Garage Door Opener Project

Screw drives a long threaded rod drives a mechanism that opens and closes the door are priced in the mid range.

Garage door opener project.

It s a pain to wait for someone with a key so i thought i would do something about it this project is. With a magnet attached to the garage door the pi relies on two magnetic reed switches to check the garage door s status. The machine also slows a door in transit preventing it from crashing to the garage floor. As a person without a car i don t need to carry keys around everywhere i go.

Because of this i ve been locked out of my own house several times. In addition to the motorized garage door opener the following components are used in the system. It s not a fun diy project you want to gamble with. Steve placed one sensor near the ceiling and the other is on the ground.

Required materials for this project 1 in. Garage door openers are available with a chain drive screw drive or belt drive. 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. 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.

Diy fingerprint scanning garage door opener.