iphone garage door opener

I made a prototype for an iPhone garage door opener. It will also work with anything that has a browser. The Arduino microcontroller is connected to a relay circuit that is connected to the garage door motor. It is wired in just like a regular push button. With the iPhone I browse to a page on my web server and click the garage door button. This makes the garage door open or close with a serial command that is sent from the web server to the microcontroller.

Web server: Apache HTTP server 2.2.13
PHP: 5.3
The code is at http://www.amazingknife.com/tag/garagedoorcode

For details on how to make the relay, look at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pk33lLY384o and the doorbell videos I've posted.

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• open
• garage
• door
• iphone
• arduino
• php
• apache
• http
• server

[MARVINXELA]

hi i want to control a circuit by wifi directly, you can help me?, with a list of items to start looking, and I have no experience with wifi, or if you give me anything tutorials addresses will welcome this interesting your project Thanks

[RuthJ180]

@MARVINXELA I haven't used a wifi module with an Arduino yet. There are few modules and they are usually $50 and up. For me it is cheaper to set up a web server on a computer I already have.

[RuthJ180]

@MARVINXELA I am having a problem posting a link to a wifi module. the company is called CuteDigi, Google on that to find the link. You can also search digikey, jameco, and mouser for wifi modules.

[ellpancha]

can you resive data form arduino to leet you know if te door was opened or cosed?

something like chek the status of the door?

[RuthJ180]

Would need a door sensor to get info about the door being opened or closed. If there was a door sensor then you could definitely determine what state the door was in.

[wilddog915]

how is the Arduino connected to the webserver?

[RuthJ180]

It is connected with the USB cable. The Arduino drivers make the USB port act like a COM port. That is how I can send data to the COM port and it will go to the Arduino.

[chikotube]

i'm tired of prototypes, publish this, sell the arduino finished please, or hey find a manufacturer to make a purpose built device for $40 a pop.

[yanavery]

Wow!

[ellpancha]

im building up a car alarm with a ARDUNIO MEGA but i cant still resive data form the sensors to mi iphone, cuz i dont know munch about php and web desing, can u helpme?

[ellpancha]

ok it sounds good, but how abut the php code for that?