[quote=“tomtcom, post:726, topic:180826”][quote=“Fryswatter, post:725, topic:180826”][quote=“tomtcom, post:724, topic:180826”][quote=“Fryswatter, post:722, topic:180826”][quote=“tomtcom, post:719, topic:180826”][quote=“Fryswatter, post:716, topic:180826”][quote=“tomtcom, post:715, topic:180826”][quote=“ember1205, post:713, topic:180826”][quote=“tomtcom, post:712, topic:180826”][quote=“ember1205”]The whole entire thing is infuriating.
What REALLY irritates me is that Chamberlain is purposefully changing their system (and now, seemingly with very short time windows) to break this behavior. They do not integrate / partner with a true Home Automation solution yet they won’t allow anyone to code an app on their own for this.
So, who else makes a quality door opener that WILL work with a HA solution? Chamberlain makes TONS of openers and they’re sold under a lot of different names. So, who do we turn to when Chamberlain wants to be a PITA about this stuff?[/quote]
Agreed. I asked cybrmage in his Wink plugin thread that supports garage doors if he could leverage that. I use Wink with only the plugin to bring in the motion sensor from the Ring video doorbell. So since myq works with wink I think this might be the better method to pursue.[/quote]
Spend MORE money to add a mediocre device that doesn’t work if the Internet connection is down? I use door motion and state to trigger lights and such. And this plugin being broken is damaging a LOT of my LUA code in scenes and corrupting it.
I think I’m going to just give up.[/quote]
LOL, if it makes you feel better the newer Wink V2 has local control…
However, the most important thing is I DON’T have a Wink hub. Cybrmage’s plugin works without a hub. I just install Wink on my phone, add the devices, and leverage the plugin to bring them into Vera.[/quote]
You’re still relying on 3rd party devices.[/quote]
You always will unless you go with BOFH’s idea but even if you use a true zwave only device, let’s hope you weren’t counting on your scene to run during a luup reload unless you rely on pleg to “work around” that issue. There’s a caveat and gotcha in all this junk. My Kwikset lock should be shot like old yeller. My door sensor eats batteries like the cookie monster and I “thought” z-wave protocol standards were supposed to prevent Vera from saying “we haven’t yet integrated that z-wave device” yet. I mean WTH?[/quote]
I hear you tomtcom, I don’t mean any pun, but I was referring to using RF24 mesh networking and creating my own devices to talk to Vera by creating my own party, though it won’t be 3rd, it will be 2nd…LOL.[/quote]
I would like to be invited to that party. :)[/quote]
You’re alright tomtcom…lol. I would send out invitations but my mommy works at waffle house and can’t afford to fund my ideas.[/quote]
Your mommy must know my mommy then. That’s why I have a $4 radio shack battery pack on my back door sensor so 4 AA’s will last 5 days longer than 2 coin batteries.[/quote]
Well if you would just put them to sleep when they misbehave, 5 days would really drag by. All jokes aside in this case, power can be supplied by the door opener. ‘Batteries not included’