I finally got a stable and reproducible set of files for this project http://www.instructables.com/id/Garage-Door-Monitor/ https://github.com/Peterh226/GarageDoorMonitor now on to the next iteration…
I got stubborn and wanted to have a way to send data from my sensor to a Google script and then have the Google script update a Google Sheet. The problem I ran into was that Google was looking for an HTTPS connection to act like a good secure internet citizen. I could not figure […]
There are several pieces to this portion of the project. Get the project running on my breadboard to make sure all of the pieces worked. Design and create a box to hold the protoboard so I can mount it in the garage. Figure out a 5V power supply. Position all of the components on the […]
I’ve actually been testing this for a while. I use the Arduino IDE 1.6.5 with the NODEMCU board and then just connect with USB. Works well and I can use the serial port for debugging and learning. The switch test fixture has made it really easy to test this out. As with the other stuff, […]
I’ve been trying to figure out how to characterize and check for the states and transitions that I want to monitor and control. It’s making my head hurt since I’ve not done this type of stuff in a while. Here’s what the state of the door looks like over time. The information I am gathering […]
Sensor Mounting Brackets. The first step was to measure the area around where I thought I would install the sensors. The Magnet will go on the door and then a sensor clipped onto the rail for the open position and to the wall bracket for closed. I just used a set of calipers and a […]
I decided I needed to outline my design for the esp8266 monitor project. The problem is I’d like to pass the status (an integer representing Open, Closed, Operating) to a Google script. The Google script can then add a row to the table, calculate the delta time and show the status. Well, since I’m not […]