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.
Raspberry pi zero garage door opener.
This model is necessary as it has wireless support while the raspberry pi zero does not.
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.
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.
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.
What we will be doing is turning the raspberry pi into a small web server.
Then wire the relay to the garage door opener.
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.
Ever lose a garage door opener and looked for a replacement on amazon.
Raspberry pi zero garage door opener using blynk.
Then wire pin 6 gnd to the gnd on the relay.
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.
Welcome to the 13th raspberry pi tutorial.
Contribute to evzaboun garage door development by creating an account on github.
It controls the door.
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 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.
Wire pin 2 5v on the pi to the vcc pin on the relay.
The replacements for my garage door were 20 30.
We will wire a very basic circuit to the pi s gpio pins and upload a website that triggers the circuit.
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.