Esp8266 Nodemcu Garage Door Opener

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Esp8266 nodemcu garage door opener.

The garage door remote usually operates with 12v but gets the job done with 5v as well. By accessing pin vin we can still get 5v out to supply power to the 5v relay and the garage door remote. The reason i wanted this was to be able to close my garage door remotely in case i left it open accidentally. Smartthings triggers the relay which completes the circuit pushing the garage door opener button.

Learn programming c javascript jquery the mean stack mongo express angular and node and excel. Esp8266 garage door opener. Esp8266 mqtt garage door opener programed with the arduino ide. With a similar approach here we are building a wi fi garage door opener circuit using nodemcu and dc motor which can be controlled using a webpage.

During the rainy season here on the west coast of canada it s even worse. The esp 01 talks via wifi to an openhab controller that monitors door status as well as sends door open close commands. Nodemcu is powered by a microusb 5v and steps it down to 3 3v for the esp8266. I used an esp8266 nodemcu with a 5v relay connected normally open directly to the terminals on the back of the garage door opener unit.

This webpage will also display the status of the door whether it is closed or open. Garage door opener with feedback using esp8266 as web server. Demo and tutorial on how to control your garage door from your phone using an esp8266 module nodemcu and raspberry pi. This project uses the esp 01 to control the garage door opener as well as sense when the door is open or closed.

Nodemcu esp12e is very similar to the more popular esp8266 module so nodemcu esp8266 can also be used for this. Warning it will oscillate if you fallow the other tutorials i tried the transistor and also using the opto isolator connected to ground but both pull the esp too close to ground it shorts out and will keep resetting itself.