Starting a DIY automated pet door. Have a 1st gen ST hub, and have just a few devices on it - a lightbulb, a Schlage lock, and a Chamberlain garage door. Those are all prebuilt systems, this would be first DIY. I already have an in-wall flap dog door, and it has a metal sliding cover on the insid…

The curtain module - I got it working, but I would say that at this point its usage is sub-optimal. First, if you try to use it as is, you can connect it to SmartThings as a Z-wave switch, but what happens if you turn it off or on is that it cycles through all 3 relays, closing them for 1 second ea…

[image] The device in ST. The big button cycles between open and closed. If it is closed pushing it will change the status to open, and it will close the UP relay on the curtain module. The opposite will occur if it is open - it flips to closed, and closes the DOWN relay on the module. If you …

[image] The first part of the Frankenstein - I took the remote control and soldered some leads on the automatic up and down buttons. If the circuit closes momentarily, it sends the signal to the actuator controller for 10 minutes, which is fine if it hits the limit switch. I dremeled out the case…

[image] Here is the whole Frankenstein setup. I have the Eco-Worthy controller connected to the actuator and to the 12v power supply. The Monoprice curtain module is also connected to the eco-worthy controller - the power leads for the Monoprice are connected at the power input on the Eco-Worthy…

Some weaknesses with this - there is no safety stop if there is an obstruction. There is no real way to tell the status of the door - if you used the manual switch, or hit the buttons on the remote control directly, then the device doesn’t know. Through ST I want to be able to set some schedules f…

For first round of automation I have use IFTTT as a timing schedule - I wasn’t sure if it would work with the device - I presumed OPEN was on and CLOSE was off. Last night it worked as designed and the dog door closed at 10 pm. However, my dog decided he wanted to go out later and was a little pee…

I don’t know if I’m doing this right or not, but I literally have the same set up in equipment except the actuator. And I didn’t know how to contact you for advice and questions on wiring . If you didn’t mind. Thanks you!

Sure - I will answer what I can. Just to update this, I did not get much further than this in the project. Updated ST software allows me to use timings from there so I don’t use IFTTT anymore.

Hey, old thread I know. I have the sureflap connect retail connected flap. Wondering if anyone has worked out a way to integrate?

Did you get any joy with this project. I’m considering buying a sureflap. It appears to have a separate hub and I’m all Hubbed out so was hoping to run if off the ST Hub.

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mebejedi (Eric) December 17, 2021, 1:56am 56

I also made a homemade doggy door with an linear actuator. Luckily, I found out the arm could be turned, so I could put a metal rod through the hole to lift the door cover. I used a Zooz Zen17 for the controller. I created a virtual window shade so I could use “Open/Close” commands for it.

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