DIY ratgdo myQ Workaround | Home Assistant

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Link to video on how to Flash ESPHome on to the DIYratgdo board: • ESPHome Flash DIYratgd...
**Link to purchase DIY ratgdo board: www.buymeacoff... **
First, what does ratgdo and rat-ratgdo stand for? Ratgdo stands for Rage Against The Garage Door Opener. Rat-ratgdo stands for
Rage Againts The - Rage Against The Garage Door Opener
This video is about building a DIY ratgdo board. I go into detail on the schematics, board layout, testing, and showcasing the funtionality.
I love what the ratgdo project has done and the information they have provided. I just don't have the money for the price they want for their boards so I set out to make my own. I was able to find schematics and information to assist and I got it to work!
This will not only help you eliminate the reliance on myQ and give you a workaround, it will help you put your control of your garage door in YOUR hands. There is nothing wrong with using myQ for those that don't tinker like I do and those that aren't building a more "secure" home, and for those that don't use Home Assistant. However, for those that want to do things themselves or want to take another step in grabbing back just a little more of their home security, or simply using Home Assistant or another home automation server, the ratgdo and rat-ratgdo projects are just what you need! These devices integrate incredibly well and simply with Home Assistnat. I used ESPHome to integrate mine.
In this video I used the following:
I do NOT have an affiliate account - the links below are simply where I sourced the parts
Resistors: www.amazon.com...
Transistors: www.amazon.com...
D1 Mini: www.amazon.com...
Input Wire Screw Terminals: www.amazon.com...
Prototype Board: Amazon, though I don't have a specific link for it
ratgdo project: paulwieland.gi...
github.com/RAT...
rat-ratgdo project: github.com/Kal...
YAML Code Example to change the D4 to D1 on the Transmit (tx) pinout:
substitutions:
id_prefix: ratgdov2
friendly_name: "ratgdov2"
uart_tx_pin: D1
uart_rx_pin: D2
input_obst_pin: D7
status_door_pin: D0
status_obstruction_pin: D8
dry_contact_open_pin: D5
dry_contact_close_pin: D6
dry_contact_light_pin: D3
**Link to purchase DIY ratgdo board: www.buymeacoff... **
If you would like to support my work and help with future give-aways please consider buying a coffee: www.buymeacoff...
The music for the intro is by penguinmusic - stylish-rock-beat-trailer-116346 found on Pixabay

[@thedaddyshow01]

****The giveaway winners have been drawn!!!**** They are as follows: @timhelton161 @notchy1200 @FOreverYoung @a802jz Congratulations to the giveaway winners!!! For those that wish to purchase a diy ratgdo from me fully assembled and flashed with ESPHome, you can do so here for now: www.buymeacoffee.com/thedaddyshow/e/189951. As soon as I get antoher method up and running I will update the link. I'm working on making some really pretty pcb boards with some other features no one else has so please consider going to www.buymeacoffee.com/thedaddyshow/ and donate to help further this project. ****The video on how to flash the DIYratgdo board has been published!!! - kzbin.info/www/bejne/nGOWZoF4isiYosk *****

[@notchy12000]

I know you have not mentioned it but is a casing for this an option? Or suggestions of keeping it getting dusty in the garage. Do you just leave this inside the white plastic cover where you pull back to replace the lightbulb of the garage door opener?

[@thedaddyshow01]

I do not have a cover as of now. If there is enough demand/support I plan to get a pcb put together and a case as well. Right now, however, there is no case or cover. I currently have mine (the first one built) set in side the garage door opener light cover.

[@jmsmith4]

Would like to be entered in give away, thank you

[@thedaddyshow01]

Make sure you are subscribed and like the video and I will get you entered

[@charliedgabriel]

that is really awesome! myQ is out of my home for good! I want one!

[@thedaddyshow01]

Glad to hear it! I will enter you in the drawing!!

[@anufuntime]

Thanks for the video, this my project for this Sunday. I will let you know how it works

[@thedaddyshow01]

Awesome! Please do let me know how it goes!

[@anufuntime]

I used 2n3904 that I had , but it failed, i have ordered 2n7000 hope that will solve, I was referring 1 Gate 2 Source and 3 drain.

[@thedaddyshow01]

⁠@@anufuntimethat sounds good! I haven’t had any issues so far. The 2n7000’s worked right off the bat.

[@anufuntime]

@@thedaddyshow01 I see you are selling the board do you ship it to Canada? how much it may cost? Can you also add flashing video as this device requires additional steps to add into HA

[@thedaddyshow01]

I do plan to make a video on flashing and setting up in Home Assistant. Have you used ESPHome inside Home Assistant before? I am selling boards and have a link to order those. I have to find out what it costs to ship to Canada. Email me at [e-mail] and we can discuss further.

[@glen4cindy]

Would it be possible to connect 2 garage door openers to 1 D1 or would I need 1 of these for each door?

[@thedaddyshow01]

It is theoretically possible, I think. I don’t really know but I think you would have to fork the ratgdo github and adjust the python programming to accommodate a second door and then adjust the yaml code in ESPHome to point to the pinout you choose for the second door as well as your GitHub repository of the forked ratgdo. As for the circuit board: If you wanted to add the second door on the same circuit as the first door while utilizing a different pin a couple diodes would have to be added between the pinouts in the esp8266 and the transistors and then the proper circuitry would have to be soldered in or created on a pcb board. So I think it is doable, but I truly don’t know for sure. I haven’t looked into that as I haven’t needed it. That is an excellent thought though!!

[@timhelton161]

Awesome job! I'd be interested in the giveaway.. been looking for a solution for this!

[@thedaddyshow01]

Glad to hear it! Make sure you are subscribed and I will enter you in the drawing!

[@thedaddyshow01]

You are a winner of the giveaway! email me at [e-mail] with your name and address so I can get a board sent out to you!

[@mattbathula7999]

Will this work for a craftsman garage door opener? Mine has a purple learning button.

[@thedaddyshow01]

I honestly don’t know. If the craftsman uses the same logic in their board then it theoretically should but I truly don’t know. I’ll do some research and let you know what I find.

[@neilbrookins8428]

The craftsman purple button does not use encrypted signal between the wall push button and the opener. Therefore you just need to short the wires to activate the motor. This ratgdo has some support for that style device but it’s not the primary target audience.

[@thedaddyshow01]

You would benefit, in part, then from my other myQ workaround video using a shelly1 relay. You just wont need to solder inside the wall-mounted button and can just attach everything at the opener it sounds like. myQ Workaround | Garage door openner | Shelly 1 | Home Assistant kzbin.info/www/bejne/fmTXd5yGqdGnmK8

[@mattbathula7999]

@@thedaddyshow01 thank you all for the help

[@thedaddyshow01]

You are most welcome! I hope the other video was helpful.

[@DaveHenning]

What does the software side of this process look like? I haven't used ESPHome yet, but it's my understanding HA picks it up automatically if it's on the same network.

[@thedaddyshow01]

ESPHome is awesome. It will pick it up in Home Assistant. I will release a video on that part in the near future. If you flash a chip yourself you will have to edit the yaml in ESPHome before it is fully ready.

[@DaveHenning]

@@thedaddyshow01 the chip your selling is already flashed, right?

[@thedaddyshow01]

Yes, that is correct. I am flashing it with ESPHome but it can be flashed with MQTT. The ones I am flashing with ESPHome have the yaml code corrected already. @@DaveHenning

[@thedaddyshow01]

Video about the software side is forthcoming and will hopefully be done before the weekend is over.

[@MaxGluzman]

Are those mosfets the other way around from what you said in the video, isn’t the left side drain if your looking at it with the flat side up?

[@thedaddyshow01]

The drain is the left side of each mosfet, correct. That is how they are set up. The red wire feeds into the Drain (left) on one transistor and the Ground(center) on the other with the Source(right) to ground on both and the Ground(center) inputs from D1 to one transistor and the Drain(left) output from the other transistor to D2.

[@MaxGluzman]

@@thedaddyshow01 makes sense, at around the 18:00 min mark in the video you say the drain is the right side post. I got a bit confused by that, maybe add something so others don't get tripped up by it. Great video otherwise! thanks

[@thedaddyshow01]

Thank you for the heads up! I appreciate it. I’ll look into adjusting or notating it.

[@jig1056]

Hi can you post the automation or script behind the up/down toggle button? My opener is exposed HomeKit so I put in an if state=open, then close, else open. It works fine but I want to do the same directly in HA.. any guidance would be appreciated

[@thedaddyshow01]

I am using ESPHome inside HA and haven’t done any scripting for the board. I have only edited the yaml file in ESPHome. I have not tried to integrate it through Homekit. You might reach out to the Home Assistant community on Discord. I will try to do some searching as well.

[@jig1056]

Thanks for responding back. I found it. I have to use the cover.toggle call service and then pass at the entity name. I was just trying the entity name or device with wish then toggle method but that's not valid. Thanks again

[@booman2000123]

Hello...I think I have made these correctly. When I connect them to my GDO Liftmaster with yellow learn button...the obstruction sensors go dark. I assume red wire to red terminal, white ground to black terminal, and black data to one of the two remaining white terms. Flashed with 2.0 and 2.5 no luck. ESPHome sees and communicates. Just no GD movement. Any ideas?

[@thedaddyshow01]

The way I made mine is the red wire to red (the input into one side (drain) of one transistor and also into the ground (center) of the other transistor). The black wire goes to black which is wired through a resistor to pin 7 on the esp8266. The white wire goes to white and is the ground. The black wire on the GDO is the data from your obstruction sensors and needs to go through a resistor to pin 7 with another resistor between pin 7 and the first resistor returning to ground.

[@booman2000123]

What I don't understand is why the obstruction sensors go off? The Paul Wieland RATGDO does not do this. There appears to be extra chips on the board purchased from him. Wondering if yours doesn't have all the needed chips?

[@thedaddyshow01]

I have the yellow learn button and only built mine exactly as shown in the video and it works flawlessly

[@benjaminrojas4783]

Is there documentation on how to do this with Tasmota? I use that for most other things and would love to flash my device with that instead. But not sure how to configure the module params for this setup.

[@thedaddyshow01]

I have not seen anything for tasmota on this project

[@Andrew-ho5fz]

Is the giveaway for your version of the ratgdo? I'm interested in building one myself but if there is a giveaway that would be great as well!

[@thedaddyshow01]

The giveaway is for my version. Just subscribe and like the video and I will get you entered!

[@ARealTexan]

Hell yeah the video is finally up 🎉🎉🎉 Nice clean set up good solder joints small but powerful little project. Will it integrate with other home assistant I.E. Google Home or Alexa. Great job brother 💙💙💙

[@thedaddyshow01]

That is an excellent question! One to which I do not know the answer for certain. I set mine up via ESPHome but it can be done via MQTT. I would recommend checking the ratgdo documentation. I do not know much about Google Home or Alexa. I have neither.

[@ARealTexan]

​@@thedaddyshow01 Do you use any home assistant or just ESP Home for the ESP Board projects.

[@thedaddyshow01]

I use Home Assistant

[@timhelton161]

It wont natively work with alexa, but Home Assistant can be a bridge to alexa and google home

[@thedaddyshow01]

Tim, thank you for the response! I’m still working on google assistant setup myself.

[@Weadababytsaboy]

VERY thorough and I feel like anyone would be armed with enough info to tackle this. You're doing the Lord's work my friend! I want one from you, but don't put me in the giveaway. I want to know what you would charge to do a whole home automation package setup.

[@thedaddyshow01]

We can definitely discuss that!

[@mrteausaable]

Is this use the same firmware as the official "ratgdo" website purchase from Paul Wieland? Is this expose same number of entities on the ESPHome? IS this the same software? Do you have future software update support?

[@thedaddyshow01]

I used the firmware available on the ratgdo website

[@a802jz]

In for the giveaway. 👍

[@thedaddyshow01]

I will get you added!!

[@thedaddyshow01]

You are a winner of the giveaway! email me at [e-mail] with your name and address so I can get a board sent out to you!

[@rlowens]

Nice video, thanks! Please enter me in the giveaway.

[@thedaddyshow01]

I sure will

[@F0reverYoung]

Hey this is super cool, could you please enter me in the giveaway?

[@thedaddyshow01]

I sure will!

[@thedaddyshow01]

You are a winner of the giveaway! email me at [e-mail] with your name and address so I can get a board sent out to you!

[@notchy12000]

@thedaddyshow01 - I would be interested in your giveaway. I need 3 in total, so I would be more then willing to buy them off of you. Let me know.

[@thedaddyshow01]

I can certainly add you to the giveaway drawing if you have subscribed and liked. As for selling some: we can certainly discuss that was well, especially if you are wanting them before I complete the drawing.

[@thedaddyshow01]

You are a winner of the giveaway! email me at [e-mail] with your name and address so I can get a board sent out to you!