It seems there are a few posting regarding controlling garage door using the evolve relay.
Smartthings garage door relay.
Evolve relay switch how it works.
I just finished reading everything i could find online about garage door openers and relay switches and decided that buying a z wave relay switch was the best option.
Virtual garage door manager and controller on overwhelming requests from users.
Two weeks ago we announced a new addition to the doors locks section of the smartthings dashboard that made it easier than ever to monitor and control your garage door.
I very much want to say hey google open the garage door while i m still half a block from home and have the door open and waiting for me when i.
This solution allows you to build your own custom bespoke garage door opener using a relay and a door open close sensor or a tilt sensor and optionally integrate other sensors controls in to your virtual garage door controller.
Then you have the option to pick either garage door or conventional door.
But is there a simple documentation.
I also have a camera in the garage for extra verification if i think the tilt sensor is lying to me or something.
Smartthings triggers the relay which completes the circuit pushing the garage door opener button.
There is also a video by smartthings showing the garage being controlled but for a not so techy person how does one accomplish that.
The reason i wanted this was to be able to close my garage door remotely in case i left it open accidentally.
I do use a tilt sensor to see if the door is open or close then activate the relay to move the door.
There are many options in the market like gogogate or mio for a non techy much easier.
The smartthings version is significantly overpriced to identical versions sold by others.
It is configured to use the zwave virtual momentary contact switch and when it works i can see the light on the relay go.
It is not code in most places.
It works reliably from the physical button on the relay the standard wireless remote and the standard wall button.
Choosing garage door yields the option to use several actions and scenarios such as knowing if a door is open or closed alerts when open and remote control.
Configure and automatically install up to 5 virtual.
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.
Current code requires that an audio and visual warning fire for 5 seconds before the door moves.
I used an esp8266 nodemcu with a 5v relay connected normally open directly to the terminals on the back of the garage door opener unit.
I works about 50 of the time from the phone app.
Isn t therea simple plug and play device.
Smartthings device handler and smartapp to convert a z wave relay into a garage door opener button.
For control you ll need a smartthings garage door sensor and a relay switch.
The motivation for this project was the lack of garage door support by google s assistant.
I have successfully installed the linear relay on my garage door and integrated it into my smartthings hub.
