Hello,
Noob here so please be gentle,
I am wanting to put together a WIFI controlled garage door opener for home automation purposes.
All the info I’ve found on the web requires you to wire a relay into the garage door motor itself (which I don’t want to do) or to the wall mounted controller (which I don’t have).
So what I’m trying to do here is use a WIFI relay to trigger the open/close button on a spare remote controller, which I will mount to the garage wall.
The remote controller is an old school 27mhz type and has 4 push buttons, only one of which I will need to trigger (pictured below).
I’m guessing I’ll need to de-solder one of the clicky buttons (circled) and attach the relay to that. But there are 4 solder points on each button. The only other catch is that I will require “inching” as the button must be clicked and held for a second or so to trigger the door, then released.
I am hoping someone can please assist me with the following;
Here is the WIFI relay I was thinking of purchasing for this project which fits the bill for WIFI and IFTTT; (I have no idea about what the volts and amps mean or anything like that).
https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Sonoff-...h=item3fae4ba890:g:0BsAAOSwtJxbvDFg:rk:1:pf:0
Here is the garage door remote (removed from its housing) I’ve circled the clicky button front and back that I will need to put the relay across.
Many thanks!
Noob here so please be gentle,
I am wanting to put together a WIFI controlled garage door opener for home automation purposes.
All the info I’ve found on the web requires you to wire a relay into the garage door motor itself (which I don’t want to do) or to the wall mounted controller (which I don’t have).
So what I’m trying to do here is use a WIFI relay to trigger the open/close button on a spare remote controller, which I will mount to the garage wall.
The remote controller is an old school 27mhz type and has 4 push buttons, only one of which I will need to trigger (pictured below).
I’m guessing I’ll need to de-solder one of the clicky buttons (circled) and attach the relay to that. But there are 4 solder points on each button. The only other catch is that I will require “inching” as the button must be clicked and held for a second or so to trigger the door, then released.
I am hoping someone can please assist me with the following;
- How and where to hook up the relay to the clicky button
- Suitability of the relay in question
- Anything to be aware of (putting too much current across the circuit via the relay etc.)
Here is the WIFI relay I was thinking of purchasing for this project which fits the bill for WIFI and IFTTT; (I have no idea about what the volts and amps mean or anything like that).
https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Sonoff-...h=item3fae4ba890:g:0BsAAOSwtJxbvDFg:rk:1:pf:0
Here is the garage door remote (removed from its housing) I’ve circled the clicky button front and back that I will need to put the relay across.
Many thanks!