Get a magnetic contact switch like this and use rpio to detect if the door is open or closed.
Rpi jessie web page button for garage door.
No open close buttons no feedback.
Garage door web server step 10.
Integrate with another system utilizing the simple rest api.
I am using a raspberry pi3b gpio pins to control a relay board which simulates someone pressing the garage door opener on the wall.
Sudo python app py navigating to garage door folder.
Setting up the hardware.
The cabling i use now is still the same for the command part.
Where i started a simple button to command the relay.
Fork raspberrypi relay controller and customize the web interface such as changing the button labels then simply run provision sh again to push out the updates.
Posted on may 20 2013 by eveready1010.
Open the browser and enter the ip address of raspberry pi and press enter.
I wired it to the existing garage door opener button.
In this tutorial i will show you how to open and close your garage door over the internet using a raspberry pi relay and web io pi.
This type of page will be shown.
Raspberry pi garage door opener with garagepi by chase chou.
This tutorial assumes you have the gpio binding installed and have already gotten that working for other items.
My config settings.
After only writing software for many years in web development creating something that interacts with the real world was a special kind of excitement for me when i saw it.
Designed for a simple hardware setup without any feedback.
If the garage door is open when it shouldn t be then send a.
There is only a pair of wires so a simple relay should be all that is needed to simulate the button press from a raspberry pi.
Have you ever forgotten to close your garage door and remembered to shut it later.
The garage door is controlled by a button hung on the garage wall.
Same kind of setup but.
A wifi raspberry pi connected to a 2 channel relay connected to my actual garage door remote allows me to open and close my garage door with just a browser on my smartphone.
Get a project box like this one and enclose everything nicely.
The purpose of this project is to build a device to control an electric garage door opener and show the status of the door via the web and make it smart phone friendly.
Opening and closing the door is secured by using self signed certificates installed on family s mobile phones.
There s even a webcam attached to the pi so you can rest assured that the door is really closed.
Use a raspberry pi and a smartphone to open close and monitor a garage door.
Internet controlled raspberry pi garage door opener.
It was anyway very helpful to understand the concept around dedicated rpi to control a motor from a relay.
Open the terminal and navigate to garage door folder and run the below command mentioned below.
Supports opening closing states via a time estimate and stopping the door while opening and closing.
