If you're tired of using a big, separate box to open your garage door, DIYer Lou Prado shows us how to mod your garage door to open with your smartphone, with only a Bluetooth headset and a $1 transistor from RadioShack. This project is actually pretty simple: you'll need some soldering skills, but it doesn't require any advanced electronics. Just grab a $1 transistor from RadioShack, a Bluetooth headset (if you don't already have one), and a soldering iron. Basically, you'll be using the headset's audio amplifier to send a signal to your garage door opener. The mod works with a number of popular garage door openers, and even has a dedicated app on Android (iPhone version coming soon) to make the process a little bit easier.Hit the link below for more info, and check out the video above to see a step-by-step guide. Of course, if you have trouble opening your door, you can always break into it from the outside.via Hack a DayYou can also find him on Twitter, Facebook, and lurking around our #tips page.
Garage Door plugin for Homebridge Garage Door Opener plugin for Homebridge. This is the Homebridge portion of my Real Fake Garage Doors project. The hardware portion of this project is RealFakeGarageDoors. I opened a Linear Multi-Code 412001 garage door remote and attached an ESP8266 to trigger it to open the garage door. Since the ESP8266 doesn't have an easy way to encrypt traffic as a server I'm using SHA256-HMAC to send authenticated commands to the ESP8266. Install homebridge using: npm install -g homebridge Install this plugin using: npm install -g homebridge-real-fake-garage-doors Update your configuration file. See the sample below. npm update -g homebridge-real-fake-garage-doors key: SHA256-HMAC key that should match the key on the receiving microcontroller. openCommand: Command to send to open the door. closeAfter: (seconds) Set TargetDoorState to CLOSED after this many seconds. simulateTimeOpening / simulateTimeOpen / simulateTimeClosing: (seconds) Since our controller is "dumb" we have no way of knowing the actual state of the door.
So when we trigger the open command we simulate by changing the door CurrentDoorState to OPENING, OPEN, CLOSING, and CLOSED. Manufacturer Model # GD-00Z-1 Power - The control unit plugs into the same outlet as your garage door opener. The included tilt sensor uses a CR2032 watch style battery. Type of Wireless Communication - Z-Wave (Iris Smart Hub Required) Compatible Garage Door Openers: According to the manufacturer this device works with most openers. the manufacturer has identified the following openers as being incompatible. In addition, if the garage door opener is operable through the Chamberlain MyQ Garage system, it will not operate with the Iris Garage Door Opener. These systems are mutually exclusive. Please refer to this link for Chamberlain's list of MyQ-compatible devices. Note: This device is compatible with Iris 1st Generation and Next Generation Hubs Pairing a New Device Step 1: Before you begin, make sure your door opener has exposed terminals.
Step 2: Follow the installation instructions to attach the tilt sensor mounting plate to the top panel of your garage door. Step 3: Remove the battery tab from the tilt sensor and attach it to the plate, ensuring both arrows are pointing up. Step 4: Open the Iris app and go to the “Add” section, tap “Device,” and browse or search for the device. This will put the hub in pairing mode, indicated by a blinking green light. Step 5: Plug the garage door controller into an electrical outlet close to where it will be installed. Do not connect it to your garage door motor yet. Step 6: Press the Link button once. Step 7: When the hub triple beeps, your device has been paired. Step 8: Mount the garage door opener and connect it to your garage door motor as described in the installation instructions. Step 9: Finally, configure the tilt sensor orientation by manually opening and closing the garage door before controlling it through Iris. You should perform a reset if the controller was force removed from the app or you are having pairing, connectivity, and/or response issues.
Step 1: In the app, tap on the Left-Hand Navigation Menu (≡), then tap on Devices. Step 2: In the device list, scroll down to the bottom of the list and tap on Z-Wave Tools. Then tap on Remove Z-Wave Devices. Remain on this screen until step 3 is complete. Step 3: Go to the garage door controller, and press the pairing button once. The garage door controller should give a short beep immediately followed by a long beep. If the hub can be heard from the controller's location, it will beep twice as well to confirm the reset. The Iris app will list which device has been reset. Step 4: If you did not get confirmation in the app, press the pairing button on the garage door controller five times in a row, once per second. The garage door controller should give a short beep followed by a long beep several seconds later. If you received confirmation in the app, proceed to the next step. Step 5: To re-pair the device, put the hub in pairing mode by tapping the plus sign on the dashboard, then Device.
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