In a word -- impressed. I hooked this up today. The input is connected to a garage door reed switch (magnet mounts to the door, the sensor to the floor) of standard variety. The output relay is connected to the button in parallel.
Set parameter 11 to specify how long the output is closed when it's activated (I did 6 for 600 ms).
And everything just works. NWI without issue via Z-NET. Went in and change some status graphics to garage doors instead of motion. And done!
Now I'm doing fun things like getting a text if the garage door is still open at 1 AM, or if the garage door has been open for an hour. And, if the garage door is opened at nighttime, turn on the garage coach lights (and turn them off when the door is then closed).
So if anyone's looking for a good Z-Wave solution to controlling the garage door, I can highly recommend this approach. The MimoLite is about $55 I think, and the reed sensor another $15.
Set parameter 11 to specify how long the output is closed when it's activated (I did 6 for 600 ms).
And everything just works. NWI without issue via Z-NET. Went in and change some status graphics to garage doors instead of motion. And done!
Now I'm doing fun things like getting a text if the garage door is still open at 1 AM, or if the garage door has been open for an hour. And, if the garage door is opened at nighttime, turn on the garage coach lights (and turn them off when the door is then closed).
So if anyone's looking for a good Z-Wave solution to controlling the garage door, I can highly recommend this approach. The MimoLite is about $55 I think, and the reed sensor another $15.
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