RBoy
(www.rboyapps.com - Making SmartThings Easy!)
September 24, 2020, 5:19pm
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For creating a virtual garage door controller using individual components see this SmartApp and solution, it has many more features as well like beeping, vacation mode etc:
Virtual Garage Door Manager and Controller
On overwhelming requests from users: 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. It can also work with Gates, Sliding doors / Patio doors to detect if it’s partially open or closed.
Key features of this solution:
Configure and automatically install up to 5 Virtual Garage Doors Controllers
(Required) Use a relay/momentary and door/window/contact/tilt sensor to create a virtual garage door controller
(Optional) Use dual contact sensors to detect if Gate / Sliding door is partially open/closed
(Optional) Separate Open/Close relays for controllers with Open/Close/Sto…
For managing a garage door automations (open, close, timed etc) see this app:
It works with any garage door controller that complies with the SmartThings garage door capability. That includes MyQ if you’re using the MyQ Lite integration to connect it to SmartThings.