 series, [Pi...](https://www.adafruit.com/product/5814)

In Stock
[Buy Now](https://www.adafruit.com/product/4298)
[Related Guides to the Product](https://learn.adafruit.com/products/4298/guides)
### Premium Female/Female Jumper Wires - 20 x 6" (150mm)

[Premium Female/Female Jumper Wires - 20 x 6" (150mm)](https://www.adafruit.com/product/1950)
These female-female jumper wires are handy for making wire harnesses or jumpering between headers on PCB's. These premium jumper wires are 6" (150mm)&nbsp;long and come in a 'strip' of 20 (2&nbsp;pieces of each of ten rainbow colors). They have 0.1" female header contacts...

In Stock
[Buy Now](https://www.adafruit.com/product/1950)
[Related Guides to the Product](https://learn.adafruit.com/products/1950/guides)
### Mini Magnet Feet for RGB LED Matrices (Pack of 4)

[Mini Magnet Feet for RGB LED Matrices (Pack of 4)](https://www.adafruit.com/product/4631)
Got a glorious&nbsp;RGB Matrix project you want to mount and display in your workspace or home? If you have one of the matrix panels listed below, you'll need a pack of these **Mini-Magnet Feet.** &nbsp;We got these specifically&nbsp;for our RGB LED Matrices, which no longer...

In Stock
[Buy Now](https://www.adafruit.com/product/4631)
[Related Guides to the Product](https://learn.adafruit.com/products/4631/guides)

## Related Guides

- [Adafruit FunHouse](https://learn.adafruit.com/adafruit-funhouse.md)
- [Quickstart: Adafruit IO WipperSnapper ](https://learn.adafruit.com/quickstart-adafruit-io-wippersnapper.md)
- [Motion Activated Outlet with the Adafruit FunHouse](https://learn.adafruit.com/motion-activated-outlet-with-the-adafruit-funhouse.md)
- [Wakanda Forever Game](https://learn.adafruit.com/wakanda-forever-game.md)
- [Adafruit QT Py and NeoPixel LEDs](https://learn.adafruit.com/qt-py-and-neopixel-leds.md)
- [FunHouse IoT Fume Extractor and Air Quality Sensor](https://learn.adafruit.com/funhouse-fume-extractor-iot-air-quality-sensor.md)
- [Using the Adafruit FunHouse with Home Assistant](https://learn.adafruit.com/using-the-adafruit-funhouse-with-home-assistant.md)
- [Moonshine Voice Control on Raspberry Pi](https://learn.adafruit.com/moonshine-voice-control-on-raspberry-pi.md)
- [Creating FunHouse Projects with CircuitPython](https://learn.adafruit.com/creating-funhouse-projects-with-circuitpython.md)
- [No-Code WipperSnapper Water Detection](https://learn.adafruit.com/water-detection-with-wippersnapper.md)
- [Feather Guitar Hero Adapter](https://learn.adafruit.com/feather-guitar-hero-adapter.md)
- [No-Code WipperSnapper IoT Power Switch Outlet](https://learn.adafruit.com/no-code-wippersnapper-iot-power-switch-outlet.md)
- [HalloWing Lightsabers](https://learn.adafruit.com/hallowing-lightsaber.md)
- [Milk Jug Glow Skull](https://learn.adafruit.com/milk-jug-glow-skull.md)
- [Holiday Tree with Feather RP2040 Scorpio](https://learn.adafruit.com/holiday-tree-with-scorpio.md)
