Automate Garage Door With Smartthings

Well and a garage too of course.

Automate garage door with smartthings.

Add a little smartness to your things. I would like to use a mimolite to open close and provide the status of a garage door via smartthings. I ve also got issues with the existing wall mounted push button. This z wave garage door opener provides peace of mind convenience security and safety.

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. A smartthings garage sensor is merely a sensor which monitors or controls a garage door. A smartthings hub a smartsense multi sensor a compatible garage door opener recommended.

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. Then you have the option to pick either garage door or conventional door. So far this is what i ve done. After installing the relay switch in your garage and placing a smartsense multi on your garage door which senses if the door is open or close you ll be able to trigger your garage door to automatically open close when you arrive leave.

Evolve relay switch how it works. 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. The iris z wave garage door controller gd 00z 1 along with smartthings allows you to remotely open close and monitor your garage door. 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.

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. 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. The good folks at mactechgenius just put together a video tutorial showing you how to monitor control and automate your garage door using smartthings.

I have added this device handler to my ide.