Has anyone tried using something like the MIMOLite hooked up to control their garage door, then setup a SmartSwitch with a manual timeout?
I haven’t tried, but it would be interesting to see if it trips the system and closes the door after 15 minutes.
As an override, I guess you could setup a virtual or combo switch to keep it from auto-closing.
Then setup a check, that would see if the garage door did close, and try closing it if it didn’t, a fail-safe for if something was blocking or preventing the door from closing (the motion or pressure sensor)?
Probably a bit dangerous, but it was just an idea.
I just installed a Mimolite on my garage door opener, and tied it in to the existing mag switch. I installed the Mimolite Plugin and now I’m trying to figure it all out.
I’ve had a MIMOLite on my garage for a while along with a sensor. The plugin is kinda goofy, just give it the number for your MIMOLite device, and it will give you some child devices that give you access to the other features of the unit.
For this post, I was just thinking out loud, since having the garage door automatically close may have some safety implications – think system malfunction and something or someone getting crushed under the auto closing door. If you are in the US, I see a lawsuit due to someone being dumb enough to stand under the door while it was closing.
I supposed that, if you did want to go the automated closing route, you could hookup an audible alert (strobe light with klaxon or buzzer), put a sign up stating that door automatically closes and anyone of anything underneath it when the light and buzzer sound may get crushed.
Set off the alert, wait 10 seconds, then close.
The klaxon/buzzing might annoy your neighbors though. ;D
What I want to do is set my vera to check my garage door sensor at a specific time and verify that the garage door is closed. If not I want it to close the door. My garage door has an optical sensor inside the danger zone of the closing door. If the beam is broken while closing the door will automatically reverse.
I wish there were more discussion about the Mimolite Plugin or better documentation.
I have found that opening or closing the garage door requires that I send an ON, followed by an Off about three seconds later every time. Also the analog sensor indicates 1 or 2 when closed and 0 when open.
I purchased a separate magnetic switch to connect to the Mimolite to monitor the door status (open/closed) but found that connecting to the existing garage door magnetic switch seemed to work well w/out adding additional wiring/hardware.
You can change the behavior of the switch on the MIMOLite by removing the P5 jumper. By default (with the jumper on), the switch will latch when activated. Removing the jumper makes it a momentary push button switch. You will only need to send the on command once to get the desired result.
Have you looked at this site:
There is a wiring diagram for a garage door there. I can’t give you a direct link, since the Fortrezz site prohibits it. You need to open the documentation from the link above.
[quote=“SOlivas, post:5, topic:176181”]You can change the behavior of the switch on the MIMOLite by removing the P5 jumper. By default (with the jumper on), the switch will latch when activated. Removing the jumper makes it a momentary push button switch. You will only need to send the on command once to get the desired result.
Have you looked at this site:
There is a wiring diagram for a garage door there. I can’t give you a direct link, since the Fortrezz site prohibits it. You need to open the documentation from the link above.[/quote]
Yeah, I read the documentation before I installed it and removed the jumper IOT make it a momentary contact. It still seems to require that the commands be paired. An on, followed by an off about three sends later IOT reset the plugin.
I’ve had a MIMOlite connected to my garage door for about a week now and it’s been working well. The control for the MIMOlite relay shows up as an on/off switch, but it never shows that it stays on, always says off right away. I hit on and the door opens (or closes), hit on again and it stops, one more time and the door goes in the opposite direction, just the same as pushing the wired button in the garage.
I connected a sensor and have VeraAlerts send a notification to my phone when the garage door opens/closes. Tasker reads those notifications and sets a variable for whether the door is open or closed, for example if I had a situation where I wanted to open the door - but don’t run the task if the door is open already. I also have Tasker (connected with AutHomationHD) set up to open my garage door when I get home. There have been a couple of delays with that I think because of when it sees my wifi and my phone is in the process of switching the connection. I thought about setting up a Ubiquiti outdoor access point aimed in the direction I’m coming from so it will connect sooner. I also used PLEG to turn the garage lights on if the door opens at night and turn them off after 2 minutes. So far I’m pretty happy with the setup.
I have same issue. I removed the jumper but it just stays on. I have to active it twice, with a pause. If I do not, the hard wired button in the garage will stop working. I was under the impression that if I remove the jumper, it would send power for 3 seconds then turn it off. And also, the stauts would go on then off via the light bulb. This does not happen for me, I did remove the P5 Jumper. If i push the On button on Veramobile, door opens, but shows it on and then button on wall stops working. Anyone have any suggestions?
I forgot to remove the jumper before I included it and now I can’t seem to get it to work without having to push the button multiple times even though I’ve removed the jumped since.
I’ve tried excluding it and reincluding it and powering down. I can’t seem to get it to forget that the jumper was there.
I have two garage doors and the mimolite on that door works just like the button on the wall, I suspect because I remembered to remove the jumper before it ever saw power.
Anyone found a way around this?
*Update
I was able to get around my issue by excluding the MIMOlite from the veralite, then plugging in the veralite and letting it boot up.
While that was happening, I unplugged the MIMOlite from the power outlet and pressed the program button several times. I left it unplugged.
I went and unplugged the veralite, turned it on without it hooked to power or network and once it was ready I pressed the inclusion button then plugged in the MIMOlite.
It paired within seconds.
I plugged the veralite back in and everything worked as desired.
[quote=“SOlivas, post:3, topic:176181”]I’ve had a MIMOLite on my garage for a while along with a sensor. The plugin is kinda goofy, just give it the number for your MIMOLite device, and it will give you some child devices that give you access to the other features of the unit.
For this post, I was just thinking out loud, since having the garage door automatically close may have some safety implications – think system malfunction and something or someone getting crushed under the auto closing door. If you are in the US, I see a lawsuit due to someone being dumb enough to stand under the door while it was closing.
I supposed that, if you did want to go the automated closing route, you could hookup an audible alert (strobe light with klaxon or buzzer), put a sign up stating that door automatically closes and anyone of anything underneath it when the light and buzzer sound may get crushed.
Set off the alert, wait 10 seconds, then close.
The klaxon/buzzing might annoy your neighbors though. ;D[/quote]
Nerd time: Use the shuttle bay door warning sound from Star Trek.
I’m thinking about doing this door opener. Any recommendations on the position switch? I suppose any magnetic reed switch would work, but I’d feel more comfortable ordering something known to work well.
I wonder if it would be best to integrate this into a DSC alarm panel (which I do not have yet but was considering) or wire it up with a MimoLite and control it via Vera. I like the idea of perimeter security being run through a traditional alarm panel.
I haven’t used those specific switches so I can’t comment on those except that they will work with either the alarm or MimoLite option. They also look pretty big and I’m thinking cost more then you need.
As far as alarm or MIMOlite. Again both work.
If your going to put an alarm in the house you should put this door in the alarm as its an exterior door and you want the alarm to use it. Alarm is also a cheap way to get all doors and windows into vera vs. buying 30.00 z-wave contacts.
So I would suggest Alarm, if you have time and money to go that way. Some alarms also have a few channels of relays on them that can be used to open the door to (no sure if you were suggesting that already of only the contact sensor). Basically you wouldn’t need a MIMOlite to monitor and open/close the door.
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