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Garage door opener project.
With a magnet attached to the garage door the pi relies on two magnetic reed switches to check the garage door s status.
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.
It s not a fun diy project you want to gamble with.
X 10 universal module um506 x 10 computer interface cm11a.
In addition to the motorized garage door opener the following components are used in the system.
Chain drives a long chain pulls the door open and closed are the least expensive but they re loud.
This track aka the t rail guides and shields the chain screw or belt as it moves the.
As a person without a car i don t need to carry keys around everywhere i go.
Garage door openers are available with a chain drive screw drive or belt drive.
Screw drives a long threaded rod drives a mechanism that opens and closes the door are priced in the mid range.
Because of this i ve been locked out of my own house several times.
Diy fingerprint scanning garage door opener.
The machine also slows a door in transit preventing it from crashing to the garage floor.