If you want to be able to execute the routine by saying alexa open my garage door or alexa open garage please see this article on how to customize prompt words for alexa scenes.
Using alexa to hack my garage door for iot.
Garage door opener is connected via ifttt and using a custom alexa skill.
When a user asks alexa the state of the door it invokes a lambda function.
I find it interesting that many of the one star reviews seem to be repeated and or are commenting on the ability of iot firms to remotely shut down devices ie.
In my install i only use my opener to close the garage door in the evening using a scheduled alexa routine.
Alexa ask chevrolet to lock unlock my car alexa ask gmc to stop my car must be parked alexa ask buick what vehicles are in my garage alexa ask cadillac to secure my.
To run a scene with your voice say alexa turn on scene name or alexa start scene name.
When a user asks alexa the state of the door it invokes a lambda function.
Garage door open with ifttt and alexa.
With this project you can ask alexa if your door is open.
I was looking around for xmas gift ideas and thought someone must make a iot garage door opener and after some looking i found some but the price tags seemed outrageous.
Watch as researchers demonstrate opening garage door.
With this project you can ask alexa if your door is open.
Alexa skill can access the information using aws lambda function azure rest api and signalr via raspberry pi.
Alexa skill can access the information using aws lambda function azure rest api and signalr via raspberry pi.
Now you are able to control your garage doors with your voice.
If you manage your home appliances through apple s home app designed to enable smooth iot functioning the attacker could easily control all of those appliances.
Using a laser on alexa google home hackers can unlock your front door.
The routine runs at 9 00 pm every night and in order to ensure that the routine doesn t open an already closed garage door the alexa enabled opener doesn t know if the garage door is open or closed i had to add one more switch that would only be closed when the garage door is open.
It uses a magnetic sensor attached to esp8266 to do detect if the door is open.
It uses a magnetic sensor attached to esp8266 to do detect if the door is open.