Opener
This was a cool design we came up to demonstrate pneumatic or hydraulic action with the brief being to design a garage door mechanism. We decided to depart from the typical top lifting or roller type door.
Find the full tutorial here: https://learn.sparkfun.com/tutorials/secure-diy-garage-door-opener Original blog post here: https://www.sparkfun.com/news/3184 Using the SparkFun Cryptographic Co-processor, we created a secure garage door opener! At it’s core, this project is a wire-less button controller. In this way, it could be used for many other applications. What might you like to use this security for? Products used: […]
How to make a DIY Bottle Opener with an very strong Magnet.
3 garage door improvements/repairs you can do in one day. After one of the springs on the garage door broke I decided to upgrade a few other items. I replaced the garage door opener, replaced weather stripping on the bottom of the door and added insulation. Sponsored by Home Depot: https://homedepot.sjv.io/6R1Zr Written Article: @ http://bit.ly/2YUeTaa […]
Do it yourself, step by step guide to installing a smart Wi-Fi garage door opener, which can be controlled with Android and iOS. Can be linked with Nest and Alexa as well. The device connects to your home Wi-Fi network and can be controlled from anywhere. This is an easy project requiring NO programming skills. […]
This Modern minimalist Adirondack inspired outdoor chair is an easy DIY project to kick off your summer, I have the full step by step plans and cut list available at my website (link below.) This piece would be a great piece of patio furniture or lawn furniture to kick back in for a great afternoon […]
A while back I created a Smartphone Garage Door Opener. It worked, but left a lot of room for improvement. So I created a new version of it, and its much better. Get the files for this project: https://github.com/photoresistor/SmartPhoneGarageDoorOpener And the parts: Feather Huzzah: https://www.amazon.com/Adafruit-2821-Feather-HUZZAH-ESP8266/dp/B019MGW6N6 Optoisolators: https://www.amazon.com/Cylewet-Optocoupler-Mounting-Coupler-Arduino/dp/B06X6M2NNY 5.5mm DC Jacks: https://www.amazon.com/CESS-Socket-Female-JackConnector-5-5mmx2-1mm/dp/B01G0Q3VRQ/ Reed Switch: https://www.amazon.com/Directed-Electronics-8601-Magnetic-Switch/dp/B0009SUF08/ref=sr_1_5?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1498696545&sr=1-5&keywords=reed+switch 5.5mm […]
this is a modification done to my garage door as the door is quite heavy to open and close, so i hacked it and motorized it with old 2hp single phase ac motor and a reduction gear box which i got from the scrapyard. i was planing to add a remote to open and close […]
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In this project we use Blynk, a mobile app that allows you to control internet connected Microcontrollers like the Particle Core to build a smartphone-controlled garage door. Full Project Instructions: http://makezine.com/projects/particle-core-garage-door-opener/ Download the Particle Code: http://cdn.makezine.com/make/BlynkGarage http://www.blynk.cc http://www.particle.io
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