Openhab Raspberry Pi Garage Door

Raspberry pi relay garage door remote controller and z wave door sensor and some python code.

Openhab raspberry pi garage door.

Hi all i just finished packaging up a simple solution for controlling your garage doors using a raspberry pi. My config settings. Just download the python script and follow the instructions. 172 00 step 2.

This tutorial assumes you have the gpio binding installed and have already gotten that working for other items. This first step is to install an operating system to your rpi. Raspberry pi garage door opener step 1. It will control up to 4 garage doors.

Install and optimize rasbian for our purposes. It is favored amongst existing users and a recommended choice for newcomers. Will work with any mqtt setup including openhab. Buy or gather parts and tools prices in usd.

Works with any model i have it running on an original rpi 1. Bought at fry s for 4 95. It comes with all the code parts list wiring diagram and instructions. With a magnet attached to the garage door the pi relies on two magnetic reed switches to check the garage door s status.

I am using a raspberry pi3b gpio pins to control a relay board which simulates someone pressing the garage door opener on the wall. Install wiring pi. All raspberry pi projects require some type of setup. Setup raspberry pi without monitor or keyboard.

Setup wifi via the command line. 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. This will allow us. Door sensor installed on garage door reports open close status.

No need to wire anything in the garage. 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. 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. Relay attached to pi connected to garage wireless remote.

Because of its low price its small form factor and the low energy consumption the raspberry pi is a quite popular platform for openhab. Here is my garage door hardware. All activity is monitored and logged using the raspberry pi.