Home Automation

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Home automation is the residential extension of building automation.

It is automation of the home, housework or household activity.

Home automation may include centralized control of lighting, HVAC (heating, ventilation and air conditioning), appliances, security locks of gates and doors and other systems, to provide improved convenience, comfort, energy efficiency and security.

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Z wave or smarthings compatible garage opener (alien.top)

submitted 1 year ago by Penicillinman@alien.top to c/homeautomation@selfhosted.forum

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Hello Looking for options to control garage via smartthings. Had myq for a while but it’s not working with smartthings not with the workarounds I had in place.

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[–] cornellrwilliams@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

If your garage has a button attached to it just add a Zen17 relay to the setup to make it smart.

For example 2 wires run from the garage door opener to a switch on the wall. Disconnect the 2 wires going to the wall switch and connect them to C and NO. Then take a new set of wires and connect them to S1 and C on the inputs of the Zen17. You will the be able to control it from the wall and from your Z-Wave hub.

[–] byarnell05@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

Because OP stated they used myq I am going to assume that the GDO is new enough to have security 2.0+ and will require something like a garadget contact adapter to work using the method you described. Works flawlessly once you have the extra required contact adapter though!