Particle Photon Garage Door Opener

The wifi on the photon is causing some noise and not allowing our garage door opener to work.

Particle photon garage door opener.

Now whenever you roll up to your garage door just hit your garage button in the blynk app and you re in. This will allow you to know what state the garage door is in closed door opening open door closing instead of just closed or open. I have a connected photon breathing fine. For less than the price of a new remote you can follow yoyoknows s guide and get a complete iot garage door system up and running.

Mount your project box on the door opener using velcro tape then plug your photon into wall wart power. Technically the project is pretty simple the most risky part for unexperienced people would be connecting the relays connection to the garage door button is straightforward since it s low voltage but connecting the garage light requires a bit more caution obviously. The opener does nothing but i get a notification on my craftsman app the garage opened closed. I just found out that the garage door project is interfering with the car garage door buttons.

I have ifttt and connected to the photon. I ve started a garage door project using a photon a relay shield an internet button and an iphone or several. This tutorial uses a particle photon to control a relay for the garage door. In addition i am creating some particle variables and functions so i can a monitor the status location of the door and b send the photon button press commands from the particle console cli command line.

I m new to this and a fair novice. I had some problems when i moved in when my wife put a cfl in and her opener worked and mine did not i have an older car. Anyone out there tried to connect a photon with a craftsman product. The photon itself will run you about 20 and the rest of the parts for a single door will probably set you back another 10.