Monitor garage door open/close status

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#293897 21-Feb-2022 07:30

I have a bad habit of leaving the garage door open and am looking for a simple solution to alert my phone at a specific time if it is left open. The door opener is connected to our Arrowhead alarm which gives me the ability to open and close from their app but not monitor its status.

I assume we could add a reed switch to the alarm but I don’t know of a way for the arrowhead to send a message if left open.

I see reed and tilt switches are available from a few different companies. What would be the easiest components to cobble together a solution?

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#2871783 21-Feb-2022 07:41

Setup a webcam in your garage pointing at the door. Then you can check the opening before closing.

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#2871792 21-Feb-2022 08:14

does your alarm support door sensor and allows to minot sensor status? add this to the garage door = profit.

otherwise, get arlec home kit from bunnings, it has hub + few sensors which allows to monitor the sensor status. Close door within alarm app.

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#2871793 21-Feb-2022 08:15

I used a d1 mini with a reed switch. Talks via mqtt....but i was well set up for that when i put it in. A raspberry pi could do the same job, but that's quite an expensive option, and a bit over the top (there's no cpu requirement for a simple reed switch)

I see shelly have a wifi door/contact sensor that you could get notifications off. As it's wifi it doesn't need a hub like a zwave or zigbee sensor. SO that would be easier than DIY. It's downside is it's battery.

The alarm is a good one as well, if you can get something to read the status of the alarm. But unless you;re willing to invest some time, money and maybe some other bits (this might be your gateway to hme automation), then a standalone device is probably your best bet.

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#2871795 21-Feb-2022 08:25

I use one of these, it will do what you want.

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005002443115009.html?spm=a2g0o.order_list.0.0.21ef1802XMJfP2

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#2871797 21-Feb-2022 08:38

bmoff:

I use one of these, it will do what you want.

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005002443115009.html?spm=a2g0o.order_list.0.0.21ef1802XMJfP2

It's definitely wifi? Good price if it is. Sometimes on Ali, tuya = zigbee and even though they say wifi in the description it's still zigbee (zigbee needs a hub)

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#2871798 21-Feb-2022 08:38

bmoff:
I use one of these, it will do what you want.

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005002443115009.html?spm=a2g0o.order_list.0.0.21ef1802XMJfP2

Yeah that looks like what I’m after - no other infrastructure required. There’s no mention of integration with IFTTT so I assume alerting is only possible through its native app? Anyway for it to push the status of the reed at a specific time?

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#2871801 21-Feb-2022 08:50

I got a couple of kmart door sensors to check if I have left the basement or garden shed open at the end of the day.

Have not got anything to alert me set up yet but they show in the tuya app if theyre open or closed - takes about 8 seconds for the status to update as they have to connect to wifi and send the request on each open or close, so not suitable to automate lights with despite what they say on the packet.

Ideally I want something in the deadlock to check that its locked, but I may see about moving the sensor down to that and putting a magnet on the other side of it and hope that the metal bolt passes enough magnetism across the hole to the sensor or something, but for now just closed is an improvement over leaving it wide open on full view all week.

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#2871802 21-Feb-2022 08:51

sfrasernz:
bmoff:

I use one of these, it will do what you want.

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005002443115009.html?spm=a2g0o.order_list.0.0.21ef1802XMJfP2

Yeah that looks like what I’m after - no other infrastructure required. There’s no mention of integration with IFTTT so I assume alerting is only possible through its native app? Anyway for it to push the status of the reed at a specific time?

yah the tuya app has notifications. Not sure if you can say if at 9pm and garage door open then alert. You can set a schedule, and add the condition if device is triggered (mine was a power device I set to on....it has been n since 5am)

I'll let you know in 2 mins.... Yeah so you can. It just sent me notification to at the time confirming the device was still turned on.

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#2871804 21-Feb-2022 08:52

Yes wifi, no hub required, not sure about IFTTT integration. You can set up "scenes" in the app to do timed reminders etc.

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#2871816 21-Feb-2022 09:17

sfrasernz: I have a bad habit of leaving the garage door open and am looking for a simple solution to alert my phone at a specific time if it is left open. The door opener is connected to our Arrowhead alarm which gives me the ability to open and close from their app but not monitor its status.

I assume we could add a reed switch to the alarm but I don’t know of a way for the arrowhead to send a message if left open.

I see reed and tilt switches are available from a few different companies. What would be the easiest components to cobble together a solution?

Does the arrowhead app not give you the ability to monitor zones open and closed status?

surely you just a add a reed switch and assign it as non bypass zone. This way you wont be able to arm the system unless the door is shut.

I have a more complex system on mine:

2 Reed switches on each door, 1 for fully open and one for fully shut.

If door is "open" the system will not arm

If the door is in-between, zone is bypassed until closed

if closed it will arm

This means I can arm the house as I drive away and not wait for the door to shut... there is actually some more logic at play, but that is the basics

Matthew

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#2871817 21-Feb-2022 09:18

Perfect. Thanks for the feedback and taking the time to test.

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#2871832 21-Feb-2022 10:13

I have one of these https://opengarage.io/ and it does exactly that.

Tells you open/close status. Vehicle present/not present. Can alert you if left open after x minutes. Can also auto close at a set time (eg at night).

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#2871973 21-Feb-2022 12:54

to the all scenarios you are suggested you may add a Zigbee light, I did it 😁 it is in my hallway, when the garage door is open the light is on 😁 so not need to check status/phone/etc

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#2871988 21-Feb-2022 13:10

Delphinus:

I have one of these https://opengarage.io/ and it does exactly that.

Tells you open/close status. Vehicle present/not present. Can alert you if left open after x minutes. Can also auto close at a set time (eg at night).

I've got the same one. Ultrasonic sensor rather than reed switch so can tell you near/far, or near/mid/far (mid for car present or not) depending on how you set it up.

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#2872013 21-Feb-2022 13:45

Does anyone have a suggestion for how to do this without WiFi in the garage? Alternatively a cheap way to bridge WiFi over a long distance? Ethernet over power line won’t work either as it’s on its own meter. Our house is on a hill and garage is on the street so I’m constantly worrying about it being open.

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