https://sonoff.tech/product-tutorials/automate-your-garage-door-using-sonoff-4chpror2 Your Smart Home Choice Wed, 26 Aug 2020 15:03:20 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.3.2 https://sonoff.tech/product-tutorials/automate-your-garage-door-using-sonoff-4chpror2#comment-196 Wed, 26 Aug 2020 15:03:20 +0000 https://sonoff.tech/?p=1803#comment-196 Following… I have exactly the same thought regarding my electric shutters.
I currently use interlock, and use google assistant to shut them off after a while (safety issue).
A combination of the interlock and inching should be an easy fix and solution.
also, I am looking for a way to stop the shutters automatically halfway (lets say, 5-6 sec), still working around this issue

]]> https://sonoff.tech/product-tutorials/automate-your-garage-door-using-sonoff-4chpror2#comment-151 Mon, 22 Jun 2020 11:24:10 +0000 https://sonoff.tech/?p=1803#comment-151 1) I love Sonoff devices – I’m gradually changing all my home automation to Sonoff/eWelink/Alexa
2) Controlling a garage door motor is NOT that simple because the motor can be powered to open OR close and MUST NOT be powered to open AND close at same time otherwise the motor will be damaged.
3) You must set the Sonoff to “Interlock” mode so that when the garage door motor is powered to open then any power to close is disconnected. Similarly, when the motor is powered to close then power to open is disconnected.
4) If you use the “Interlock” mode then “Inching” mode obviously not available and so the garage door motor limit switches must be correctly set otherwise the motor will keep running after the garage door is fully closed or fully open.
5) Without “Inching” mode the “safety” aspect of requiring a continuous press on the remote is not available so be careful or consider installing a safety cut off device to prevent the garage door closing onto something/somebody !
6) Suggestion to Sonoff – would it be possible to have an additional mode which combined “Inching” AND “Interlock” modes

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