How To Build Your Own Garage Door Controller Alexa Integration

I think now we have a much safer and easier integration option.

How to build your own garage door controller alexa integration.

I still have some tweaking to do but not to bad. Plug in the smart garage door controller to a wall outlet near the garage door motor and connect the wires from the controller to the terminals. Make sure that garage door controller you are going to buy works with your garage. Since alexa by.

Its a cool integration. You have to use the app to check if you left the door open and to open it. The nexx garage is the best smart garage door opener for alexa users but it works with google home too so you can open or close the door using voice commands. Step 8 tell alexa to open the garage door.

Check the box next to the garage door. Tap on the amazon echo smart app. I am using a amazon echo to control my control4 and control4 to open and close my iris garage door opener. How to make your existing opener smart.

Download the app from the google play store or app store and follow on screen instructions. Controlling smart home devices through your home with alexa is not only fun but very convenient. Apart from easy control of opening and closing of a garage door they also allow to easily automating your home. Tap on smart apps.

I did that to my mimolite garage door opener so i can ask alexa to lock unlock garage door now. In this video i will show you one way to control your garage door using alexa. If you want to be able to execute the routine by saying alexa open my garage door or alexa open garage please see this article on how to customize prompt words for alexa scenes. Tap anywhere in the myswitches area.

Things to consider before buying a smart garage door controller. Alexa will ask me for a pass code when i try to unlock a nice safety feature. Once she is done go into the amazon echo android app and make sure your garage door is there. Your current garage door opener might work perfectly fine and if so you probably don t want to replace it.

Smart garage door openers. Now you are able to control your garage doors with your voice. The main downside to the ryobi garage door opener is its lack of amazon and google integration. All it takes is to add the lock capability to the device driver.

To run a scene with your voice say alexa turn on scene name or alexa start scene name. Step 7 tell alexa to discover your devices. Pair the device to the wi fi network. For simplicity s sake this is how you install an add on controller.