Works with any model i have it running on an original rpi 1.
Openhab raspberry pi garage door.
I tapped into the buttons on the wall and ran a pair of wires to the relayboard and connected them to common and normally open.
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This tutorial assumes you have the gpio binding installed and have already gotten that working for other items.
Because of its low price its small form factor and the low energy consumption the raspberry pi is a quite popular platform for openhab.
Raspberry pi 3 garage door opener step 1.
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.
All activity is monitored and logged using the raspberry pi.
With a magnet attached to the garage door the pi relies on two magnetic reed switches to check the garage door s status.
If you want to learn more about the possibilities of the raspberry pi and linux in general many tutorials can be found on the internet.
No need to wire anything in the garage.
Relay attached to pi connected to garage wireless remote.
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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.
It comes with all the code parts list wiring diagram and instructions.
This will allow us.
The next step is to setup your wifi from the command line.
All raspberry pi projects require some type of setup.
Hi all i just finished packaging up a simple solution for controlling your garage doors using a raspberry pi.
It will control up to 4 garage doors.
Install wiring pi.
Setup wifi via the command line.
My config settings.
I am using a raspberry pi3b gpio pins to control a relay board which simulates someone pressing the garage door opener on the wall.
It is favored amongst existing users and a recommended choice for newcomers.
Setup raspberry pi without monitor or keyboard.
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Will work with any mqtt setup including openhab.
Door sensor installed on garage door reports open close status.
Install and optimize rasbian for our purposes.
Here is my garage door hardware.
Raspberry pi garage door opener step 1.
