Thanks for the video. Nicely explained. Greatly helped me to make my Glidermatics GTS 2001 garage door smart. My remote control receiver died and instead of replacing the receivr board, this was a simple solution
Thanks! I just bypassed a SERTA bed massage timer and remote limits by using this method! I also increased the vibrators to 12 instead of 1! So now my bed is a SAFE, giant message chair! Thanks!!!
Love the Trump sign flash at the end! This was a very helpful video. I’m completely clueless to this technology and I think I can work it out now based solely on your video. Thank you!
I've been tinkering with home automation and initially found this video while exploring the application and functionality of Sonoff devices in conjunction with Alexa. I'm now a little embarrassed to admit that I wasn't familiar with the term "inching" as it relates to switching. Although I grasped that concept within the first 45 seconds of your video, I found your presentation and attention to detail engaging to the degree that I watched through to the end. Nicely done and thanks for taking the time to put this together.
Hey! I appreciate the your feedback and kind words and I'm really glad you liked the video. And I myself was new to inching relay when making the video :D
Very well produced instructional video my man! Clear instructions and nice touch with the safety considerations. There is one discrepancy though at 4:30 - you specify the “Normally Connected” terminal but your diagram on-screen has the “NO” terminal.
NO stands for Normally Opened, NC for Normally Closed. It is the relay state, not the door state. When your garage door stands still, the relay is on NO. If you want your door to move, it closes for 0.5 seconds in order to tell the Garage Door Motor to start moving.
I figured out how to turn the Sonoff Basic RFR2 into a dry relay and installed it on my door. Works great. Now, I have the extra benefits of using a 433 MHz remote control to open my garage and retained the voice and app capability of the Basic.
This is really helpful - so pleased to find it. But I'm not very competetent. My garage door has a remote with an up button and a down button. Will this work in that control panel? Thanks for your help if anyone is still monitoring this
Thank you for a great video. I’ve been looking for something like this for a while. I have “My Q” that works fine for my garage doors, but he door guy said that system wouldn’t work on my gate and barn doors. I’m pretty sure your system will work fine. I do have a question if there is something with a sensor to know if the door is open or closed? Thanks again. I could set up cameras that could see the status of them. Frank
Well done, very informative and clear, thank you. 1 question- is there a away to wire the module so that it works when power is turned on it relates to open door? IE a wall socket power switch working on z wave. On off powers relay, opening door. Trying to keep all doors and automation on same app. Thanks!
Thank you so much for the instructions! Works brilliant! One of my remotes died and this is less cost than a new remote and never needs special batteries ;)
What am looking for is to make the door open all the way and close just after I enter the car without the need to press remote again. How do you do that?
Very good explanation. Did a very similar setup but took me a while to figure it out. Something to point out is that you can’t tell the status of the garage door so I bought a $28 WiFi camera YI 1080P from amazon to monitor.
Have a look at Wyze Sense. In my case, I installed a Wyze contact sensor on a hinge which is secured to the garage door. (search UA-cam for "Best Way to use a Door Sensor on a GARAGE DOOR"
Wyze just announced a new product for this. It works just like what this video shows. Further more, they set this up together with a camera so the system can tell whether the garage door is open or closed. It is more convenient to use.
If your door does not work when you short the two cables on the motor, buy a cheap remote, pair it with your motor. Open the remote and solder 2 wires to the button contacts on the electronic board, try them first with a naked wire and shirt them to send the remote rf signal. Screw you 2 wires to the wifi relay. Works a charm. (I had a wifi Chamberlain piece of shit which refused any voice commands. With this trick it works). You could optionnaly solder 2 wires to the remote on the wall but it could be a bit more tricky. Oh and btw, this works with any button that needs temporary contact to start something. For example, a computer start by voice :)
Hi Lucid nice video. Does it need to be in same wifi network in other way can i control the relay module away from home (example : using mobile mobile data.) and if it works can you help me out to add sensors to this circuit? Thanks in advance
Is there a similar switch that can be used with a tv? As you stated newer tv’s have a momentary switch. I don’t think you can just insert this switch in between a 110v outlet and tv plug in. Will it activate the switch on the tv? I am using one of these switches to control my entrance gate, with iPhone to activate. I would like to turn on my security monitors with phone also, but like tv they are momentary button turn on? Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks
Wow! It's very simple and you explain very well. Could you let me know is there any way to control this WiFi relay by my App? It is very convenient if I can control this relay by the application which makes by myself.
Do you know what the input voltage tolerance is like can you run it off a 12v battery on solar that will see close to 15v and also I think there is just one on Icstations site and it is something you can change in software because I need one of each
Great video. I ordered 3 of these and used your discount code. I'll be using one for a Genie Excelerator garage door opener and hoping this works without issues. I'll be sharing the others to my siblings. Is there an available case for this?
Awsome video. Extremely new to all this. I was wonderig if there was a way to set a time for how long the circuit would stay open when the button was pushed. I am wanting to automate my chicken coop door so i would need the relay to to stay open for about 7 seconds to allow my motor to fully open the door then cut the power. I was wanting to hook a second relay with a second button to run the motor in reverse for the same duration to close the door. Think you might be able to help me out? Thanks
Hello and thanks for the great video i bought one almost like the one you use and it works great but cant se the state of the garage door do you know if there is a way to se the state of the garage like if we can wire an magnet sensor to it?
This is amazing. Thank you so much for the video. Question: I know that alexa can interact with it by adding the ewelink skill to the amazon alexa app to open and close it but will Alexa be able to check if the door is closed or open? Thanks.
@@graphguy So do you have model number and info (maybe drawings or schematics) on the upgrade model that has contact sensors that shows your garage open or shut?
@@stinky6245 probably when a person grabs onto the live wire when another part of the body is grounded, thus closing the circuit, the current passing through the body will cause the sustained muscle contraction, basically the hand won't let go of the wires. If it's just the back of the hand touching the live wire by accident, your hand will retract instinctively, you will just get a nasty shock.
Does it always work for you? Idk why my only work sometime and sometime it doesn’t. Do you have any idea? I used speaker wire to connect between the relay module and the garage. Can this be an issue
Hello buddy. Nice video and well explained thanks. I have a question for you. I have a doble garage. It's possible to run the app on two phones. I mean, the same device paired on my smartphone and my wife smartphone. Thank
Very well narrated video! So, you can control the Garage door by the eWeLink app. Based on this setup, am I able to Open/Close the Garage Door remotely with the App, away from the house?
Just a note, make sure your power supply has plenty of amps. I was trying a 12 volt 300 mil and it wouldn’t work. Tried a larger 12 volt power source and you could hear the relay switch on and off and worked as expected.
What's the behavior if the device rebooted? does it momentarily turn the relay and back on? The reason I ask is because, I have similar set up flash with tasmota and also espurna but everytime the device get rebooted the device will turn on and off causing the garage to open.
So i tried your way when Tried it No and comm mine manual said this. 14 - 15 START/STOP CONTACT 14 - 16 OPEN CONTACT So that made me think 14 is com amd 16 Is no. But that did not work it only open the door and not close it. So i let wifi relay stay on com and No. and changed the position to 15 as it says on manual. start/stop is this ok because now it works. So 14 is on com and 15 with wifi relay connectected to start and stop.
UGH!!! I tried this project with my Genie garage door opener (circa 2008). I managed to get the relay setup correctly in NO and inching mode and then paired with the Ewelink app. I thought everything was working correctly. Then my wife came home and mentioned that the garage door wall switch wasn't working. Hmmm. I took a look and not only does the switch not work, the lighted buttons don't work either. I've tried connecting the relay in parallel to both the garage door terminal screws and also the screws on the back of the wall switch. It seems like on my garage door that the wall switches don't only close the circuit, they also receive power from the garage door opener that light the buttons. FWIW, there are only 2 wires that go from the opener to the wall switch. ANY THOUGHTS??? :-)
ChannelMgr Mark Since you have wall switch you should have hooked this up to the wall switch and not to the garage door opener. This will correct the problem.
Burt Chiropractic Rehabilitation Center Since you have wall switch you should have hooked this up to the wall switch and not to the garage door opener. This will correct the problem.
I used Wyze contact sensor which connected on a hinge. When garage door goes up, the contact sensor breaks contact indicating door is open. I also have a Wyze camera ($20) to get a visual confirmation and recording.
@@tomadams1066 I installed the following devices to achieve my objectives, i.e., ability to view/record motion detection in the garage, and ability to check garage door status. There is redundancy I know but this is what I want. Wyze Cam V2 - $20. Facility to view with free 12 second recording;. Optional SD card for local storage for continuous recording and such. (For additional $10, you could get a pan camera. I installed these outdoors with silicone casing I purchased at Amazon. wyze.com/wyze-cam.html Sense Starter Kit - $20. You need one contact sensor and the bridge to attach to camera. wyze.com/wyze-sense.html Hinge. Secure on garage door - I used existing garage door screw to avoid additional drilling. The magnet smaller piece of the contact sensor is attached to the garage door while the other is attached to the hinge. When the garage goes up the hinge will open and disengages with the magnet. Wyze software will display contact sensor status. www.homedepot.com/p/Everbilt-2-in-Zinc-Plated-Narrow-Utility-Hinges-2-Pack-15397/202034017
Tom Adams Wyze has a sensor kit that piggy backs off a camera. If you go to Wyze website you should be able to fine this add on kit. I think kit comes with 2 sensors and a motion sensor. I use these sensors and camera with out any issues. Highly recommended. Good luck
reed sensors could be connected to the mcu but you have to have some kind of app to monitor it. I started to use the open source project called "Home Assistant" 3 years ago. And you can do all kinds of IOT project and be able to build a comprehensive home automation and smart home project to it. best part is free and the sensors are cheap as you build and integrate them yourself. But Yeah IOT's, Home automation and smart home, home assistant will get it done for you. Google it. The the community are very helpfull and responsice. Start with DrZzz and Digiblur channel. And hit me up too if this something that interest you.
@@dangraves25 yup check it out. It's not hard to learn. Im just a regular guy that knows very basic Iot and electronics and I did adopt to it very quickly. Thanks to the Home Assistant community and youtube channels. 😀 Its like having a "smartthing" hub or equivalent but free and local hosted. So data is not in the cloud.
@@NoName-pp2vt Right now all my wifi stuff is thru EWelink, smart life, and kasa tp link. And then I control everything with Google Assistant and Google Home.
The inching relay is the one you want (it should only activate a switch temporarily). The link in the description is currently sold out but I contacted the website owner and they said it will be back up soon.
Great vid, well explained, including the important to update the firmware to get and turn on the the Inching function. Can I ask what why you chose connections 1 and 2 on back of Garage unit, and not 2 and 3 (and what is connection 3 used for) to connect to the Sonoff switch?
This will not work on some newer openers that use a coded signal from the open/close button rather than simple contact closure. Chamberlain MyQ openers, for example.
Thanks, I have done the first part of connecting the SONOS device to my wifi and phone. However, the second part of connecting to Garage door motor is confusing as the motor has 4 points instead of the three points in your video. Can you please provide the details of the points it may help identify them in my motor. I don’t have the option to upload the images here. Thanks Ashwin
FInd the manual for your garage door connector. You should have terminals on it look for a common and a NO, or signal or receiver pins to connect to sonoff. If you don't know what ya doing fined a electronics tech who knows how to use a multimeter
Not sure if anyone asked this question and if they did I apologize in advance. "is there anyway to identify if the garage door is up or down with this wifi relay?"
There's nothing built in to do that. You could use the Roost garage door sensor to fulfill that role. Or do something else that's do it yourself to work something out.
This particular video will only work with older style garage door openers. If you have an opener with a simple push button in the garage this will work but if the button in the garage operates the door and operates the light built into the opener independently THIS WILL NOT WORK. With newer style openers, the wall switch communicates with a circuit inside the switch which then sends a signal to the opener OR THE LIGHT depending on which button you press. In this video the two wires from the WiFi switch simply short two terminals on the garage door opener, if you try this with the newer style openers NOTHING WILL HAPPEN. There are other videos that show you how to wire up the WiFi switch to the wall switch, you have to open up the wall switch and solder the wires to the button that operates the opener NOT TO THE OPENER DIRECTLY. If this sounds complicated to you, DON'T DO IT. It is NOT REALLY COMPLEX, it is actually quite easy, but if you are unsure then you may end up ruining that fancy wall switch module. There are NO dangerous voltages involved with this, you may just ruin the wall switch module. just search around and you will find instructions on how to do this. None of this will affect the normal remote operation from your car.
Is there a device like this that allows you to connect from the telephone directly to the relay without having a home network involved? I want to open a gate that is located in the middle of nowhere with my phone. There is no power source there other than the solar panel and 12 volt battery. I also would need it to remember my phone so I don't have to pair it every single time by opening the enclosure and pushing a button. Any Tech brains out there that can help with this, much appreciated
@@The231447LucidDevTeam yes thanks, i had bought some generic stuff from home depot albeit thick but it worked. One last question: is there a software or setting in ewelink which tells you the garage door status? we ended up having it open all last night because I guess we touched the app on the phone when going to bed and i never knew to the morning and it was freezing in there. so any status open /closed add on or another device to add to give that function you know of ? thanks in advance otherwise it seemed to work well -
Hi! Thanks for trying this out. I do not know exactly why it is not pairing for you. Did you first hold down the button on the device until it starts blinking? Please take a look at this pairing video for more tips: ua-cam.com/video/2hfuJz6U7Nk/v-deo.html
Imagine that... the VENDOR documentation is incorrect and you are correct. It is the NO and COM connections that work. I have not tested what you are saying here about using NO and COM, .........but it is opposite of what the vendor says. Their documentation clearly has NC connected to POS on the AC/DC load power and the COM connected on the NEG AC/DC load power when you are using this for GARAGE DOOR OPENER.
thank you for the instructions. They were really helpfull. However, I have a small problem in ewelink. When I push the On/off button on my android phone the device stays 'On' or 'Off'. I have a MHCOZY Ewelink WiFi-Relais. And when the device is in status 'On' no other button works (remote, button on the motor,...) Do you thin you can help me?
Whether you can change the duration of the simulated 'momentary switch' (i.e. adjust the time of inching) depends on the relay module and possibly the software you're using to control it. I have an AC/DC 7-32V 10A relay with wifi, sort of a cousin of the one Lucid Dev used, and I have the same eWeLink app. In the settings for that particular device, it has a section for Inching Settings, which brings up: "Inching" [ON/off] and "Inching duration": (seconds) The relay: www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B07F6YZXST/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Works for me, but when attaching the wires to my garage port motor, thr button on the wall doesn’t work anymore ... Probably because of the fact that the new wires ‘bridge’ the wires of the button?
Jan Deklerck Since you have wall switch you should have hooked this up to the wall switch and not to the garage door opener. This will correct the problem.
Hello, I follow every step you did. I also installed ewelink with alexa, however I can only open the garage door but when I tell alexa to close the garge door, there is no respond. Any tips?
So I have not used Alexa with this so I don't know the specifics. But this switch does the exact same thing for opening the garage door as closing the garage door. Because what this module does is temporarily bridge two wires for both opening and closing the door. It does not keep track of it being opened or closed. That said, you may be able to say "Alexa open the garage door" for both opening and closing the garage. Maybe a different configuration could be found to make both commands do the same thing but I'm not sure.
I have one of these installed on my garage. Instead of saying open you have to say on to Alexa. For example if you named it garage you would say..... Alexa garage on and she would reply okay and your garage would open to close your garage you would say garage on and she would say okay and your garage with clothes..
@@MyDaybyday If you wanted to use an 'open' and 'close' command, It would require two relay modules with all the wires bridged across each module to respond for each command.
You can create a Scene in the eWelink app to close the Garage door with a more intuitive command. Go to eWelink app and select Scene tab. Click + Add Scene Button. Add a Tap to Run condition, with action to execute Garage On. Suggest you name the Scene something like "Close Garage", and Save the Scene. Once you have created the Scene, ask Alexa to discover. Alexa will pickup all scenes if you have enabled the eWelink Skill in the Alexa app. (I assume you have done this already as it picked up your Garage device). Now you can issue an Alexa command to Close Garage.
I've been thinking about this a lot I think if you make 2 completely separate setups then have a magnetic Sensor on each one so it only works 1 with the door up and 1 with the door down. Now if you hit the button on your phone put door down it will only work if the door is up. Then you have another button that says put door up and it will only work if the door is down. It's a little confusing but basically the magnetic sensor just breaks the circuit so it wont-work if the doors in one position or the other. See I want to door to automatically shut every night at 10 o'clock if it's up, But not open when it shut by accident.
This is the product that has the garage door sensor that people were asking about: www.amazon.com/MHCOZY-Wireless-Switch-applied-control/dp/B07K9P9JYN/ref=lp_16565895011_1_1?srs=16565895011&ie=UTF8&qid=1551536444&sr=8-1&th=1
Hi! Thanks for trying this out. I do not know exactly why it is not pairing for you. Did you first hold down the button on the device until it starts blinking? Please take a look at this pairing video for more tips: ua-cam.com/video/2hfuJz6U7Nk/v-deo.html
COM and NC is not, NORMALLY bridged, there is a relay sitting behind the connector and based on the relay, it can be either normally closed or normally open relay. thus indicating its default state... jesus people, educate yourself before making videos like these.
Thanks for the video. Nicely explained.
Greatly helped me to make my Glidermatics GTS 2001 garage door smart. My remote control receiver died and instead of replacing the receivr board, this was a simple solution
ONE. One actually explanatory in youtube. You saved my familiar relationship, and I'm not exaggerating.
well done , I purchased a similar 5V relay and all i needed to know was how to use NO & NC & COM ... you explained it so well appreciated .
Thanks! I just bypassed a SERTA bed massage timer and remote limits by using this method! I also increased the vibrators to 12 instead of 1! So now my bed is a SAFE, giant message chair! Thanks!!!
Love the Trump sign flash at the end! This was a very helpful video. I’m completely clueless to this technology and I think I can work it out now based solely on your video. Thank you!
I've been tinkering with home automation and initially found this video while exploring the application and functionality of Sonoff devices in conjunction with Alexa. I'm now a little embarrassed to admit that I wasn't familiar with the term "inching" as it relates to switching. Although I grasped that concept within the first 45 seconds of your video, I found your presentation and attention to detail engaging to the degree that I watched through to the end. Nicely done and thanks for taking the time to put this together.
Hey! I appreciate the your feedback and kind words and I'm really glad you liked the video. And I myself was new to inching relay when making the video :D
I know this was basic, but it was just exactly what I needed. Thanks for the information.
Very well produced instructional video my man! Clear instructions and nice touch with the safety considerations. There is one discrepancy though at 4:30 - you specify the “Normally Connected” terminal but your diagram on-screen has the “NO” terminal.
NO stands for Normally Opened, NC for Normally Closed. It is the relay state, not the door state. When your garage door stands still, the relay is on NO. If you want your door to move, it closes for 0.5 seconds in order to tell the Garage Door Motor to start moving.
I figured out how to turn the Sonoff Basic RFR2 into a dry relay and installed it on my door. Works great. Now, I have the extra benefits of using a 433 MHz remote control to open my garage and retained the voice and app capability of the Basic.
Is the module work on my mobile hotspot with same mobile for on off
This is really helpful - so pleased to find it. But I'm not very competetent. My garage door has a remote with an up button and a down button. Will this work in that control panel? Thanks for your help if anyone is still monitoring this
Thank you for a great video. I’ve been looking for something like this for a while. I have “My Q” that works fine for my garage doors, but he door guy said that system wouldn’t work on my gate and barn doors. I’m pretty sure your system will work fine. I do have a question if there is something with a sensor to know if the door is open or closed? Thanks again. I could set up cameras that could see the status of them. Frank
Is it possible to add a remote control/key fob button to open and close? I would like to put over on my golf cart
Well done, very informative and clear, thank you. 1 question- is there a away to wire the module so that it works when power is turned on it relates to open door? IE a wall socket power switch working on z wave. On off powers relay, opening door. Trying to keep all doors and automation on same app. Thanks!
Thank you so much for the instructions! Works brilliant! One of my remotes died and this is less cost than a new remote and never needs special batteries ;)
When you press te on or the off button and the power of the power supply get broken, does the on or off function of the relay remain?
What am looking for is to make the door open all the way and close just after I enter the car without the need to press remote again. How do you do that?
Very good explanation. Did a very similar setup but took me a while to figure it out. Something to point out is that you can’t tell the status of the garage door so I bought a $28 WiFi camera YI 1080P from amazon to monitor.
Have a look at Wyze Sense. In my case, I installed a Wyze contact sensor on a hinge which is secured to the garage door. (search UA-cam for "Best Way to use a Door Sensor on a GARAGE DOOR"
Wyze just announced a new product for this. It works just like what this video shows. Further more, they set this up together with a camera so the system can tell whether the garage door is open or closed. It is more convenient to use.
If your door does not work when you short the two cables on the motor, buy a cheap remote, pair it with your motor. Open the remote and solder 2 wires to the button contacts on the electronic board, try them first with a naked wire and shirt them to send the remote rf signal. Screw you 2 wires to the wifi relay. Works a charm. (I had a wifi Chamberlain piece of shit which refused any voice commands. With this trick it works). You could optionnaly solder 2 wires to the remote on the wall but it could be a bit more tricky. Oh and btw, this works with any button that needs temporary contact to start something. For example, a computer start by voice :)
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Hi Lucid nice video. Does it need to be in same wifi network in other way can i control the relay module away from home (example : using mobile mobile data.) and if it works can you help me out to add sensors to this circuit? Thanks in advance
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Can you use one for garage and another for a gate?
Hey mate great video! Do you know if you can put tasmota on it with Apple HomeKit
Is there a similar switch that can be used with a tv? As you stated newer tv’s have a momentary switch. I don’t think you can just insert this switch in between a 110v outlet and tv plug in. Will it activate the switch on the tv? I am using one of these switches to control my entrance gate, with iPhone to activate. I would like to turn on my security monitors with phone also, but like tv they are momentary button turn on? Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks
Wow! It's very simple and you explain very well.
Could you let me know is there any way to control this WiFi relay by my App?
It is very convenient if I can control this relay by the application which makes by myself.
Thanks for the info. I will try it
Do you know what the input voltage tolerance is like can you run it off a 12v battery on solar that will see close to 15v and also I think there is just one on Icstations site and it is something you can change in software because I need one of each
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Curios what thickness of wire will fit the chip?
Exactly what i was looking for, thank you so much
Great video. I ordered 3 of these and used your discount code. I'll be using one for a Genie Excelerator garage door opener and hoping this works without issues. I'll be sharing the others to my siblings.
Is there an available case for this?
Awsome video. Extremely new to all this. I was wonderig if there was a way to set a time for how long the circuit would stay open when the button was pushed. I am wanting to automate my chicken coop door so i would need the relay to to stay open for about 7 seconds to allow my motor to fully open the door then cut the power. I was wanting to hook a second relay with a second button to run the motor in reverse for the same duration to close the door. Think you might be able to help me out? Thanks
Would this also work with 5 Volt Relay?
Hello and thanks for the great video i bought one almost like the one you use and it works great but cant se the state of the garage door do you know if there is a way to se the state of the garage like if we can wire an magnet sensor to it?
Have a look at Wyze Sense. It works for me.
This is amazing. Thank you so much for the video. Question: I know that alexa can interact with it by adding the ewelink skill to the amazon alexa app to open and close it but will Alexa be able to check if the door is closed or open? Thanks.
I'm glad you liked it! Actually I don't think it will be able to detect if it's open or closed unfortunately
@@The231447LucidDevTeam nope but they have an upgrade model that has contact sensors that does.
@@graphguy So do you have model number and info (maybe drawings or schematics) on the upgrade model that has contact sensors that shows your garage open or shut?
nice video but will it work from away from the house via wifi
Yes it will work from any internet connection
Very nice video, but don't downplay the danger of a regular A.C. outlet, under the right circumstance it can kill.
thank you. I have hearted your comment for others to see. Have a good day
What are the right circumstances?
@@stinky6245 probably when a person grabs onto the live wire when another part of the body is grounded, thus closing the circuit, the current passing through the body will cause the sustained muscle contraction, basically the hand won't let go of the wires.
If it's just the back of the hand touching the live wire by accident, your hand will retract instinctively, you will just get a nasty shock.
Does it always work for you? Idk why my only work sometime and sometime it doesn’t. Do you have any idea? I used speaker wire to connect between the relay module and the garage. Can this be an issue
Hello buddy. Nice video and well explained thanks. I have a question for you. I have a doble garage. It's possible to run the app on two phones. I mean, the same device paired on my smartphone and my wife smartphone. Thank
Jair Antonio Berrayarza, you must create an new account for your wife the n share you device to your wife account.
Very well narrated video! So, you can control the Garage door by the eWeLink app. Based on this setup, am I able to Open/Close the Garage Door remotely with the App, away from the house?
Thanks! Yes you can open/close it away from the house anywhere.
Thanks! Good to know.
Nice project! Is it possible to open the garage from work, using just mobile data?
Yes it is. It will still work using data
Can you configure how long the circuit will be open or closed? Now I see it’s only half a second
mmm but what if you don't live with your smartphone in your hand. Can it also work with a remote control? You can mount it in your car.
Wow, thank you for your published awesome project. :D
Just a note, make sure your power supply has plenty of amps. I was trying a 12 volt 300 mil and it wouldn’t work. Tried a larger 12 volt power source and you could hear the relay switch on and off and worked as expected.
Please can i make the current stady instead of it to jog
Well done.
Thanks! Glad you liked it!
Nice work
great video
glad you liked it!
What's the behavior if the device rebooted? does it momentarily turn the relay and back on?
The reason I ask is because, I have similar set up flash with tasmota and also espurna but everytime the device get rebooted the device will turn on and off causing the garage to open.
No it doesn't as far as I can tell. Been using this setup for about a year with no issues
Nice video. Love the Trump sign!!
So i tried your way when Tried it No and comm mine manual said this.
14 - 15 START/STOP CONTACT
14 - 16 OPEN CONTACT
So that made me think 14 is com amd 16 Is no.
But that did not work it only open the door and not close it.
So i let wifi relay stay on com and No. and changed the position to 15 as it says on manual. start/stop is this ok because now it works.
So 14 is on com and 15 with wifi relay connectected to start and stop.
Hi, is possible use this icstation 8266 relay with Alexa? If yes that? Which skill use? Thanks
Just installed mine. I used eWeLink Smart Home.
Do you have any ideas for a sensor to tell if the door is in open or closed state?
Ecolink Garage Tilt Sensor
I would give Wyze Sense a try.
UGH!!! I tried this project with my Genie garage door opener (circa 2008). I managed to get the relay setup correctly in NO and inching mode and then paired with the Ewelink app. I thought everything was working correctly. Then my wife came home and mentioned that the garage door wall switch wasn't working. Hmmm. I took a look and not only does the switch not work, the lighted buttons don't work either. I've tried connecting the relay in parallel to both the garage door terminal screws and also the screws on the back of the wall switch. It seems like on my garage door that the wall switches don't only close the circuit, they also receive power from the garage door opener that light the buttons. FWIW, there are only 2 wires that go from the opener to the wall switch. ANY THOUGHTS??? :-)
Yeap, same problem. Did u figure out what was causing it?
ChannelMgr Mark Since you have wall switch you should have hooked this up to the wall switch and not to the garage door opener. This will correct the problem.
Burt Chiropractic Rehabilitation Center Since you have wall switch you should have hooked this up to the wall switch and not to the garage door opener. This will correct the problem.
This unit works great. However, what is needed is hardware/software to detect if the door open or closed. Suggestions? Anyone?
I used Wyze contact sensor which connected on a hinge. When garage door goes up, the contact sensor breaks contact indicating door is open. I also have a Wyze camera ($20) to get a visual confirmation and recording.
@@DYAnzures Thank you Danny for responding. I would like to know which Wyze contact sensor you used? Will this work with Google Home?
Tom Adams
@@tomadams1066 I installed the following devices to achieve my objectives, i.e., ability to view/record motion detection in the garage, and ability to check garage door status. There is redundancy I know but this is what I want.
Wyze Cam V2 - $20. Facility to view with free 12 second recording;. Optional SD card for local storage for continuous recording and such. (For additional $10, you could get a pan camera. I installed these outdoors with silicone casing I purchased at Amazon.
wyze.com/wyze-cam.html
Sense Starter Kit - $20. You need one contact sensor and the bridge to attach to camera.
wyze.com/wyze-sense.html
Hinge. Secure on garage door - I used existing garage door screw to avoid additional drilling. The magnet smaller piece of the contact sensor is attached to the garage door while the other is attached to the hinge. When the garage goes up the hinge will open and disengages with the magnet. Wyze software will display contact sensor status.
www.homedepot.com/p/Everbilt-2-in-Zinc-Plated-Narrow-Utility-Hinges-2-Pack-15397/202034017
Tom Adams Wyze has a sensor kit that piggy backs off a camera. If you go to Wyze website you should be able to fine this add on kit. I think kit comes with 2 sensors and a motion sensor. I use these sensors and camera with out any issues. Highly recommended. Good luck
I made this years ago after watching this video. Wondering how I could add a sensor so I know if the door is open or closed
I was wondering the same thing. In lieu of a solution, I was considering putting a camera in the garage. Which seems like a good idea no matter what.
reed sensors could be connected to the mcu but you have to have some kind of app to monitor it. I started to use the open source project called "Home Assistant" 3 years ago. And you can do all kinds of IOT project and be able to build a comprehensive home automation and smart home project to it. best part is free and the sensors are cheap as you build and integrate them yourself. But Yeah IOT's, Home automation and smart home, home assistant will get it done for you. Google it. The the community are very helpfull and responsice. Start with DrZzz and Digiblur channel. And hit me up too if this something that interest you.
@@NoName-pp2vt This totally interests me! I'd love to figure out how to add a reed sensor
@@dangraves25 yup check it out. It's not hard to learn. Im just a regular guy that knows very basic Iot and electronics and I did adopt to it very quickly. Thanks to the Home Assistant community and youtube channels. 😀
Its like having a "smartthing" hub or equivalent but free and local hosted. So data is not in the cloud.
@@NoName-pp2vt Right now all my wifi stuff is thru EWelink, smart life, and kasa tp link. And then I control everything with Google Assistant and Google Home.
Thank you but I am confused which type relay I use for Garage door
The inching relay is the one you want (it should only activate a switch temporarily). The link in the description is currently sold out but I contacted the website owner and they said it will be back up soon.
hi, is there a way to check status (opened/closed) of the garage if i'm far far from it? pls do not answer "use a remote camera" thx
There is no way using this method
Hi
Have avanti T series's. Could you tell me where to install two wires?
One is latching = stay on, the other is momentary it stays on if you hold the button down but as you let go it stops.
Great vid, well explained, including the important to update the firmware to get and turn on the the Inching function. Can I ask what why you chose connections 1 and 2 on back of Garage unit, and not 2 and 3 (and what is connection 3 used for) to connect to the Sonoff switch?
This will not work on some newer openers that use a coded signal from the open/close button rather than simple contact closure. Chamberlain MyQ openers, for example.
How to know if I should use 5v or 12v relay?
Match your relay to your power source.
Thanks, I have done the first part of connecting the SONOS device to my wifi and phone. However, the second part of connecting to Garage door motor is confusing as the motor has 4 points instead of the three points in your video.
Can you please provide the details of the points it may help identify them in my motor.
I don’t have the option to upload the images here.
Thanks
Ashwin
FInd the manual for your garage door connector. You should have terminals on it look for a common and a NO, or signal or receiver pins to connect to sonoff. If you don't know what ya doing fined a electronics tech who knows how to use a multimeter
Not sure if anyone asked this question and if they did I apologize in advance. "is there anyway to identify if the garage door is up or down with this wifi relay?"
There's nothing built in to do that. You could use the Roost garage door sensor to fulfill that role. Or do something else that's do it yourself to work something out.
This particular video will only work with older style garage door openers.
If you have an opener with a simple push button in the garage this will work but if the button in the garage operates the door and operates the light built into the opener independently THIS WILL NOT WORK.
With newer style openers, the wall switch communicates with a circuit inside the switch which then sends a signal to the opener OR THE LIGHT depending on which button you press.
In this video the two wires from the WiFi switch simply short two terminals on the garage door opener, if you try this with the newer style openers NOTHING WILL HAPPEN.
There are other videos that show you how to wire up the WiFi switch to the wall switch, you have to open up the wall switch and solder the wires to the button that operates the opener NOT TO THE OPENER DIRECTLY.
If this sounds complicated to you, DON'T DO IT.
It is NOT REALLY COMPLEX, it is actually quite easy, but if you are unsure then you may end up ruining that fancy wall switch module.
There are NO dangerous voltages involved with this, you may just ruin the wall switch module.
just search around and you will find instructions on how to do this.
None of this will affect the normal remote operation from your car.
This comment makes the video complete. Good job!
Is there a device like this that allows you to connect from the telephone directly to the relay without having a home network involved? I want to open a gate that is located in the middle of nowhere with my phone. There is no power source there other than the solar panel and 12 volt battery. I also would need it to remember my phone so I don't have to pair it every single time by opening the enclosure and pushing a button. Any Tech brains out there that can help with this, much appreciated
Wire type or gauge matter? Ordered the module and power supply but have no common wire in my garage to use.
It's not a huge deal as long as it can withstand 12v or so and not get torn. Something like this looks like it would work well: amzn.to/2UqdTsm
@@The231447LucidDevTeam yes thanks, i had bought some generic stuff from home depot albeit thick but it worked. One last question: is there a software or setting in ewelink which tells you the garage door status? we ended up having it open all last night because I guess we touched the app on the phone when going to bed and i never knew to the morning and it was freezing in there. so any status open /closed add on or another device to add to give that function you know of ? thanks in advance otherwise it seemed to work well -
Still it works even my house doesn't have wifi?
It's literally a wifi switch. No wifi no switch.
Not with security 2.0 garage door openers. Sonoff has these for $12.
Awesome vid, but I ordered the same switch and it says offline. I can't get it to work at all. Any help?
Hi! Thanks for trying this out. I do not know exactly why it is not pairing for you. Did you first hold down the button on the device until it starts blinking? Please take a look at this pairing video for more tips: ua-cam.com/video/2hfuJz6U7Nk/v-deo.html
@@The231447LucidDevTeam Use the compatible mode instead this is where you first connect the unit to your phone via wifi spot and password 12345678
Imagine that... the VENDOR documentation is incorrect and you are correct. It is the NO and COM connections that work.
I have not tested what you are saying here about using NO and COM, .........but it is opposite of what the vendor says.
Their documentation clearly has NC connected to POS on the AC/DC load power and the COM connected on the NEG AC/DC load power when you are using this for GARAGE DOOR OPENER.
Graph Guy somehow it also works.
Robert Fausto I contacted them and they are updating their product insert.
thank you for the instructions. They were really helpfull. However, I have a small problem in ewelink. When I push the On/off button on my android phone the device stays 'On' or 'Off'. I have a MHCOZY Ewelink WiFi-Relais. And when the device is in status 'On' no other button works (remote, button on the motor,...) Do you thin you can help me?
How do you adjust the time on the Inching function?
Whether you can change the duration of the simulated 'momentary switch' (i.e. adjust the time of inching) depends on the relay module and possibly the software you're using to control it. I have an AC/DC 7-32V 10A relay with wifi, sort of a cousin of the one Lucid Dev used, and I have the same eWeLink app. In the settings for that particular device, it has a section for Inching Settings, which brings up: "Inching" [ON/off] and "Inching duration": (seconds)
The relay: www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B07F6YZXST/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
@@TaiViinikka thanks
Works for me, but when attaching the wires to my garage port motor, thr button on the wall doesn’t work anymore ... Probably because of the fact that the new wires ‘bridge’ the wires of the button?
Jan Deklerck Since you have wall switch you should have hooked this up to the wall switch and not to the garage door opener. This will correct the problem.
Hello, I follow every step you did. I also installed ewelink with alexa, however I can only open the garage door but when I tell alexa to close the garge door, there is no respond. Any tips?
So I have not used Alexa with this so I don't know the specifics. But this switch does the exact same thing for opening the garage door as closing the garage door. Because what this module does is temporarily bridge two wires for both opening and closing the door. It does not keep track of it being opened or closed. That said, you may be able to say "Alexa open the garage door" for both opening and closing the garage. Maybe a different configuration could be found to make both commands do the same thing but I'm not sure.
I have one of these installed on my garage. Instead of saying open you have to say on to Alexa. For example if you named it garage you would say..... Alexa garage on and she would reply okay and your garage would open to close your garage you would say garage on and she would say okay and your garage with clothes..
@@MyDaybyday If you wanted to use an 'open' and 'close' command, It would require two relay modules with all the wires bridged across each module to respond for each command.
You can create a Scene in the eWelink app to close the Garage door with a more intuitive command. Go to eWelink app and select Scene tab. Click + Add Scene Button. Add a Tap to Run condition, with action to execute Garage On. Suggest you name the Scene something like "Close Garage", and Save the Scene. Once you have created the Scene, ask Alexa to discover. Alexa will pickup all scenes if you have enabled the eWelink Skill in the Alexa app. (I assume you have done this already as it picked up your Garage device). Now you can issue an Alexa command to Close Garage.
I've been thinking about this a lot I think if you make 2 completely separate setups then have a magnetic Sensor on each one so it only works 1 with the door up and 1 with the door down. Now if you hit the button on your phone put door down it will only work if the door is up. Then you have another button that says put door up and it will only work if the door is down. It's a little confusing but basically the magnetic sensor just breaks the circuit so it wont-work if the doors in one position or the other. See I want to door to automatically shut every night at 10 o'clock if it's up, But not open when it shut by accident.
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B071GCDGQB but using the Amazon link in the description of the video helps to support my channel. Thank you for your support and comment!
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Ordered the same module, but the app says it's offline.. any ideas?
Hi! Thanks for trying this out. I do not know exactly why it is not pairing for you. Did you first hold down the button on the device until it starts blinking? Please take a look at this pairing video for more tips: ua-cam.com/video/2hfuJz6U7Nk/v-deo.html
COM and NC is not, NORMALLY bridged, there is a relay sitting behind the connector and based on the relay, it can be either normally closed or normally open relay. thus indicating its default state... jesus people, educate yourself before making videos like these.
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