Raspberrypi Garage Door Controller

Raspberry pi garage door opener.

Raspberrypi garage door controller.

The raspberry pi is a versatile asset when it comes to home diy projects and this pi powered garage door control system is no exception. My garage door remote uses the cr2032 battery which is 3 3v and coincidentally the raspberry pi also has a 3v terminal which is right next to the 5v plug. Plug back in the pi and let it boot. Thanks to steve from the steve does stuff youtube channel.

The software is designed to run on a raspberry pi which is an inexpensive arm based computer and supports. The relay should be wired in the normally open position so that when activated the circuit will close and the garage door will open close. While this has been done before i thought i d post my solution. Timestamp of last state change for each door.

This instructable explains how i setup a raspberry pi to open my garage door using a smarthphone. Then wire pin 6 gnd to the gnd on the relay. This was my first hardware project and instructable ever and i m sure. Demo and tutorial on how to control your garage door from your phone using an esp8266 module nodemcu and raspberry pi.

The switch contacts are usually labeled white and black and will be the same ones your wall switch es are attached to. Run sudo shutdown and then unplug the pi. Wire pin 2 5v on the pi to the vcc pin on the relay. Here is what my pi looks like all connected up.

Connect 2 wires from each garage door opener switch contacts to the relay. This project provides software and hardware installation instructions for monitoring and controlling your garage doors remotely via the web or a smart phone. Conection to garage door openers. Logging of all garage door activity.

Learning programming made easy. Garage door controller v1 1. Monitoring of the state of the garage doors indicating whether they are open closed opening or closing remote control of the garage doors. So you basically remove the battery on the remote and connect the on the battery compartment on the remote to the 3v on the pi.

Monitor and control your garage doors from the web via a raspberry pi.