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.

Chain drives a long chain pulls the door open and closed are the least expensive but they re loud. Steve placed one sensor near the ceiling and the other is on the ground. The machine also slows a door in transit preventing it from crashing to the garage floor. 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.

Required materials for this project 1 in. This track aka the t rail guides and shields the chain screw or belt as it moves the. X 10 universal module um506 x 10 computer interface cm11a. It s not a fun diy project you want to gamble with.

Diy fingerprint scanning garage door opener. It s a pain to wait for someone with a key so i thought i would do something about it this project is. In addition to the motorized garage door opener the following components are used in the system. With a magnet attached to the garage door the pi relies on two magnetic reed switches to check the garage door s status.

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.