Garage door opener more in the end the esp8266 is a fantastic module that can generate a web page for control of nearly anything.
Esp8266 garage door opener remote.
Esp8266 wifi garage door remote.
Thought i d do something a little different today and just show a demo in the video below and write out the steps to the actual project here and on github.
Remote esp8266 based garage door sensor.
By accessing pin vin we can still get 5v out to supply power to the 5v relay and the garage door remote.
Anyway suffice it to say.
Nodemcu is powered by a microusb 5v and steps it down to 3 3v for the esp8266.
We use our garage more like a main entrance to the house because using the actual front entrance tracks a lot of dirt into the house due to the poor layout.
The garage door remote usually operates with 12v but gets the job done with 5v as well.
In fact a couple years ago the padlock on the sliding lock was broken yes sadly i do not have a garage door opener really embarrassing for a home automation guy but i ve got this really funky pivoting metal door that reminds me of an aircraft hanger or something.
Welcome to the 13th raspberry pi tutorial.
Diy garage door opener with esp8266 module and rpi published on.