This was my first hardware project and instructable ever and i m sure.
Raspberry pi wifi garage door opener without relays.
Then wire pin 6 gnd to the gnd on the relay.
Raspberry pi garage door opener.
If you need more details follow the guide we ve written on how to use a relay with the raspberry pi.
This model is necessary as it has wireless support while the raspberry pi zero does not.
The project relies on a raspberry pi zero w using 8 gb of storage on a microsd card.
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.
Steve placed one sensor near the ceiling and the other is on the ground.
Opening and closing the door is secured by using self signed certificates installed on family s mobile phones.
The garage door has been in continuous use since late 2014.
This instructable explains how i setup a raspberry pi to open my garage door using a smarthphone.
It controls the door.
While this has been done before i thought i d post my solution.
If the garage door is open when it shouldn t be then send a text message sms to a cell phone.