Bluetreefrog@lemmy.worldM to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoWhat hobby seems boring to most people but is actually fascinating if you dive into it?message-squaremessage-square154fedilinkarrow-up1252arrow-down12file-text
arrow-up1250arrow-down1message-squareWhat hobby seems boring to most people but is actually fascinating if you dive into it?Bluetreefrog@lemmy.worldM to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square154fedilinkfile-text
minus-squarejefff@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year agoNah, I just put a relay and esp32 together and connected it alongside the garage door switch (super old school). It sits on top of the opener in a little enclosure. I originally controlled it with mqtt, but later reflashed the esp with esphome.
minus-squareλλλlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoNothing wrong with that! Cool beans! I haven’t tried either. My garage has too much stuff to hold a car so the door is rarely opened.
Did you use OpenGarage?
Nah, I just put a relay and esp32 together and connected it alongside the garage door switch (super old school). It sits on top of the opener in a little enclosure. I originally controlled it with mqtt, but later reflashed the esp with esphome.
Nothing wrong with that! Cool beans! I haven’t tried either. My garage has too much stuff to hold a car so the door is rarely opened.