esphome-ratgdo VS ratgdo

ratgdo looks really nice! I've been controlling my garage door via dry contact on my Elk security system [1] and monitoring the door status via a separate rolling door reed sensor. [2] But from following the ratgdo link, I learned that my "Security+ 1.0" garage door opener has a RS-232 interface with a protocol that will tell you about door status and obstructions. That's better!

I just clicked the buy link on the ratgdo thing to support the nice, well-documented open-source [3] project. In truth though I have the right hardware sitting around here already, so I might just use that depending on how long the "back ordered" status lasts...

[1] There's a Home Assistant integration for the Elk M1 Gold with some Python library; I also have my own WIP Rust library for interacting with it here: <https://github.com/scottlamb/elkm1>

[2] something like this one: https://www.amazon.com/Gebildet-Security-Rolling-Magnetic-Ap...

[3] docs at <https://paulwieland.github.io/ratgdo/> but the actual code is in a separate repo at <https://github.com/ratgdo/esphome-ratgdo>

How does this compare to a ratgdo? https://paulwieland.github.io/ratgdo/

But if you don't want all the wires for a MyQ replacement, I would look at the Ratgdo. It is also cheaper. If you have the skills, you can even solder it to the Opener's board along with powering it and have it hidden inside the opener.

https://paulwieland.github.io/ratgdo/ - With the ESPHome firmware you can control this from a web interface and not need a hub or anything.

ratgdo [https://paulwieland.github.io/ratgdo/] already exists and works great.

For the current roadblock, it appears it was due to cloudflare bot protection [https://community.home-assistant.io/t/the-current-state-of-m...]

Re: MyQ, check out ratgdo [1]. It's a lovely little hardware project that wires into Chamberlain/Liftmaster controllers and provides a local WiFi-only interface. It integrates perfectly with HA. It's a shame Chamberlain discontinued their homekit bridge, because it shouldn't be necessary to use a cloud integration to trigger a garage door.

[1]: https://paulwieland.github.io/ratgdo