I wrote an application that sends GPS coordinates to a Web API that plugs into Home Assistant which I use to open and close the garage door when I come home, or leave the house. 2 independent sensors confirm the action completes and if it doesn't, it re-sends the command until it does. Another sensor detects the door from the garage going into the house being opened, which closes the garage door when it was opened from the GPS application.
The application sits on a RPi in the truck powered through the cig lighter plug. I don't know how many hours I spent on it as it was a weekend project I did when I had free time (not every weekend). I can say I got it working in about 4 months though. So however many weekends I had free from that 4 month period is about how long it took. Probably 40-60 hours though.
The application sits on a RPi in the truck powered through the cig lighter plug. I don't know how many hours I spent on it as it was a weekend project I did when I had free time (not every weekend). I can say I got it working in about 4 months though. So however many weekends I had free from that 4 month period is about how long it took. Probably 40-60 hours though.