$10 Alexa Controlled Smart Garage Door Opener (No Programming Required)

[@iamnotthewalrus]

This is great My unit is ready to go up in the garage tomorrow morning. All of the software and config was spot-on and just works. Thanks for taking the time to record and publish the video.

[@markb3146]

Had one working for about 3 years now. We DID make our opening the door phrase obscure so no-one can guess it. Loved it so much I took the controller to our new house.

[@chrismills3435]

Steve, you did it! Great to find your video and learn about this product. Couldn't get it from Amazon UK but no problem finding it on ebay. £5.99 from China and delivered in a week. Easy to install, took about 15 minutes and works with Alexa just like you said. Thanks for sharing.

[@haroldmclaughlin8015]

Awesome! I just did this using your video in about 15 minutes! Works beautifully! I combined this with a door sensor mounted on a hinge on the garage door, so now I say "Alexa, Open the garage" and she opens it, then via the sensor reports "garage door is open," Same deal when closing. Thanks for the video!

[@SparkeyDogfish]

How do you hook up the sensor?

[@geneholmerud4753]

Genie techs told me that this can be used with Series II controllers. Genie S2 wall consoles have three buttons, but just two wires connecting them to the motor controllers. That means there is some sort of signal encoding on wires, not just on/off momentary contact that a push button (and a Sonoff relay) provide. While only one Wall Console can be connected, it turns out that the same terminals on the controller can be connected to any number of push buttons without interfering. The terminals to use are #3 and #4 (also labeled BWC, which stands for Basic Wall Console).

[@juanjosefermin3682]

I saw this video a couple of weeks ago and tried it, worked perfect on my sliding garage door, very useful video Greetings from the Dominican Republic 🇩🇴

[@hazlett1927]

If you don't care for climbing ladders the SONOFF can be spliced into the pushbutton wires anywhere they run. Mine is right next to the pushbutton.

[@CenterInYou]

Yep! I was watching video after video just to figure out whether I need to use NO or NC and all of them wire it right into the unit vs spliced into the pushbutton.

[@TheGiants217]

Did the same . Only problem i have is that alexa only works by saying “ Alexa garage on” i really want alexa to open when i say “Alexa garage open” to open and Say “Alexa garage close” to close. Any ideas? Please help and thank yoi

[@kiranmohanachandran4784]

You are making it more complex for the common people to understand mate

[@DalfRock]

please clarify

[@johnnybyrd4138]

both of our remotes died. thank you for taking the time to provide this solution. the link opens to one that doesnt' arrive for 6 weeks. I recommend maybe updating to link to one that is already in stock in the U.S.?

[@Brian-id7sy]

Great video, made setting this up easy. So I wired this up and I'm using the inching function and the N.O. contacts. It works great except after a power outage when it reboots it opens my garage door. I've tried adjusted the Power On State in the settings but it doesn't seem to matter which one I use, On, Off, and Resume all result in the door opening when power is restored. Have you experienced this or have any suggestion on how to address it?

[@jonathansookoo5744]

Hey does it open when it connects back to wifi or just when it powers back on.. If it's just when it powers back on, you can run some batteries to it so when power goes it will still have power. If it's because of the wifi however, I haven't figured out that yet

[@danielbrent]

Just followed along and got it working 1st time through! You rock man, way cheaper than other ways of doing it. Now to add a door sensor and a night time routine!

[@R0bertJ0hns0n1983]

Daniel do you mind email me or texting me. I have a few questions I'd just like to run by someone who did this already

[@obijuan-]

I figured out how to turn the Sonoff Basic RFR2 into a dry relay and installed it on my door. Works great. Now, I have the extra benefits of using a 433 MHz remote control to open my garage and retained the voice and app capability of the Basic.

[@axisone8055]

Dude!!!! You are super awesome!!!! Every other video involved soldering and cutting the board! Your tutorial had me with the device set up in ten minutes!!! I'll comment back when I hook it up to my garage door. Thank you!!!

[@mcamodell]

Thank you so much for the instructions! Works brilliant! One of my remotes died and this is less cost than a new remote and never needs special batteries ;)

[@handydaddy4232]

Great video! Is there a way to program Alexa to require as password or security phrase before opening the door?

[@eglkFlyer]

Cool, I have watched many videos on this, the missing bit you gave was adding Alexa routine to use open garage instaed of garage on :-) I now have mine working perfectly.

[@elmer3383]

Thank you for the simple Alexa connection. 5 others were complicated

[@kenjud1881]

Hi Steve, Great video, thank You. I have a craftsman opener with the temp/time wall controller. Its a simple 2 wire hookup , but not simple operation. Any ideas how to make this work ? thank You for your time, Ken

[@shadowislander]

Cool idea...but wouldn't just one function do it? Press your button and door raises. Press it (you defined up button) again and door will go down. My bigger concern, and I understand that you were not addressing this, is that you would also need to set limit switches which will report to your phone that the door is indeed up (or down) in case it went down, hit something and returned to the up position for the remainder of my day or night. There are of course numerous additonal functions that could be VERY cool, and likely cheap to implement. Well done for a clear and concise instructional video.

[@racecrashrepeat]

Question. Can I trigger it with my phone when I'm not home?

[@DavidCampanella-Campy]

I've watched a couple of these videos are your was straight forward w/o any bullshit - thanks, For a couple of bucks you can buy a shallow single outlet/switch blue plastic junction box from Home Depot with a blank cover to safely enclose and mount this setup.

[@wiraone]

Thanks! Was looking a way to use Open instead of Switch on for my auto gate.

[@daver4972]

Just a quick thank you from the UK, working first time thanks to the clear instructions.

[@kangtoh687]

Thanks so much for your instructions to setting up to control the garage door. I have followed and hooked up the sonoff to the garage motor, the output cables go to connector PB and GND which is push button and ground. The garage door open and close when using a jumper wire to check. On powering up the sonoff unit, the garage motor indicator keep flashing and the garage door doesn’t work. I set the relay on for 1 second. I checked the relay closed for one second when not connected to the garage motor using the multimeter which is correct. I can’t figure out why it affects the motor when powering up.

[@kangtoh687]

@@Steve_Does_Stuff Thanks for your reply. There are only two cables comming out from sonoff. I check with multimeter, it works fine

[@jimmycrankerson1797]

Its a good project! I am slightly curious though. I would have thought you would need 2x sonoffs , one for the up switch and one for the down switch?

[@mrloofer72]

Thanks for the video. To confirm, to use the ifttt via the ewe link app is now a yearly subscription?

[@MrAustin1234]

Steve Nice job explaining how to set this up...........have already ordered two units You're good at covering all the details.......I subscribed and will be back again Austin in Dallas, Texas

[@KipBurbank1]

Have two now. Garage and one set up for on/on and off/off. Don’t know what to do with the second. Maybe a panic switch for the house alarm system to trigger the siren on command. Second sonoff would not “inch” until I changed it in the settings in the eWeLink app

[@tomsut123]

Hi Can I still use the regular remote controls along with the cell phone to open and close doors? Thanks

[@WastedTalent-]

Thank you! This helped me a lot with setting this up.

[@DV-tc1yr]

Steve I bought this item and installed it on my iPhone using the app you stated I got a routine using Alexa working with it however when I connect the C and NO to my garage door opener (chamberlain) it does not open the door. I hear it click and the arrows light up on the opener. Can you tell me what I'm ding wrong ?

[@AskUncleDavecom]

Can I still do this if I have a LCD control panel and not JUST a plain old button to open garage I don’t want to fry the control panel ALSO is it possible you connect the sonoff to the button instead of the back of the garage door opener I have a power outlet close to button

[@mr.t595]

wow LCD for open garage door🤔. Maybe u have and wifi and u don't need this device. What say on your LCD display?

[@chezowaterson5761]

Hope not to late for this question. How do I setup Alexa to announce that the gate is open until closed

[@chezowaterson5761]

@@Steve_Does_Stuff Thanks for the update. will look into the door sensor for outside.

[@woodythomasjr]

I knew there had to be a way to get this to work. Thanks, works great.

[@JWarner-r6u]

Hi steve thanks for your very informative video but i ha e a question i dont see a 5 volts one on Amazon i only see a 250 v how will that be connected would it be the same as the 5 v?

[@Steve_Does_Stuff]

Check out this one: www.amazon.com/dp/B0752P57ZG/ref=cm_sw_r_as_gl_api_gl_i_TQPTC23DTM15JB5B13BE?linkCode=ml2&tag=stevedoesstuf-20

[@ezequielamaya7351]

Hello I'm trying to set it up on a aleko gate opener can't find where to connect to the power head

[@jasonrumsey6954]

Would this work with my mighty mule gate opener? Did u use the 12v or 5v switch for the garage? Thanks for this great video.

[@imuscle]

Thank you for the great information. One issue I have though...My garage opens on command but I have to repeat, "Alexa close my garage door" twice in order for it to close. Any ideas what that might be? Thanks again.

[@imuscle]

@@Steve_Does_Stuff I just realized that the relay switch also has to be pressed twice to close the garage door...so not sure it is Alexa

[@ME-zs4qd]

Thanks for the great video set uo the switch with no problem. The problem is i have a four places were the wires run one for the opener a second for the opener the two more for the wires to sotp in case of a emergency. Can you help me out the opener is liftMaster MyQ 2017

[@johnarnold6623]

My new favorite YT DYI'r!! I don't know what you have to do for your affiliate links, but yours point to products that are no longer available. I'd like for you to get a little something with my purchase. So I'll wait to see if it gets fixed

[@rickhinds3130]

Not sure if you can help me or not, I bought a couple of the switches I follow the instructions put in pair mode but will not pair with my phone or iPad any advice thanks Rick

[@guillaume7684]

Hello, thank you for this video. Is there a risk if I forget to put the contact back on OFF, and that I leave it longtime on ON? Thank you.

[@Huy0035]

If the command "close garage door" is given, and the garage door is already closed. Wont that open the garage door? Given the fact that is doesnt have a feedback or a way to know if its open. And the button press just actuats a command to power the motor on. Thanks. This device is pretty nifty esp. for the price. I am just trying to figure a way(on the cheap) to set a routine to make sure my garage doors are closed at night.

[@dasase6829]

Hello Steve. I have question. Are you able to controll that wifi relay even when you are not connected to the same wifi? Thanks.

[@kangtoh687]

I have solved the problem of the motor led flashing by moving the sonoff unit away from the motor. Somehow the sonoff frequency must be affecting the motor. Thanks for your help.

[@pauli6570]

Absolutely clear and precise instructions. Well done and thank you. Greetings from Denmark 🇩🇰

[@rodneyd4835]

What kind of charging cable fits the sonoff side

[@johnnycarvalho2538]

can you use the alexa app on your phone to open and close ?

[@thejalapenos9061]

I hooked mine up today just like you did. Everything works perfectly EXCEPT the wall switch no longer works. Any suggestions?

[@alienfreak94]

@@Steve_Does_Stuff I've had this issue in the past too and never found a solution. Should I just be stuffing both wires into the same hole?

[@sandeepraobe]

Can the standard rf switch still be used alongside with this? Im asking the question cause if for some reason the wifi is not working , can we go back to rf switch remote to open?

[@sandeepraobe]

Thank you for your prompt reply , didnt expected in such short time, became a fan of your channel now , definitely subscribing and implementing the project and sharing .

[@rahmanray1171]

Thank you ! I have just automated my gate with your help. 🙏

[@sidrathm7305]

Hi. Nice video. I have a problem. My garage unit has 6 wires connecting aa up, stop, down, USD, something else and COM. Now where do I connect the cables and or will it work with mine ?

[@sidrathm7305]

Steve Does Stuff! Thnx for the prompt reply. Actually this is a roller gate. So buttons at the unit itself where it has up to open the gate, down to close and a stop button. No sensors. I did it with a wire. I have to touch COM and UP to open and COM and DOWN to close. i have a remote to do that which is not working now and the my service provider don’t have remotes to work with it. So i thought of going wifi and ordered the unit witch is on the way now.

[@kg4gav]

@@sidrathm7305 IN your application, you would need 2, maybe 3 of the SONOFF units. One for each function: Open, Close and Stop. I'd imagine the stop function is not used often, so that may be optional for you.

[@sidrathm7305]

@@kg4gav Hi. Thank you for the reply. I m already using the remote with 2 SONOFF units. One for up and one for down. Works good with Siri and Alexa. I saw a switch with 3 buttons for gate opener recently not sure if it’s SONOFF. must try it later on.

[@usmc_retired]

Thank you. Very clear instructions and was able to add on the first attempt. Actually, the first attempt with the correct password! Duh.

[@eikpedersen]

Hi. Great video. I have a problem. When i connect the sonoff relay together with my wall switch, the wall switch doesn't work. Do you have a solution?

[@nickcosta3004]

Are you hooking them up in parallel or in series?

[@eikpedersen]

@@nickcosta3004 in parallel

[@palomero0885]

Can I use this relay with a linear actuator?

[@Vutsman1]

Does it work through cellular signal? Not just your WIFI home. Coming home and hitting the button on the phone in cellular mode, would it work.

[@Steve_Does_Stuff]

Yes. The app works over the internet. You could open your door from the other side of the world

[@Vutsman1]

@@Steve_Does_Stuff But does it work with a cell phone under cellular connection? Driving up to my garage coming down the street?

[@Steve_Does_Stuff]

Yes, works over cellular

[@Vutsman1]

@@Steve_Does_Stuff Cool thx for responding.

[@Vutsman1]

I can't pair. Not sure what I'm doing wrong. The app is a bit different then yours.

[@dwassortedmedia]

Does anyone know if there is encryption between the application and the switch when pairing? I am looking to have a setup that will allow for voice control to change the state of a device like this but in order to send the proper commands, I need to see the actual data packets.

[@balgill2461]

How many Devices can I control with this one little Sonoff Switch relay ? Or would I need a seperate switch for each device . Thx

[@Steve_Does_Stuff]

Every door would need their own relay. There are multi-relay boards available like this one: amzn.to/3UERWI0

[@anthonyyarborough4231]

Will the hardware button still work by it's self??

[@BTL3.0]

Bought 2. Both setup fine. Works great. Then today 1 decided to quit. Keep blinking red 4x. Relay is sticking when press ON. Kept clicking and won't quit. Can't reset. Press hold inner button over 30sec and nothing change. Still blinks red 4x and repeat. Cant return.

[@concordiaranger2169]

Only issue with this setup is that there are no sensors to monitor the condition of the actual door. It's possible to get out of sync.

[@james10739]

Do you know if you can control it remotely thru the welink app or whatever

[@N1Caraguita]

Compatible with Legacy 850?

[@mrMattUSA25]

So I hooked this up and it works on the ewe app everytime but alexa...not always which is wierd. Also, now my wall switch has no power!!! I hooked the wires up the the red and white which were ontop of the wall wires on the garage motor I beleive....any ideas on how to get the wall switch back on??

[@safwanyousuf3570]

Hi steve ive got a centurion d10 motor cant see the normal open

[@olerog60]

Just A question. If I ask Alexa to, say, "open garage door" and it is already open will it shut the door instead? and Vise versa.

[@thiswayup636]

Thanks for the video, especially for reminding me how to make specific Alexa commands “turn garage door on” doesnt impress the grandkids as much as “Alexa, Open Sesame” 😉

[@leonelhernandezpietrasanta2326]

Hi Steve ! Great video !! I'm trying to do the same function but with other model of sonoff device, sonoff basic r2. Can you help me pls ? I have an idea but I'll really preciate your comments

[@giovavic40]

Is there a compatibility list or will this work on any garage opener?

[@dennisharris144]

Does the board always need to be powered by USB or just during programing. I assume the power in from the GD will power the unit.

[@dennisharris144]

@@Steve_Does_Stuff Correct, What I think is possible is dc+ - from GD opener to the two input terminals next to the usb port. Then a jumper from dc+ to common on output terminal, n/o to GD. If you look at the cc board traces from usb port run directly to the two input terminal posts.

[@allenfischbeck1232]

If you yell the command from outside will the device still engage?

[@fanaticmind]

I have LiftMaster and in my Garage Door opener and there are cable connector at the back of the motor |RED|WHITE|WHITE|BLACK So any idea how should I connect those 2 cables coming from the Board to this connector holes?

[@fanaticmind]

Steve Does Stuff! I just checked my Door switch and there is no cable back there it’s fully wireless. And I have tried to connect those two cables coming from sonoff board with different combinations and it’s not working. So I am not sure what are my options here. Please help.

[@dominicmarzella1071]

Hi Steve! Would this work to control an electric gate powered from 12v DC? Gate is beyond home wifi.

[@lumbardh]

Now is there any way for Alexa to know if the door is already open or closed? Like if I say open the garage she'll say it's already open?

[@Marnitzv]

I've installed this replay but my Google home / assistant triggers twice. Any idea how to fix this?

[@PhongNguyen-nz9kz]

I followed this to the T, problem I have is when I say Alex close garage door, it will trigger open and close. If I say open it doesn’t do anything. What did I do wrong?

[@ThunderHarisQureshi]

Can we operate this device outside the home with a different network?

[@Steve_Does_Stuff]

Yes, you can even operate over cellular

[@mrbenny28]

I really enjoyed your video! Very cool! Just had a question. I was wondering if it matters which wires you connect from the motor to the sonoff. I have red and white that go from the wall button to the motor. Does it matter which of those wires connect to common and NO on the sonoff? Thanks!

[@mrbenny28]

@@Steve_Does_Stuff Thanks for your reply. Really enjoy learning about this stuff! :)

[@MayaglezPCs]

Hi Steve, do you know if that module can be powered with 12V DC in the green input conectors? I have seen some 12V DC, some 7-32V DC on amazon, but in México they are like $50 USD or more, this one cost like $12.

[@robr3978]

Excellent video, thanks for taking the time to put this together!!

[@bryanmontgomery610]

Can this be controlled outside your home network?

[@NipomoBeach]

Is there a way that this device can transmit the door status? Open or Closed? Thanks

[@NipomoBeach]

Thank You Steve: I guess a camera will do that. Thanks for your KZbin Posting

[@wayne4162]

can a family of 4 use on there own individual phones to open garage door?

[@simonegarozzo6302]

Hey mate, i cant figure out how to change how the swift works on google home. It works with ewilink but in google home it works like a on off button which is not how it shows on the ewelink app. This means i have to repeat the command to cycle the on /off

[@stockups]

My garage door was working good I had to reconnect the circuit board now it works with the device but it doesn’t work with the rest of my devices or wall opener any clue why?

[@Steve_Does_Stuff]

I would make sure you connected the device correctly. You should be using the COMMON & NO (Normally Open) terminals.

[@Captnsvo23t]

Does this totally bypass the wall switch or are they still usable?

[@feihan6338]

I did according to what you said, but I need to click the switch to open the door, and then click it again without any response, and then click it again to close it. It looks like there's a blank command between each signal. What should I do?thank you!

[@barbarasornat3805]

It's got to be in the inching mode. You can change it in the app settings.

[@aaluck]

Can you tell me the proper time in the inching mode. I know in the video you set it to 2 seconds. I’m using it for a gate opener-Mighty Mule if that matters

[@aaluck]

@@Steve_Does_Stuff thank you for the video. You saved me over $200 and I really appreciate that.

[@ramnkc]

Couldn't get the ewelink to Pair... It always hang on the retrieving device info

[@Jr8uup]

Can you power this thing with 24v from the opener or do you need to use USB?

[@Jr8uup]

@@Steve_Does_Stuff Thanks that's all I needed. Cause the tiny wiring schematic it came with shows using 24v to those other 2 terminals but it didn't make sense to me. It was wired in with the switch and I was thinking so it's going to lose power every time you turn it on?

[@Fit4Life921]

Any idea if this works with SmartThings?

[@archermark29]

I like this idea, I may try this out, will this work with Genie garage door

[@brianbaker876]

@@Steve_Does_Stuff Thats not true.. most newer garage door openers use coded buttons instead of simple make/break buttons.

[@iambyrdman]

10:50 I use Hot glue to isolate the wires on the underside. Thanks for all your precious time!!!

[@CollinsS1000R]

Would this be compatible with a three phase industrial door opener you think?

[@CollinsS1000R]

Steve Does Stuff! Thanks pal!

[@davem2963]

Awesome video... this is EXACTLY what i have been looking for. Are there any cases that it will fit into?

[@AtlantaTerry]

Go to a dollar / discount store then look for food storage containers. In my local Dollar Tree store I found a set of 3 which had gaskets and would hold my Rasberry Pi for US $1.

[@elmer3383]

Was easy to connect after watching this. I have a different unit. Mine was APP SMART Life. I already was using that SMART LIFE APP. so I got one for that APP. Still was some to follow. Easy weasy piece of cake

[@Nvizn1]

This does not work on the newer WiFi enabled Chamberlain door opener w/ digital wall switch. =/

[@geneholmerud9322]

Terrific tutorial. I have a few other "Smart" devices in my home. Some use eco4life App and others use Smart Life App. Will Sonoff WiFi sw work with these other apps? Before I knew what I was doing, I bought a few other such switch boards, both one- and-four circuit, but I don't know how to use them. I suspect they are usable via eWeLink, aye?

[@inspektor.]

Does the ewelink application on your phone ask you for a login-password for access to app after 1h-2h in the GSM network?

[@Mr572u]

Newer Chamberlain openers will not open from a short. This only works on older models.

[@imuscle]

Mine Chamberlain is new and wifi connected to MYQ...I had no problem getting it to open...I have to tell Alexa to close the garage twice for it to close but it closes.