Smartthings Garage Door Alexa

Jawn101 if this does what you need it to we are done and it should work in all standard apps if you can t get this to work let me know as this would indicate there is no other way to do this and a solution in ask alexa would be a good investment as i am sure you are not the only one with this setup.

Smartthings garage door alexa.

Bamarayne jason the enabler as deemed so by smart may 5 2017 1 08pm 3 hey i m glad you got that working. My post there is really old and and uses a different version older now of the st app. St requires a connected switch to operate a garage door opener. Tap on smart apps.

After installing the relay switch in your garage and placing a smartsense multi on your garage door which senses if the door is open or close you ll be able to trigger your garage door to automatically open close when you arrive leave through two different ways. Edit the devices alexa can control. This was inspired specifically by the gocontrol linear garage door gd00z 4 which is a great garage door opened available on amazon but has a compatibility issue with smartthings door locks section. Tap on the amazon echo smart app.

Tap anywhere in the myswitches area. This smartapp integrates chamberlain liftmaster myq doors and light controls into smartthings. The end goal is for a single device to appear to ask alexa and all other smartthings apps as a combined device like the linear garage door opener. The nexx garage is a 60 smart garage controller that adds skills to your normal garage door open and close with ease.

Check the box next to the garage door. It creates a garage door or light switch myq light module not the light on the door itself device in your list of things and allows you to control the device. Door locks garage door openers security systems security devices cameras and smart cooking appliances. To learn more check out amazon alexa smartthings custom automations and scenes.

Step 7 tell alexa to discover your devices. Once she is done go into the amazon echo android app and make sure your garage door is there. 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. Alexa doesn t care whether you open garage doors or not but right now it will only handle control requests for two types of device classes under connected devices.

However setup is a little. You ll get voice commands remote access and auto opening through the nexx. Step 8 tell alexa to open the garage door.