Which file do I download?

[landonwelch84]

How do I open a tesla charge door?

[fredilarsen]

Clarification: This is to remotely open the door/flap over the the charge port of Teslas, when you do not have a button for this on your charging cable. You can build the small device into your charging cable to add the button (see other comments where people have done this), or you could have it wall-mounted beside the charging cable or as I have, connected to a microswitch in the charge cable holder, so pulling the plug out will open the charge door of the car.

You need an Arduino or similar device that you can program using the Arduino development environment.
Then clone this repository if you are familiar with git, or just download and unzip the zip file by pressing the green Code button and selecting Download zip.

Then open the file TeslaChargeDoorOpener.ino in the Arduino IDE, connect your Arduino device with a USB cable to your PC, select your device type and USB port, and upload the program to your device.
You must then connect your Arduino to a STX882 radio transmitter board as described, and you should be ready open the charge door by powering on the Arduino. Power off the Arduino to stop sending the signal.

If you have programmed an Arduino board or other device before, this should be done in 10 minutes. Otherwise you may consider the additional time you spend as learning time, never wasted.