This whole myQ debacle has me thinking about possible solutions. I have my meross unit installed and sort of operational (alerts are working), just waiting on the accessory to actually open and close the door.
But I also started thinking how nice it would be if there were wifi (or zwave/zibee/matter) controlled wall switches and outdoor access keypads. This would eliminate the need to wire anything in and the solution would be super simple even for non technical people. If you can pair a garage remote, you could set something like this up. I’d love to be able to control my outdoor keypad and receive alerts all through Home Assistant, or whatever hub people use.
Seems like there’s a market here for smart wall switches and keypads, not just the smart addons as already done by meross, ratgdo and other similar solutions, they are close. Rather something non-wired and has physical buttons.,
I’ve searched but cannot find anything currently out there. Anyone know of existing products that fit this? Thoughts?
I use a Tuya Zigbee garage door controller that I bought on AliExpress. It’s a very simple device, just a relay to control the door by bridging the button contacts, and it also comes with a wired door sensor to detect when the door is open. And it’s Zigbee, so fully local and no cloud service required. Works great with Zigbee2MQTT.