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Automating my gate door via a smart relay


How to automate a gate door without remote capabilities using a smart relay and integrate it into HomeKit via Home Assistant.

The motor and system are from a company called BFT, which is a very common brand here in Turkey for this kind of residential application. The interior of the gate motorThe BFT Motor I had at home used a HAMAL ARES control board, and the manual had plenty of information. The 61 and 62 ports manually send a start command to the gate.I had to test it out, so I cut a 2.5mm cable and tried it out, and voila it indeed worked out:

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