What we will be doing is turning the raspberry pi into a small web server.
Raspberry pi zero garage door opener.
I figured i d make one using a 10 pi zero ok for like 30 after all accessories but at least i can use it to control my garag.
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.
We will wire a very basic circuit to the pi s gpio pins and upload a website that triggers the circuit.
Welcome to the 13th raspberry pi tutorial.
Then wire pin 6 gnd to the gnd on the relay.
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.
Contribute to evzaboun garage door development by creating an account on github.
Wire pin 2 5v on the pi to the vcc pin on the relay.
Then wire the relay to the garage door opener.
When you access the webserver from your browser of choice you will have a big button that triggers the garage door via a relay.
The replacements for my garage door were 20 30.
Diy garage door opener with esp8266 module and rpi published on.
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 controls the door.
The project relies on a raspberry pi zero w using 8 gb of storage on a microsd card.
Case for raspberry pi optional it s a good idea to have a case for the pi and other electronics to shield it from environmental abuse.
Raspberry pi zero w technically any raspberry pi with wireless capability will do fine but for this application a raspberry pi zero w works really well.
Thought i d do something a little different today and just show a demo in the video below and write out the steps to the actual project here and on github.
Required for this project is a raspberry pi zero w or raspberry pi 3 model b other models like the raspberry pi 3 model a may also work compatible power supply button 5 volt relay switch solder and soldering gun cables wires circuit board a basic understanding of the http hypertext transfer protocol the pythonprogramming language and the linuxoperating system.
Raspberry pi zero wh 1x 2 channel relay module with optocoupler isolation snubber circuitry compatible with raspberry pi the one i use for the project is active low 1x.
Raspberry pi zero garage door opener using blynk.
