The gpio pins of the raspberry pi can give an output of 3 3v but the solenoid lock requires 7 12v to operate.
Raspberry pi unlock door.
Use a raspberry pi and a smartphone to open close and monitor a garage door.
If the garage door is open when it shouldn t be then send a text message sms to a cell phone.
If raspberry pi recognizes a face it will open the door lock.
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Steve does stuff the raspberry pi is a versatile asset when it comes to home diy projects and this pi powered garage door control system is no exception.
The purpose of this tutorial is show how to add facial recognition to raspberry pi projects.
While this has been done before i thought i d post my solution.
Because of this we will need to use an external power source and relay to operate the lock.
This design of a facial recognition door lock should not be implemented to protect and lock anything of value or a home.
Opening and closing the door is secured by using self signed certificates installed on family s mobile phones.
You can create an internet connected smart door lock using your raspberry pi 3 single board computer.
In addition to a surveillance camera and motion sensors information about open windows and doors is also of interest to a self built surveillance system.
A check with infrared light barriers or other methods would certainly be possible but in this case that is much more complicated.
Build the ultimate smart home door lock system turning your office into a high security vault.
This instructable explains how i setup a raspberry pi to open my garage door using a smarthphone.
A lack of drivers for the esp 12e however resulted in noisycarlos switching to a raspberry pi zero w and with the use of some python code the project finally came to life using a mobile app to finally control the lock over tcp with some home protecting encryption added into the mix to prevent anyone hacking the house.
This was my first hardware project and instructable ever and i m sure.
The garage door has been in continuous use since late 2014.
Raspberry pi garage door opener.
Build a raspberry pi door window sensor with reed relais.
A very simple hack of holding a photo of a whitelisted user up to the camera will unlock the door.
It can be unlocked over a wifi connection using a smartphone and a custom app.
