GoControl / Linear Garage Door Controller or MyQ Gateway

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MyQ doesn’t need a garage door sensor. The unit will report the garage door status through the API’s.

For a pro vs con see this thread:

Any way to integrate MyQ garage doors?

###MyQ Pro’s Ability to control through native app (no z-wave network required) No door sensor required, the motor relays position details and is more accurate in that respect ###MyQ Con’s Depends on reverse engineered API’s Needs a gateway device to control it If the internet is down it won’t work ###GoControl/Linear Pro’s Runs on independent Z-Wave network, could run through the hub local execution even when internet is down Acts like a Z-Wave repeater device ###GoControl/Linear Con’s Needs door sensor and battery (life is about 5-10 years) Has quirks for power fluctuation and needs time to recovery when there’s a power outage Does not work with “digital” garage door openers (those using serial or digital communication with the switch) See this thread for more details on quir…