Pi Garage Door Opener Homekit

And the feature list doesn t stop at just that.

Pi garage door opener homekit.

Hardware this summer i decided to explore home automation using a raspberry pi. I thought that it would be fun to control my garage door with siri ios homekit and spent some time building a basic controller using javascript and some nice node js packages. A suitable raspberry pi starter kit i used canakit raspberry pi kit protective case to save your pi board from any accidental damage. This low cost package includes everything you need to upgrade including a handy screwdriver which should be the only tool you need for installation.

Put your home on autopilot. Since i planned on leaving the pi indoors where i have easy access to it i chose to hook it up to a remote. The garage pi is admittedly just using the pi as a linux machine without making any special use of the board. Ismartgate homekit integrated garage door opener this is a pro homekit garage door opener in many ways.

It runs the homebridge server and controls a few different devices. Enter your camera s password and ip address so that the installation script can automatically create the configuration file for you. Set smart devices such as your thermostat or lighting to adjust when you open or close the garage door. Building a siri ios homekit enabled garage door control with raspberry pi part 1.

Insignia s wi fi garage door controller is an affordable way to add homekit support to your existing garage door opener. This device adds apple homekit capability and siri voice control to compatible garage door openers. Configure your garage door opener and camera. Step 7 connecting to garage door remote for this step you can either run wires to the actual garage door opener button that s in your garage or use a spare garage door remote.

A compatible usb wifi adapter or an ethernet cable as per your preference jumper wires female to female micro sd card of 4gb or higher. The script took 37 minutes to run on my pi so expect to wait a while.