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    • istepgueuI Offline
      istepgueu
      last edited by

      Hello everyone.
      I installed sensors on my garage doors.

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      I would like to display on the mirror information like “Door 1 open (or closed)” and “Door 2 open (or closed)”

      Could someone help me make a module like this?

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      • cowboysdudeC Offline
        cowboysdude Module Developer
        last edited by

        You need more than just a module. The module needs a way of knowing if the door is open or closed. You need a door opener or sensor that can connect over home WiFi or other network to communicate with your mirror. You’ll need a module + hardware solution.

        Those types of sensors do not talk to anything other then the opener itself… and they are generally hardwired.

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        • istepgueuI Offline
          istepgueu
          last edited by istepgueu

          I already installed physical sensor like the picture in the first post.
          I can connect it to the GPIO.

          The whole hardware part is already done. It is currently running on an arduino but I would like to move it on the magic mirror (and therefore have a module that reads if the contact is open or closed on a pin of the GPIO).

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          • morozgrafixM Offline
            morozgrafix Moderator @istepgueu
            last edited by

            @istepgueu you may find this project relevant and interesting https://github.com/davidgeller/hodor

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            • cowboysdudeC Offline
              cowboysdude Module Developer @istepgueu
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              @istepgueu said in Garage Door Detectors:

              I already installed physical sensor like the picture in the first post.
              I can connect it to the GPIO.

              The whole hardware part is already done. It is currently running on an arduino but I would like to move it on the magic mirror (and therefore have a module that reads if the contact is open or closed on a pin of the GPIO).

              Then that sir is a doable thing!!!

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              • morozgrafixM Offline
                morozgrafix Moderator @istepgueu
                last edited by

                @istepgueu Please share your findings and code if possible. I’m looking into modding my garage door and using project that I mentioned above. Would be interested in getting info on sensors hookup and anything that you find while building it.

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                • cowboysdudeC Offline
                  cowboysdude Module Developer
                  last edited by

                  Yes please share! :) Funny things about modules… they can be modified to work with other things!

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                  • ooom416354O Offline
                    ooom416354
                    last edited by

                    I have a Chamberlain myq which will send a signal over wifi determining if my garage is open or closed to what i’m guessing is their server. Similar to Nest for the temperature. I wonder if there’s an API I can use to display the status.

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                    • morozgrafixM Offline
                      morozgrafix Moderator @ooom416354
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                      @ooom416354 this may get you started http://docs.unofficialliftmastermyq.apiary.io

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                      • ooom416354O Offline
                        ooom416354 @morozgrafix
                        last edited by

                        @morozgrafix wow. this is a great find, thanks!

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