The essence of this project is to remotely actuate a switch connected to the garage door opener when a gps enabled smartphone enters a pre defined geographical trigger zone.
Garage door opener project.
It s not a fun diy project you want to gamble with.
Garage door openers are available with a chain drive screw drive or belt drive.
As a person without a car i don t need to carry keys around everywhere i go.
Required materials for this project 1 in.
X 10 universal module um506 x 10 computer interface cm11a.
The machine also slows a door in transit preventing it from crashing to the garage floor.
With a magnet attached to the garage door the pi relies on two magnetic reed switches to check the garage door s status.
Roofing nails 2 lift handles 2x4 extension spring containment cables fender washers and locknuts lubricant cleaner such as wd 40 silicone spray or rubbing alcohol spray on white lithium grease weather seal you could also possibly need replacement rollers.
It s a pain to wait for someone with a key so i thought i would do something about it this project is.
In addition to the motorized garage door opener the following components are used in the system.
Diy fingerprint scanning garage door opener.
Because of this i ve been locked out of my own house several times.
Chain drives a long chain pulls the door open and closed are the least expensive but they re loud.