Automate Garage Door With Smartthings

You can also automate your garage door to open and close based on a schedule your mobile presence or other smartthings connected devices whatever suits your needs.

Automate garage door with smartthings.

Evolve relay switch how it works. I want to automate my garage door and i ve got a few things i m looking to accomplish for this project so i d like some advice. Well and a garage too of course. So far this is what i ve done.

Check out the video and some other useful how to posts and stories about automating your garage door below and leave us any questions you may have in the comments section. For this what you ll need is a garage door sensor for smartthings and smartthings hub. Then you have the option to pick either garage door or conventional door. The iris z wave garage door controller gd 00z 1 along with smartthings allows you to remotely open close and monitor your garage door.

This z wave garage door opener provides peace of mind convenience security and safety. It looks like my current garage door opener is failing and as i replace it i would like to get something that works with smartthings. I ve taken a look at the gocontrol garage door opener but it seems like the device does after a relatively short time and that the company isn t terribly responsive so i m a bit leery. Add a little smartness to your things.

Automate other connected devices with smartthings and set them to turn on or off when your gocontrol garage door opener detects that your garage door has been opened or shut. Manage your gocontrol garage door opener and other connected devices with smartthings routines for good morning goodbye good night and more. A smartthings hub a smartsense multi sensor a compatible garage door opener recommended. Under the doors locks section select new door.

In looking at the works with smartthings page it seems that there isn t an opener that inherently connects to smartthings as there are only 2 add on devices that connect to it gocontrol and iris. I ve also got issues with the existing wall mounted push button. A smartthings garage sensor is merely a sensor which monitors or controls a garage door. Connect the gd00z 4 with smartthings to open or close your garage door from anywhere perfect for allowing entry for a handyman or for closing the door if you forgot to.

I have added this device handler to my ide.