SMART GARAGE DOOR OPENER | $15 | eWeLINK Smart Control for Garage Doors | with ALEXA & Google HOME
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- Опубліковано 12 вер 2024
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Hey everyone, this eWeLINK WiFi control module will allow you to control your Garage Doors or Gates with your home WiFi and you will be able to control OPEN and CLOSE from ANYWHERE around the WORLD!
This stuff is AMAZING!!! For under $20 you can have SmartHome controls connected to your Garage doors. A Smart Hub is NOT required! This eWeLINK WiFi Module connects through your Home or Business WiFi network (NOT a Smarthub).
As shown on video, this device can be controlled by ALEXA or GOOGLE Home Smart devices.
For about $15 you can transform your Garage doors to SMART - GARAGE DOORS!
I've shown you everything you need to know....within this video...NOW Go forward and make YOUR Garage Doors SMART!!!
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I found your video on Monday. Last night I installed it in 30 minutes. Freakin sweet! Now have the Wyze sensor starter kit on the way to let me know when it is left open. Thank you soo much for putting this video up. I really appreciate it.
That's AWESOME!
Thank you very much. It helped me with not replacing my whole garage door opener. It would not open with any remote. It is over 20 years old and after troubleshooting with Chamberlain it was determined that the circuit board needs to be replaced ($100 on ebay). With this solution I can open and close it from anywhere. Thanks again.
That's AWESOME. Glad I could help 😀
Excellent! Picked one up for $13, plus $5 for more bell wire than I will ever need in my lifetime. I already had a micro-usb 5v charger laying around. Works like a charm. Thank you for posting!
hi Tracey made i ask where did you get the circuit board? thanks
For those who are curious the NO, Com and NC connectors on the board stand for "normally open", "common (ground)" and "normally closed".
Thanks so much it worked perfectly and your directions were spot on..the only problem I ran into was I kept opening and closing the door so much In my excitement I blew the capacitor that starts the motor. Hahaha...I ordered a new one just now and will be here tomorrow.
Update: IMPORTANT INFO!! Please make sure the switch is in the correct mode with only one light on. I had both lights lit in the incorrect mode and it did smoke my capacitor that starts the motor on the opener.
Todd, I wanted to add that most openers have an additional security button that disables the remote. Your method allows remote access while retaining the security of a disabled remote. Thanks for all you do.
This worked great on my 20 year old quantum opener. thanks for the video, huge help. The only thing you might want to add is this: Adjust your "inching" setting to about 1 second. You only want the connection powered for a second to start the door opening or closing. If you don't do this, you will constantly be hitting the button in the app twice to turn the power off and then back on again to start the door moving.
Great, thank you very much - I set mine up and it works beautifully, never thought my 10 year old chamberlain garage door opener would ever be smart, LOL but it is an "Einstein" now. Great video and clear instructions. Cudos to you Cheers Paul
Thank you so much. I installed my board today and everything went smooth thanks to your excellent instructions! My home alarm has a garage door sensor. I need to figure if I can have Alexa check if the garage door is closed when I say close garage door. This is so it will not open a closed door!
Hi Todd, your video was nicely put together, but you failed to mention one important thing for your viewers. The button next to the pairing button is important to discuss. If the LED next to that button is on (mine was by default), and your fancy switch receives a command via eWeLink or Alexa to turn the switch "on", it will stay in the shorted "on" position. You don't want that to happen in a garage door opener application. That would be like pressing your wall mounted garage door button and never releasing the button until you give it a manual "off" command. Pressing that button next to the outer LED will turn that LED off which puts the device in an "auto off" mode after a 1 second delay of receiving the "on" command. This is the ideal mode for a garage door opener or electric gate opener application. Hope this helps! 🤙
Please re-watch at 10:31 in the video and 18:07 in the video. Maybe I should have made a STRONGER point to the button settings. You're correct....BOTH buttons should not be on. Thank you for watching and allowing us to bring up this setting within the comments section here, so that others can benefit :) Todd
PVT-PILOT is that inching versus self-locking? I'm looking at the devices online and scratching my head trying to figure out which ones we need. We have a double and single door each with a wall button (do people refer to this as "wall wart"? Trying to get the lingo down on FAQ boards) and each door with a remote although all three of our cars use homelink. I'm trying to figure out how many channels we need. Some say one extra for each remote? So I'd think 2 channel for each door based on that? Sorry I'm a newb
tw HomeShow hi Todd, in reading reviews of switches on amazon I’m seeing where some claimed to have controlled two doors with a similar board that has two channels “wiring in parallel with the wall buttons”. Have you heard of this? We have a detached garage with a double and single door. The wall buttons are closer to our router so this may work better if I figure it out. Need to read a little more on it. The SmartThings door sensors I put on the physical garage doors must be a little too far from the ST hub as they don’t register all the time. Plus the wind shaking the doors and triggering the sensor is killing the batteries. Like one a week. Great channel. To the point and helpful!
Ok so just to answer my own question since nobody jumped in, you can just wire these up to your wall buttons 💁 much easier and no ladder necessary. Used a two channel switch for $15 and hooked up switch to each door at the wall buttons. Controlling with my Apple Watch when I go for a run or walk my dogs through Alexa via the voice in a can app on my watch 👍
@@shayf8369 yes, absolutely you can wire it in parallel at the wall buttons, at the motor or anywhere along the wire run. It is just an easier setup at the motor because there is power readily available there. How did you power the unit at the wall buttons? How did you hide the ugly circuit board at the wall button location and still get power to it?
Unless I'm missing something the downside of this setup is that Alexa does not know if the door is open or close, so you have to know it's current state. Unlike the MyQ app that knows if the door is opened or closed. Granted MyQ won't work w/ Alexa. But this is cool, especially when your driving up and you have the new soon to ship Echo Auto for your car you can say Alexa open black hole. For security I would not use open garage door. Thanx for posting video, the test to see if your opener is compatible , was helpful along w/ the rest
I too have the MyQ garage door module and I installed this board so that I could use Alexa to open/close my garage door if my hands are full and it's difficult to push the button. The MyQ app will still send a notification when the door goes up or down no mate how you open the garage door so this is the perfect way to work around the fact that Chamberlin does not allow you to integrate Alexa with their module and you can know the state of your garage door.
Todd, installed 2 of the devices on my garage doors and followed your instructions for routines on Alexa, works great. For the xtra $20 bucks it's worth the less hassel than using a Sarnoff relay and have to cut and solder the relay. Thanks for your VIDIO.
Great! Thanks for the nice comment :) Todd
Great video! The only thing that was missed is changing the settings within the eWeLink app so that the device uses inching mode rather than constant on/off mode
And before that........ once you've connected sonoff successfully to the network, it may need firmware update. Mine, purchased Aug 18 and the ewelink app showed current v1.????? and the v2.6.1 available. Selected it, boom, it was done like the magic of the little man that turns the light on in the fridge.
@@markvosper2493 how is this done? I can't find anywhere within the app that shows the firmware version. I can't find any settings at all.
I’ve been wanting to do this since I got my first echo back in 2016. Today was the day!! This was a simple solution and works great. Thanks for the video and the links to the parts.
Thanks, my module arrived from China today so I got mine set up. Thanks for the instructions, got mine working because of your clear steps. The app has been updated so looks a little bit different now, but now I can open and close my garage when my opener isn't available. I always have my phone on me.
Freddie, very cool! Thank you for sharing your successful results :) Todd
Thats awesome, i just need to scream at your gate if i need to borrow your ATV. Convenient!
The whole time I was watching this I was saying I hope his neighbors don’t watch his videos because that’s going to be some pretty easy access.
I hope your LAN connection is separate from this device. Nevermind your phone. It might already be compromised with all the permissions you gave it.
Quote from AVTest:
"The pure functionality of the app and the Sonoff Basic WiFi Wireless Switch is well encrypted and protected against simple attacks. However, the overall impression is severely clouded by the unencrypted communication to Chinese analysis services, the many permissions of the Android app and the detailed log file stored in the public storage area of the smartphone."
Since Sonoff uses the same app, I assume they have the same chip as this device for the wifi function.
Will it show the status of the door (open or closed)
He just replied to me that he's located a $20 door sensor to pair with this - stay tuned to the channel.
My board came in today. I setup the app and it work. Now all I have left to do is plug it to my garage door opener. Great video, thanks.
Very cool! Thank you. Todd
Ralph Quinones with this board, can you still use the original wall button?
macrapidito yes you can!
Ralph Quinones thanks!
tw HomeShow I’ll follow your steps :) I’ll keep you updated
I've found a Z-Wave Tilt Sensor that can be easily attached to your garage door if you want notifications of when your door is opened or closed. Here it is for those interested:
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You will also need a z-wave hub to use this.
Chamberlain and Liftmaster offer on their app a subscription @$10/year(Google Home) for the ability to only CLOSE your garage door. OPEN is not allowed for security issues. You also can't use ALEXA only Google Home Assistant. For a one time investment of $15 for this unit, you can open and close garage door through either Alexa or Google. Nice job, TODD! You just saved me money and aggravation!
This was some great information. I ordered 3 units and have them all working but for 2 of them, if I disconnect power from the control module and reconnect, the relay activates and the door opens. I am not sure if I have changed a setting that causes this or not. I think this could be a security issue if the power goes off and comes back on while I am away from home.
I know its been a few years but I had the same issue. Came home and my gate a G door was open... I fixed this issue by plugging the device into a YPlink smart plug.($5 on Black friday).. I then made an Alexa routine When I tell it to open garage it did these 3 things in the same routine
1. Turn smartplug on
2 Wait 20 seconds
3. Turn smart plug off
I threw the breaker a few times to test it and it stopped the unwanted openings
Your a genius! Now I’m a genius!!
Thanks
I have the MyQ garage door module but since it does not work with Alexa I'm going to try this (Chamberlin SUCKS for not including this feature IMO) but because I have the MYQ app I will know the state of the door (up/down) so that will take care the the shortcoming of this setup. Great video, it was very helpful, and super inexpensive.
Update; I bought the module from your link in the description and it is working like a champ to open my garage door with Alexa. The only Issue I had was the module I received was slightly different different than the one you have and I did have to press the second button on the board to change the mode the default mode of "Normally Closed" (NC) to "Normally Open" (NO) so the switch would work as needed for this application. Not a big deal at all but if Todd mentioned this I missed it. This is an awesome solution, thank you Todd for making this video.
I purchased a Sonoff (ITEAD) in late December. It paired right away. Hooked up to the garage door and Alexa and was working perfectly. I got a new router and did something that the Sonoff no longer lit. I bought 2 more. One for a spare. Deleted the old one on the Ewe app. Neither will pair - 'Quick pairing" or " Compatible pairing"
Great Video. Just bought and installed the device. BUT... you have to go into settings and select "Inching", "0.5 sec". I didn't do this at first, so the module was always ON so my garage door button wasn't working.
Nice job and thanks for sharing your tip! -Todd
Just set mine up its very nice to have and super easy to set up Thanks for the video
Very cool! Thanks for sharing the success you had :) Todd
Great video, you inspired me to order the Wifi relay. Will update once I have installed.
Over a year later and it works a treat have not had any problems.
I would like to know what lights you are using on your ceiling @ 2 : 08. They look awesome! Thanks for the great video.
Here you go, they're in this video here: ua-cam.com/video/xlTts2cdooA/v-deo.html
AWESOME VIDEO! Very clear and easy instruction. Thank you!!!
Hi, thanks for your tutorial, it's great!
I really appreciate that. Everyone has had great results 👍 Todd
I can say open door. Awesome. Took me a while to remember the Google home routine option. However definitely need a wifi door sensor or a camera to check whether it's open or closed
Thanks Todd, got it up and running in less than 20 minutes as you said. I do have to usually try 4-5 times before the garage door is actually triggered to open or close, do you think it's my WIFI signal in garage? Or perhaps any other ideas? Thanks in advance
Yes. Mine started to do that a couple of weeks ago, but I figured out how to fix that issue. If you open the eWeLink App and select your garage door that you added, then at the top right of the App you should see 3-dot menu selection, select that and goto Settings, now scroll-up until you get to the bottom settings, you should see Inching/duration....I think mine was default .3 or something, I changed mine to 1.0....(I would change this little-by-little up from .3 and keep trying until you get to "the sweet-spot" that will work everytime on the first command. I hope this helps you :) Todd
@@twHomeShow Thanks Todd, I will give that a try and let you know how it goes! Great video. Thanks again!
I actually have something very similar. I purchased a 4 relay unit. I have 2 garage door openers. I connected 2 of the 4 relays
directly to the back of the 2 buttons which I had easy access to on the other side of the wall. One unit did both. I was thinking of using one of the other relays to turn on the garage light or outside flood light.
Oh Ken, You must be talking about this one here: ua-cam.com/video/MypwEcB5nT8/v-deo.html
@@twHomeShow Yes that one looks like it. One button is for the WiFi connection. What is the other button used for? To manually turn on and off the relays?
By any chance would you have the paper instructions for the 4 relay unit?
Ken, NO I don't. Maybe this could provide some help: www.diymore.cc/products/sonoff-wifi-wireless-smart-switch-relay-module-5v-for-home-apple-android-app
Thanks! I needed the alexa setup process
Great video I’m planning on doing this with my parents garage door thanks for the tips!
Thank you. You're Welcome :) Todd
Just curious, why can't the constant low voltage power from the GDO that is used to power the onboard, accessible, RF PCB board be used to power up instead of a separate 5v power supply? Since it's the same power going to the button and the board and relay are rated for up to 24v.
I have a newer garage door opener with wifi built in. Model Liftmaster 8550W I was unable to get the door to cycle with the jumper cable. Would you happen to know how I can automate the door to work with alexa? Thanks
Thanks for the awesome video. Got mine up and running in no time. I used an outlet multiplier with built in USB ports plugged into the ceiling outlet. I have the MyQ system added to my Genie opener and annoyed that it wouldn't let me use Alexa to open or close the door. And their app is really slow. Only problem I had was that the lights on my wall buttons went out. Had the wires reversed at the opener. Going to find a little plastic box to put the module in and stick it to the top of the opener.
Hey Nick, glad to hear you got yours up and running. Another satisfied viewer, that's what I love to hear :) Thank you for taking the time out and sharing your nice comment. That's really awesome of you!
is there a way to program a routine closure schedule? We often forget to close our garage at night, so is there a way in the app to schedule it to close automatically every night 10PM?
sure, but if you do remember to close it, the routine will open it at 10pm
I think I just answered my own question. You just have a Echo dot in your garage. You can place your dot within your house. Which is the same as having your garage door opener on the wall of the garage. I have a few dots in the bedrooms. But not in the garage. I guess if I already have a “MyQ” then this device is not a good idea. But if you had caught me a few months back then this would have been a great device.
I see that they have a module that has 2 outputs instead of 1. It cost $18 instead of $15. You
Can the hook both garages to this 1 unit,and install this over by the door where most houses have the smith to the garage doors. No?
Great video dude, what happens if the door is alrready open and you ask to open it again?, you cant see in your phone if it is open or closed rigth?
It will just close or open again....it doesn't know what state it's in.
@@twHomeShow thanks for your answer
I think I may be the only person struggling with getting this to work on my system. Your instructions are clear and easy to follow, so i'm more than certain this is a user malfunction. When I get the device connected to the garage door unit, it won't open or close the garage door. The up and down arrow light laminates on alternating clicks, however the garage door is not actually opening and closing. The wall unit still works fine with both cords in. What am I missing?
OK, #1) Did you test your garage opener with the test wire on the 2 connectors to see if it activated it? Did it open and close the garage door by touching the looped wire to your garage door opener connections?
@@twHomeShow Full disclosure, i did the test and it didn't open or close then either. I just went ahead with the rest of the instructions and hoped for the best. I figured it had to work, the system is only 4 years old.
@@c.jenn01 OK, no problem. Can you remove the factory door switch/button from the wall, and it should have 2 wire connections. Try to connect a loop-wire and touch to both of those connections and see if that opens or closes the door. If so....you may be able to connect the eWeLink to that switch instead of the garage door opener unit. But, remember just tap those 2 connections for a second with a loop (test wire) on the back of your switch/button connections and see if it works.
@@twHomeShow did not work there either. It did the same thing, up and down arrow on the system just flicks on and off alternating every contact.
@@c.jenn01 Curious, what garage door opener brand do you have? and on the "SYSTEM" that you're talking about, what is that system that shows up and down arrow?
Hi . At 12:00 u have a side note , module + reed switch . I don't find this one. U have a link 4 that one? Thx
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Nice vid. I've been watching your videos a lot over some time now. I really like how you explain stuff and walk through the process of hooking stuff up. I love your video about the above and under cabinet lighting and the motion sensor for the toe kicks. Have you ever tried the Sonoff Wifi Switch? It seems like there's a bigger market for Sonoff and support and seems like it does the same thing as this eWelink unit.
Yeah Bobby, I think the sonoff switches are the same. Thanks for the compliment. Todd
This unit is made by ITEAD, the same folks who make the SONOFF smart switches.
Great video and instructions. Is there a way to use this same method to solely control the lights to the garage opener. I want these lights to come on with my other car ports lights by grouping them in my Alexa app.
I have the other ceiling lights in my garage controlled by Alexa with smart plugs that they plug into :) Maybe you could do that?
I bought the module with the door sensor with your link you provided. Got it working as garage door opener. But how do one connect the door sensor? TIA
Great, followed this video. It worked perfectly.
George, thank you for the follow-up comment! Glad you've successfully made it work for your household. Todd
I have a Craftsman garage door opener whose button wall panel sends a digitally encoded message via the wire to the drive unit, so this videos instructions didn't work. However, all I did was directly solder the two wires to the button on the wall panel circuit board and that did the trick!
Does this work on the latest garage door openers. I heard the new ones for the wall buttons send out data not just create a short when pressing the wall button to open the garage door.
It may still work on those if connected directly to the garage door motor. Someone would have to test it. Great question. -Todd
I wish they sold that door sensor module in Australia!!! Nice video
Amazon or eBay mate. Search "Sonoff smartswitch"
I use RFGate by RFAreas. And I am very glad. No app, only web interface.
Thanks for your very easy installation video. You made my day!
Great directions, technically it worked and was easy to set up. The jumper test does confirm that it will work with your phone. But, on my Linear (3-4 years old) opener our cars homelink buttons didn't work anymore, nor did the wall button. My 10 year old Chamberlin same issue with the wall button not working. I believe it has to do with both openers being a rolling code style opener. I am not willing to give up the buttons on the wall or the built in buttons on the visor of my cars. I have read that you might be able to solder onto the wall button, I am going to give that a try and see if it works
great job just what i have been looking far thanks you
Hi Melvin, awesome, thank you. -Todd
everything working you the Man
So cool, I got mine working,yay! Thank you so much.
This looks really cool!
WOW what a great instructional video.. What gate opener do you have and did you do a vido on it? If not, can you? Also, on the garage door, does it matter which wire from the switch goes into th red/white slots? SUBSCRIBED!
Thank you Captinprivate, The color wires don't matter. Here's the video instructions that I made on my gate operation. ua-cam.com/video/J_zAhXF_i7I/v-deo.html
@@twHomeShow WOW,, I did it thanks to you... One question though.. I could not find Ewelink in Google Home, Do you know another name it might be nder?
@@leweezo33 it's called Smart We link when linking through google.
Worked Perfectly. Thank you!
This will not work with the latest high-end Chamberlain/LiftMaster openers that use Security+ 2.0 technology. They use a proprietary communication protocol on the 2-conductor bell wire that connects the wall controller with the opener; shorting the wires together only causes loss of power at the wall controller that contains the door control and light control buttons, but the door won't open or close. The next-best thing is to wire the eWeLINK Smart Control N.O. relay output across the pushbutton inside the wall controller, which requires soldering a couple of 22 or 20 AWG wires to the appropriate pads on the circuit board and bringing them out of the wall controller housing to the eWeLINK Smart Control. To reduce likelihood of RF interference with the the wall controller, the eWeLINK Smart Control should be mounted within a meter of the wall controller.
Very good explanation...although, it works fine with my LiftMaster Security +2.0 and the button works with the eWeLink board connected directly to the motor. BUT, my older LiftMaster 2.0 single garage standard door opener - has the eWeLink connected to the motor and the Wall-button doesn't work. This doesn't bother me because I just say or speak-now to open either door. I don't even use the physical buttons anymore. I'm not sure why the buttons work with some and NOT others????
My only experience has been with a LiftMaster model WLED, which was installed in July 2019, so it's a very recent unit. Chamberlain isn't forthcoming about the technical details of their openers, so it is possible that they've changed the circuitry recently.
Awesome video sir! My question is, is this applicable if i install it to multiple family members on their phones too ?
I have mine paired to the eWeLink app and then using Google home to control it - this allows anyone who is a part of your "home" to be able to control the door. If using Google, you'll just have to go to the setup up devices tab and click Works with Google. You'll select eWeLink Smart Home (or Smart We Link - I have both attached to my account, so not exactly sure which is needed now) and log in with your eWeLink account. You should be able to see the device and control it from Google Home now. It's worked for almost 3 years pretty flawlessly.
But what about status. How do you know if you''re opening or closing from a remote location?
See my video on Alexa sensors....and/or mount a camera in your garage :)
Hello, Great video. Got mine installed and working. Have some questions but havent seen a manual anywhere. I'd like to change the words on/off to open/closed. Really would make it much better. Hope you can help! Thanks! Tom
That's great news! Yes, you can make it operate by saying open or close garage door with Alexa Routines....I explain it near the end of one of my 3 garage door opener videos :)
@@twHomeShow I'm actually just trying to change the text on the app to openm close if possible. Thanks!
Excellent. Clear description
Does anyone know if this will work with HomeKit or only Alexa and Google?
do you have to buy the samsung smart thing sensor to get this to work with Alexa, you really did not clarify that. That also jacks up the price and full set up time
NO. You do not need the Samsung SmartThings Hub. This unit works over your household WiFi along with the eWeLink APP.
I have two of these installed, one for garage and one for gate. They work great and can pull in a very weak WIFI signal, but there's one BIG problem I've had. When the power goes off and back on, the modules activate and open your door/gate. This has happened to me when we were out of town and a neighbor called to tell us. Luckily I could close them remotely from my phone with Alexa, but still a concern. With the gate, there's a car battery in the control box, so I'll just switch the power to it which will be constant. For the garage, not sure. Any solutions to this?
Hello Don, I believe there is a solution. If you open-up the eWelink app > choose your switch > select menu at top right > scroll down to "Power-on State" and change this to "Last State". I think that will solve the issue. -Todd
@@twHomeShow Awesome, glad there's a simple fix. Just made the change. Thx
Hi, I know it has been a couple years but if you did not find a solution. I plugged the switch into a TPlink smart plug. Then I went into ALEXA APP and set up a 3 part routine.. Part one was turn on.. Part 2 was wait 20 seconds. Third part was turn off.. This fixed the power outage issue for me
Hi, how did you solve the outdoor gate regarding electricity and weather proofing the circuit board?
Sadly, Ewelink is now requiring you purchase the access to use through IFTTT. I now have to revert to using the button on the app. Luckily you can set it up with Siri as I had before through IFTTT
With ALEXA - You don't need to use IFTTT. You just create an ALEXA Routine to operate it :) It's WiFi and works with ALEXA in your household.
Could You make A video of the complet steps for paring the device
Hi Todd, can you tell me if it will work with a CO Z sliding gate opener?
yes worked like a charm I replaced the original remote that worked like crap good job
Very cool. That's the easiest set up I have seen yet.
Hi, will Echo/Alexa be able to distinguish if the garage door is already on open or closed state? Lets say, if its already open, what happens when you tell alexa to open the garage door, looks like it only knows logic 1 or 0 to trip the switch as it is only a switch so even if you say open garage door even when its already open then it will close it, no? so if this is the case, even only using one command to the switch will either open or close it. Please let me know.
You are correct. -Todd
@@twHomeShow Thanks for confirming Todd, Im trying to look for something that will be able to distinguish if its already closed or opened. Please let me know if you have one or in the future =) your videos are great and informative by the way
@@simplytrece Thank you VERY MUCH! You may want to check-out this other video...this YoLink product provides what you're looking for, I think. ua-cam.com/video/7A5ozVn3pOg/v-deo.html -Todd
Looks like you’re connecting to the photo eye inputs, some openers have “monitored” photo eyes which means there is always a little voltage running through them when the system is operating, and if the wire breaks it won’t work....this is designed on purpose so the opener won’t work without a safety device. You may need the normally closed and common connection in that case. Also, you used a jumper to open the door, so you essentially created continuity, no voltage was input to the control board. May want to mention that. Make sure your switch output is a dry contact, meaning you are adding minimal to no voltage to the circuit, just continuity. Very easy to test with a multimeter. You don’t want a device that will put mains voltage into your garage door opener when you engage it. Or worse, your gate operator board which is likely 5x the cost of a garage door opener. You will release the magic smoke 💨
If my garage door is already closed I do not want it to open when I give Alexa the command to sloe the garage. I'm trying to find the eWeLINK device that comes with the door contact sensors but I can not seem to locate that item. Could you please send the Part Number or a web link to purchase this eWeLINK with door sensor device?
Chris, the one with door Sensor is listed in this video description. Please check. -Todd
I was outside and I loudly said "Alexa open garage door" and it heard me and did it's thing. My paranoia set in and I changed the name of switch and the Alexa routine to something someone with nefarious intensions could not guess.. I feel better now
good catch!
"Alexa, open the gates of hell"
Does this solution understand the state that the garage door is in? If I say "close garage door" but its already closed, will it send a signal anyway, thereby opening the garage door?
Well, I posted a year ago this was the best video on this and it got me thru the install. A year later my wifi needed upgraded and my new system is a Mesh type, and this module does not work with mech systems. I have been banging my head against the wall to figure out how to get this set up and found the verbiage on the page on Amazon. "The WIFI Relay support 2.4G WIFI only,doesn't support Mesh wifi system and 5G WiFi network.".....Any idea of a modern replacement for this?
Are you sure your new mesh system doesn't support BOTH 2.4 and 5ghz?
I have been using the Google mesh system for a couple of years now, with this. Google mesh handles BOTH 2.4 and 5 ghz together.
Maybe you can turn on the 2.4 In your mesh settings??? Just trying to help, but your mesh might not have both. -Todd
Excellent video. Thank you.
That's really cool for you to post! Thank you! Todd
Where i can get one that has the door sensor included... the link take you something amazon don't looks like include the door sensor
Go with this one: amzn.to/3ecvNJ5
I'm choosing between SmartLife noname devices and eWelink (sonoff) for my home automation. Which one is the better and why? In future i'am planning to use that devices in Openhab+mqtt environment (without chineese cloud).
Wow great video.
hI on the video on minute 12:00 you show a onof with door sensors, I don't found this on amazon. can you help?
I would go with this one, I don't see the other one available anymore: amzn.to/3ecvNJ5
Just a comment about pairing.
While devices and routers are more and more on 5Gz wifi (or both), most smart apps (eWelink, SmartLife, ASmart ...) only support 2.4 Gz.
I took me hours struggling with error messages (i.e. "only 2.4Gz supported") and trying all sorts of tricks to get around it, before I found a VERY BASIC and sort of obvious solution.
Just use an old phone that does not catch the 5Gz. It will do the pairing without any question or message.
Just connect your phone to 2.4GHz network. Firstly, untick (turn off) auto reconnect on 5GHz network, while you get all your Sonoff's connected. Reconnect to 5GHz after Sonoff's connected, and tick the auto reconnect box again. That's android, fruit salad phone has something similar.
@@markvosper2493 My phone didn't have the option to choose 2.4 or 5 GHz. If I turned off the 5GHz in the router to try to connect to only 2.4 GHz, none of my phones would connect (S7 S5 Iphone7). What I had to do was rename the SSID for the 2GHz network to something different than the 5GHz network. Then I could connect my phone to the 2GHz network and everything was smooth after that.
Todd thanks so much for the great video. I ordered one of these followed the instructions to the letter. Must have set up 10 times. I could not get the router to see the module.. I could connect to it wiz my i Pad.. I have a WiFi set up from Comcast only 2 years old. I sent it back to Amazon. Any ideas as to what the problem may be. Thank you in advance for your response. Ben Herr
This vid is a few years old and even though the device worked great there was an issue where after a power outage and power is restored the devices would activate.. This is ok when you are home but I came back from dinner and my gate and garage were open.. I unhooked the device for months but I have though about how to fix it and I found a way. I had a TPlink ssmart plug that I bought for $5 on Black Friday and I plugged this device into the smart plug. I then made a Alexa routine that did 3 things
1. Turn on the smart plug
2. wait for 20 seconds
3. turn off smart plug
Works great.. I threw the breaker a few times to test it... Hope this helps someone
Thank you very much . Greetings from Poland 😁
Maki Maki, Greetings! Todd
@@twHomeShow I had have double tap on button on/off in Google Assistant to open /close. BUT I CAN'T USE MY VOICE TO COMMAND IN GOOGLE HOME MINI,,,HELPP
Mnine isn't working. I have a Mesh Orbi network and the description on the Amazon website says it does not support Mesh wifi. Do you have a Mesh wifi network or do you know if there is a work around at this time?
What if my garage door is not opening up by jumper wire? Any work around?
Found a solution:
ua-cam.com/video/iyA2LeUhDXM/v-deo.html
Amazing instructional video. Great job!
Thanks!
Hmmm.. when I connect the phone app to the device, it doesn't just click once... it clicks on and off for 20 seconds or so. This translates the door opening and closing an inch each way when hooked up... any thoughts?!?!
If someone outside says "echo open single garage door" and wala garage door is open LMAO
Hi. Nice video. I have a problem. My garage unit has 6 wires connecting as up, stop, down, USD, something else and COM. Now where do I connect the cables and or will it work with mine ?
Let's say you drive to work and you're wondering if you forgot to close your Garage door. Does the Ewelink app [show] that your door is 'Open' or 'Closed' like the Chamberlain MyQ app does ? And does it also alert you when your spouse (or anyone else) opens the door, and logs the time and date on the app of all activities like the Chamberlain MyQ app does?
Followed this and it worked nice and easy.. Does anyone know what the ewelink skill is called in Google home.. i cant find it
On Google Home, find the app named "Smart We Link". That will connect your device. I don't know why it's not the same name.
@@twHomeShow Thank you.. I guess it would be too easy to name it the same thing..:)
Thank you, love the videos!
Chris, thank you...Todd
I wonder if the MHCOZY WiFi Wireless Smart Switch could switch my Heat-n-glow gas fireplace on and off? Any thoughts or experience with this? Can you picture a routine for date night. Hey google, kids are at Grandma and Grandpa's house. Lights dim, cd player kicks on and the fireplace kicks on... LOL
great video. if you are not home and wanted to open the garage door, can we control over the ewelink apps?
Yes! you can :)
@@twHomeShow thanks for quick responds. love your video.
Hi Tood, I forgot to ask about reset if you wanted to change the wifi ?
@@twHomeShow Hi Todd, do you know which device that tell you if the garage door open or close? BTW, i installed the ewelink and works great but cant tell if open or close when i am not home.
Hello Todd,
I have purchased the ewelink. I have it setup, functional, but not installed.
Question: What similar product can I use to tell if the garage door is open/closed?
Have a great day,
Bruce
Hello Bruce, I have an IP Security Cam in my garage...aimed at the interior and the doors. So I just use them to see if my doors are opened or closed. BUT, the way I figure is you would use this the same as your garage door opener clicker and you're gonna see it close when you leave and open when you get home. This eWeLink switch provider has emailed me with another, NEWER device they made, since my video was getting so many hits and selling their device for garage doors, now. HERE'S the link to their NEW DEVICE w/Sensor: amzn.to/2DZ4Dpv
tw HomeShow
Todd, thank you for the link. Ordered it today.
I previously bought the other one without the sensor. I’ll probably offer to a friend, since I don’t know of anything else I can use it for.
@@919Drones wire it up to control eve lights, landscape lights, pond fountain motor, anything that you might like to have turned on remotely or on a schedule. Set schedules or routines in Alexa to turn on, like specific times of the day or whenever your phone's GPS arrives at home.
Wow. Great video👍. Thanks for sharing. Great work.
Thank you so much for your support...and nice comment :) Todd