28 October 2017 00:00 · 1 min

Auto-door

This little application written in React Native aims at remoting my parent's house garage door.

Challenge

The aim of this project was to control (open/close) my parents’ motorized gate from an iPhone or an Android device. Using a Raspberry Pi, a relay and some magnetic sensors, I have managed to meet these requirements.

What I’ve done

Since the time I’ve been messing around with my Raspberry Pi, I have finally decided to use it in a concrete project. The electronic aspect is simple: relays make it possible to send a pulse to activate the system, and magnetic sensors make it possible to get the current state of the door.

I then designed the server using Node.js and Socket.IO. This was the perfect opportunity to learn these modern technologies. To fully use JavaScript, I developed the application using React Native, so that it is compatible with both Android and iOS devices. I secured the application by adding session tokens. In the future, I would like to add push notifications.

The repository is hosted on Github. Feel free to adapt the code to your system!

Usage

My family and myself are daily using the application. We particularly enjoy it, especially when we don’t have our key with us. 👌