For example when i turn on my home alarm system the garage door is automatically closed.
Openhab garage door opener.
Currently have a chamberlain garage door opener and was using the myq add on to control it through openhab but they keep changing the api which renders the add on useless.
2 switches for feedback for open and closed messages.
Hi i am just making my first steps with openhab moving over from a self written interface.
I can then use this from other rules with garagedoorcommand sendcommand open to open the door.
I tapped into the buttons on the wall and ran a pair of wires to the relayboard and connected them to common and normally open.
There is already a binding available for openhab 1 works on 2 so you can know your home made device will work with openhab.
I am using a raspberry pi3b gpio pins to control a relay board which simulates someone pressing the garage door opener on the wall.
Chamberlain 1 25 hp myq secure view and ultra bright smart belt drive garage door opener with myq and wi fi compatibility and battery back up and led light and camera s item 1630354 model b6765.
I added a string item for the actual command to open or close the door.
Or you can pre order a pre built one.
A switch to open close the door.
When i am leaving the highway or after i have already driven out of reach of common rf solutions it is connected via mqtt.
My first appliance is a garage door that is not only monitored contact but can also be controlled.
Hooray for open source.
If you have multiple garage door openers and or lights the device index is based on the order the garage door opener light s were added to the myq app.
My config settings.
For people with only one garage door opener the value needs to be set to 0.
Starting openhab in debug mode will display your myq devices and the order they are listed in the api.
Looking for ideas what and how to use to add.
This tutorial assumes you have the gpio binding installed and have already gotten that working for other items.