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by superlative
Mon Nov 17, 2014 1:04 pm
Forum: Troubleshooting
Topic: GPIO Help - Exit button on door
Replies: 9
Views: 1346

Re: GPIO Help - Exit button on door

hi guys.

here is the relay i am looking at:

http://www.jaycar.com.au/productView.asp?ID=SY4036

So to get this to work, i would have to add a transistor before the relay?

any more pointers apprecaited.
by superlative
Mon Nov 17, 2014 12:33 pm
Forum: Troubleshooting
Topic: GPIO Help - Exit button on door
Replies: 9
Views: 1346

Re: GPIO Help - Exit button on door

hi. so if i connect a relay to the gpio17 and ground, then on the other part of the relay i can connect this circuit for the exit button . then when the relay is activated by gpio17 and ground, the 4 volt circuit will be allowed to flow. so the relay i would buy would have to be activated by 3.3 vol...
by superlative
Mon Nov 17, 2014 9:37 am
Forum: Troubleshooting
Topic: GPIO Help - Exit button on door
Replies: 9
Views: 1346

Re: GPIO Help - Exit button on door

Hi Joan. Thanks for your reply. I did a multimeter check and there is 4 volts running over the exit circuit. If I connect the two wires on the exit circuit for 1 second, the door motor opens the door. I was hoping to avoid a relay as an additional item if it is possible. However as mentioned, GPIO17...
by superlative
Mon Nov 17, 2014 5:15 am
Forum: Troubleshooting
Topic: GPIO Help - Exit button on door
Replies: 9
Views: 1346

GPIO Help - Exit button on door

Hi, I have an exit button on a door motor, and if i join two wires between two inputs on the circuit just briefly, the door motor opens an automatic door. I wanted to control this via the raspberry pi. Initially I tried making sure I could turn a LED on and off as a test, before I went and connected...
by superlative
Sat Nov 03, 2012 11:19 pm
Forum: General programming discussion
Topic: Control Garage Door Open/Shut
Replies: 1
Views: 961

Control Garage Door Open/Shut

Hi, I am new to raspberry Pi. I have a garage door which is powered by a motor. On top of the motor is two pins, when a wire is put between these two pins for half a second and removed, it connects the circuit and sends a signal to open the garage door. The idea of these two pins on the garage door ...

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