Openhab Raspberry Pi Garage Door

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.

Openhab raspberry pi garage door.

Door sensor installed on garage door reports open close status. 172 00 step 2. All activity is monitored and logged using the raspberry pi. Works with any model i have it running on an original rpi 1.

Raspberry pi relay garage door remote controller and z wave door sensor and some python code. My config settings. Relay attached to pi connected to garage wireless remote. I am using a raspberry pi3b gpio pins to control a relay board which simulates someone pressing the garage door opener on the wall.

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. Just download the python script and follow the instructions. Bought at fry s for 4 95.

The next step is to setup your wifi from the command line. Raspberry pi 3 garage door opener step 1. Setup raspberry pi without monitor or keyboard. It comes with all the code parts list wiring diagram and instructions.

This first step is to install an operating system to your rpi. Install wiring pi. 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. Setup wifi via the command line.

Here is my garage door hardware. Buy or gather parts and tools prices in usd. This tutorial assumes you have the gpio binding installed and have already gotten that working for other items. 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. 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. Install and optimize rasbian for our purposes. It is favored amongst existing users and a recommended choice for newcomers.

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 garage door opener step 1. With a magnet attached to the garage door the pi relies on two magnetic reed switches to check the garage door s status.