Recommendations for Z wave garage door controller?

Configuration Z-Wave
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Back in Dec when I first discovered HA, I was going to buy a Aeotec Zwave garage controller.

I put it off a bit and now you can’t get it anymore (I think some kind of copyright thing, not sure).

Can you recommend another one that you know works with HA?

Thank you…

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I am very pleased with my GoControl

Z-Wave Garage Door Opener Remote Controller

https://www.homedepot.com/p/206590931

But be sure to check compatibility with your opener. It is best suited for the older style opener with a simple doorbell or single button type push-button. If your garage push button has a motion detector or things like that it probably won’t work directly but there are some work-arounds with a spare remote and a little solder.

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Thank you. My garage opener was installed in 2007 and is 2 wire so I think I am ok.

1 ? before I order: Does HA read the tilt sensor ok? I mean does it know if door is open or closed? I want to do a script that will close the door if left open after 11pm/etc.

Thanks.

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I have no problems with the status, my controller is connected to my Wink Hub 2, (hopefully I’ll be getting away from that soon and moving to a Z-Wave stick) but the only time the I have ever had issues is when the tilt sensor battery is dead or very low.

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Oh ok you are not directly connected to HA then? I do have wink (for 1 zigbee light) but moved all my zwave over to HA.

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Ok it looks like (as of last summer) it is not compatible with HA unless you run a custom version of openz and I don’t want to do that.

Thanks.

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The Linear works fine with HA.

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no custom mods?

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No, just use a secure inclusion to get the garage controls, otherwise you only will get the door status.

Beware though, the one star reviews on Amazon are no joke. My Linear opener failed after a year.

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There’s a Smartthings thread where people have fixed their controller with a little soldering. https://community.smartthings.com/t/linear-garage-door-opener-stopped-working/70083. Not sure I’d want to give Nortek my money with such a glaring design defect that hasn’t been fixed after all these years.

If you do decide to purchase the Linear, Amazon does offer 3 and 4 year warranties, might want to consider that.

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Well already ordered :(, but thanks for the heads up. It had good reviews on HD.

From the link you sent, it looks like a single led makes the whole thing go bad.

Someone said it was made by Iris. One of their “factories” was just a few miles down the street from me, but I think they went belly up. I wonder if this company is still in business?

I will give it a try since it already shipped, but thanks for the heads up.

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Just as recommendation.

Zwave door sensors to see open/close state.

Zwave or wifi relay to control open/close switching. If needed, this may be wired direct to existing rf controls

Camera. I don’t like indoor cams but in case of a controlled entrance it is always good to see entry and exit. Also allows you to confirm why door not closing when your dog runs in path of sensor as your trying to close it and allows you to feel secure that’s is not an unwanted human

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Which Zwave relay do you recommend in case this one does not work out?

Just want it to be reliable and compatible with HA

Thanks

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Are you set on the idea of a Z-Wave garage door opener? Or are you just looking for something that doesn’t require a cloud interface?

If it’s the latter, I have OpenGarage and love it.

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I prefer Zwave because it is a non-route-able network (unless I want otherwise). No one can directly control it unless I make it route-able on the internet.

How to do you keep opengarage secure?

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I am with fletch101e on this one, I need to see if I can get my Linear going again and that’s the reason I purchased a Z-Wave opener, I wouldn’t trust anything WiFi controlling an entry point to my house.

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Couldn’t you give it a non-routable IP? It requires WiFi for access to your network, it doesn’t require internet to work. You can also put it on it’s own SSID if you prefer to keep it away from the rest of your network.

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I use esp8266 just like opengarage

I have in vlan with no WAN access. LAN is restrictred…only allows outgoing after external device connects to it.

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How is it secured? Can you limit access by ip/mac address?

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I also recommend the go-control. Works fine with HA. Nothing special needs to be done to get it to work. About a year or so ago it did require a custom branch of OpenZwave, but Home Assistant now uses a forked version of OWZ that includes the needed files.