Secure Android Garage Door Opener App For Raspberry Pi

Alternatively you can take apart an existing garage door remote solder two wires to the button and connect these two wires to opengarage.

Secure android garage door opener app for raspberry pi.

These openers use secure door button codes but you can still interface with them through a compatible door button. First make a folder. The goal is to hook a raspberry pi up to my garage door opener set up some sensors to determine the state of the garage door and create a web page that will control it all. If the garage door is open when it shouldn t be then send a text message sms to a cell phone.

I ve written enough software and played with a raspberry pi long enough that this was a fairly simple project. This made me better aware about webcam streaming to monitor the door. You can also create a one time pin to allow access to you garage for. Run sudo shutdown and then unplug the pi.

I still have to put some effort into that. Opening and closing the door is secured by using self signed certificates installed on family s mobile phones. Connect 2 wires from each garage door opener switch contacts to the relay. Creating the python script for smart garage door opener.

Complete python script for door opener is given at the end here we have explained few parts of it. Here is what my pi looks like all. The garage door example is meant to run on a raspberry pi. I have a relay connected to that pin.

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. Raspberry pi control from mobile device or desktop web browser by frédérick blais. This is now my base. This script will interact with our raspberry pi gpios and sets up the web server.

So this is the core script for our application. This way the relay clicks simulate pressing the button on the remote. Plug back in the pi and let it boot. Maybe i d have to recycle a usb hub or fetch another webcam.

Garage door remote opener which will allow you to open you garage door remotely from anywhere in the world. Completely wireless garage door opener security cam by deckerego. Conection to garage door openers. I used it to run a command that turns a gpio pin on for half a second.

The garage door has been in continuous use since late 2014. Use a raspberry pi and a smartphone to open close and monitor a garage door. 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. With the help of mobile apps not only will your smartphone replace your garage s remote control but you ll also get reminders when you ve left the door open easily manage who can.