esp8266 open front door

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DK asked 6 years ago

hi,

I know that the esp8266 can through a H-brigde controller run a small motor …

But, I wish to open a standard house front door(itself) and the lock aswell …

What is the largest motor, a esp8266 or other pic can controll …

Any please would be appreciated

Keep Coding …

DK

Question Tags: esp8266 home motor

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Rui Santos Staff answered 6 years ago

Hello, if you create the proper circuit, the ESP with a transistor can control any motor… I don’t have any tutorials on that subject. I usually control 3.3V or 6V DC motors.

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DK answered 6 years ago

hi Rui

         Thank you for your answer.

          I have done some checking and found theses pages

      http://www.ermicro.com/blog/?p=423

      http://www.learn-c.com/experiment5.htm

          https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A9zeEuDNzvA

Thanks again
DK

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Rui Santos Staff answered 6 years ago

Exactly, if you do something like that you can control any motor with your ESP8266.