Version: 1.0.2
Date: 2024-02-16
Authors: Alan Chow
ratgdo is a WiFi control board for your garage door opener that works over your local network. No subscriptions required.
ratgdo connects to your door opener with three simple wires and works with virtually any residential Chamberlain or Liftmaster manufactured garage door opener and also offers basic support for other brands which use dry contacts to control the door.
It can control the door and report back the actual status of the door (closed, opening, open, closing). For Security + 2.0 door openers, the obstruction sensors, light, wireless lockout and even motion sensing are also integrated.
As a local based integration if there is internet disruptions you will still have control / feedback over your garage door through ELAN.
Please make sure you follow the Hardware and Firmware Setup steps onlined above before proceeding
IMPORTANT - Perform Licencing Steps as outlined first
Note: The custom pages include Motion Sensor and IR Beam sections. These are optional extras that require additional hardware (Motion Sensors are built into certain control panels - eg 889LM).
If you do not have these hardware it is recommended you delete these sections from the custom pages.
This driver also supports the Lighting Door Controls. You can add this in if you wish via the following steps.
ratgdo is a WiFi control board for your garage door opener that works over your local network. No subscriptions required.
ratgdo connects to your door opener with three simple wires and works with virtually any residential Chamberlain or Liftmaster manufactured garage door opener and also offers basic support for other brands which use dry contacts to control the door.
It can control the door and report back the actual status of the door (closed, opening, open, closing). For Security + 2.0 door openers, the obstruction sensors, light, wireless lockout and even motion sensing are also integrated.
As a local based integration if there is internet disruptions you will still have control / feedback over your garage door through ELAN.
Any residential door opener manufactured Chamberlain/Liftmaster which has a yellow learn button except for wall mounted jackshaft openers with model # 8500, 8500C, RJ020 or RJ020C
A matrix of known / tested compatible garage doors can be found via link below.
This feature allows you to disable the RF remote control from controlling the garage door. This is useful if the car is parked outdoors or if it is loaned out to someone whom the homeowner does not want to give access to the garage to.
You have locked the remote control. Unlock it via the driver or via the ratgdo web server.
Please see link below instructions. Take note that you need to pre-install the ESPHome firmware as per instructions below.
The driver will communicate to ratgdo via IP. Please ensure that the ratgdo is put on a static or reserved ip address.
ratgdo provides full two way feedback on the motor position. As such we know at any time if it is fully open, partially open or fully closed. As such no reed switches are required.
This driver is designed to work with ratgdo with the ESPHome firmware installed. You can order the hardware from the following website
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-if ratgdo does not send data it will automatically reconnect after 60 seconds
-added drop down to enable discrete open and discrete close commands rather than toggle (please test out in ratgdo web interface to see if open and close commands work before setting the driver's drop down to true)