Hi All, I just finished packaging up a simple solution for controlling your garage doors using a raspberry pi. Works with any model… I have it running on an original RPi 1. It comes with all the code, parts list, wiring diagram and instructions. Will work with any MQTT setup, including openHAB. Just download the python script and follow the instructions.
It will control up to 4 garage doors with the current config, but can be expanded to more. The only limitation is the number of available GPIO ports. If you have any issues you can leave us feedback and we’ll help you get it sorted. enjoy!
Any idea how to use that setup if you are missing WIFI in your garage?
Maybe someone knows a solution to upgrade the raspy with an LTE stick and establish an VPN connection to your home network?
Or maybe even a solution without a VPN connection?
EDIT: Big thx for all the helpful advice - but I never intended to take over this posting
So let’s skip additional advice for me and give some feedback for op
Nope, the garage is on the other side of an shared garden area -> neighbors might not look kindly on me trying to usurp one of the streetlamps to get a power source for a WiFi repeater
It’s a rented apartment, so everything related to opening walls (to get a cable from the apartment into the open) or worse, burying a cable below the shared garden and asphalt areas is completely out of question.
But I could take a look at high gain / directed WIFI antennas
Will be interesting to see if the trees in between apartment building and garage will interfere with an directed signal
Perhaps 50m, including the buildings outer wall, same threes and the garages metal door.
Sometimes my phone is able to pick up my WiFi signal when I’m halfway between building and garage - but at that point the signal is normally so bad that my phone connects to the WiFi but can’t use the internet connection reliable.
Also the building and the garage are not aligned, meaning the WiFi signal can’t simply pass the outer wall in a 90 degrees angle, it’s more like a 20 degrees angle…
Sorry, you got me wrong - the garage has power - I just don’t think that it is connected the my apartment.
That’s why I was thinking about connecting a Raspy via cellular.
(Without power the whole idea about using an electric door opener would have been quite problematic )
Would be an option is I can’t get the Raspy working with an LTE stick.
But I would prefer the stick solution - it’s still a garage and should only have the minimum number IT devices
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