This thread is pretty old, but may help start your searching.
Did not really see anything that I am looking for. Here is now what I am trying to do…So I think there is a better solution but just not an electronics expert to figure it out. First of all I am wondering what actually comes from the ST device. Does it send actually voltage? What I am trying to do is actually use a remote instead of hooking it up to the opener. That way you can put the device anywhere. I noticed that on the remote all the button does is close the circuit between two circuits. Just trying to figure out how you can take what comes from the GD00Z and use that to close the circuit. That way if you have a MyQ device you can keep the motion and the temperature sensor. So the button on the remote straddles 4 circuit point on the remote. when you press the button it shorts the upper to the bottom circuit and opens or closes the door. if I take any wire and put it on two of the points, one upper and one lower where the button sits it opens and closes the door. If I put a wire one the other side it begins to open the door and when I take it off it closes the door… My problem is I don’t know what comes from the ST device, voltage or what, and if I did where would i solder the wires to.
If you open the device you will find that it’s basically a mimolite relay like this one.
I recommend you connect the thing to your hub, hook the wires to a multimeter, and see what you get when you send it a signal.
I can do this, but I’m not at home. I’ll check it out tonight.
I did try that. I would assume it would be millivolts. but really did not see anything. I know that it is working because when I had it hooked to my garage door I did see the lights on the garage door flicker but nothing happen. I would appreciate if you can tell me what you see and how you got it hooked up
No problem. I haven’t been following the thread, what kind of garage door opener do you have?
Can you take a picture of the remote circuit board?
Here is the top and the bottom. looking at the image of the top. if you take a wire and put it vertically across the right side of the right button it opens/closes the door . if you do it to the left of the right button it opens or closes but as soon as you pull it off the door goes back down or up.
What happens if you momentarily place the wire on the right side? Does the door continue to open/close? Or does it reverse?
if you put it on the right side it open or closes and then on the left it reverses.
Understood. On the right side, if you put the wire there and then pull it right off, what does the door do?
it continues to open or close
Ok, that is where I would put the wires.
I would do this first…
Connect the Zwave controller to st. Hold the wires to the terminal connections. Do this to make sure the device is not causing the remote to inadvertently signal the door.
If after touching the wires there and nothing happens, put them back on and have the app signal a door open command and then a door close command. See what happens.
These are my concerns -
- loss of device options. Will the device be able to trek the state of the door? Sync issues?
- reliability, reliability, reliability. It wasn’t designed for this so there is no telling what will happen
- damage to the Zwave device. You could not measure a voltage on the wires, but that 3 volt battery could back feed into the device, damaging it.
- why not just hang it on the ceiling next to you door controller?
Because it is a liftmaster. I hook it into the system. The controller device sends the command to open or close the door. The buttons on the garage door light up but nothing happens. I tried disconnecting the wires that go to the the manual opener and try it again…same thing. The door opener is one of those MyQ. I have seen where people have used relays and a whole bunch of other stuff but I am not savvy enough to do that. I have already tried to hook the wires to the remote and as soon as I do so door opens or closes. Just like shorting it out with a wire by itself.
What’s the model number of your for door opener?
Liftmaster 41D7675
Manual
I guess the smartest thing to do is to return my Zwave devices and get a few MyQ devices now that they have gotten to work with the ST. I was just hoping to not have to do that and there was some type of work around
Well, after looking through the manual, which is pretty much useless, I’m at a loss.
I know this has been done, but I don’t think it was with the controller you have…
Sorry, I tried.
No that is OK. I saw one guy that did it but he was on for a day and never posted again. I will hope that someone else reads this and has an idea.
Got my confidence up reading all the related GD00Z setup and troubleshooting posts and started the installation this morning. I have the IRIS GD00Z-1 I picked up cheap from Lowes and gather from reading that this opener should work. I have a Liftmaster Formula 1 opener (same one pictured at beginning of thread). Followed the instructions here and the provided opener instructions for installation and setup (including cycling the door after powering the opener up). Using the Ecolink tilt sensor instead of the one provided in the kit.
SmartThings sees the opener and the sensor. Opener status is unknown. Tilt sensor status changes from closed to open when operating the door from the wall switch. When I press open or close in ST app I get nothing (no beep, no light, no nothing). Also nothing in Live Logging. This (I believe) indicates a power/wiring issue. Power is fine. Re-connected GD00Z and wall button wires multiple times, no change.
Went back to square 1, z-wave exclusion, remove device, factory reset GD00Z, re-connect, re-cycle door with wall switch, same results.
I’m hoping someone more experienced than me can provide some thoughts on how to resolve this problem.
I fyi know that the time ensure that’s included is connected to the gd00z, not ST.
I would try it with that sensor first.
Also, did you manually ruin the door through a couple of open/close cycles right after the install?
That has to be done