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New garage door opener

  • June 25, 2017
Bryan Gill
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Replaced our 14-year old garage door opener with a Ryobi Garage Door Opener with 4 modules. Modules include: Bluetooth Speaker, Fan, Retractable Extension Cord, and Inflator. For added functionality, I soldered a Z-wave Dry Contact switch into one or the GDO remotes and paired with my home automation system for a one stop shop for home control. This switch and remote sit on top of the GDO and works flawlessly. Unfortunately, there is no API available for adding home automation control of the fan, speaker, or inflator.

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  • Glad you're enjoying your opener and accessories, Bryan!
    By RYOBI Nation, on July 7, 2017
  • Installing mine, with the laser park module, this weekend. Wanted the camera but HD doesn't seem to have it yet :( Hoping an average skill DIY'er can remove old Craftsman unit (worked great for 20+ yrs just wanted the battery backup) and install this system within 90 minutes or so. Like the fan module just not sure how much air it really pushes that you can feel.
    By cphooper, on July 21, 2017
  • It would be amazing if this were compatible with any of the hubs out there. Samsung SmartThings, Alexa, even IFTTT.
    By Ocie, on January 11, 2018
  • Relative to ZWave...how is it possible that the GDO does not have a ZWave module yet? Does Ryobi understand the Connected Home yet? When will we have a ZWave module?
    By RussViciedo, on January 22, 2018
    • Yes, please add an integration with Smarthings, Amazon, Google, etc.  This is a great device to have incorporated into a smart home.
      By Zebibyte, on June 5, 2018
  • Did you happen to capture any images of your soldered work? Very interested to see that. 
    By jglaser, on February 14, 2019
  • @RYOBI Nation, please please PLEASE integrate with some home automation tools! Nest/Google, Amazon, Apple, Samsung, any of them would be nice to integrate with and make the GDO system that much better!

    @Bryan Gill, can you elborate on how to attached a Z-wave to this so you could remote control it? When I have time I'd like to set up a raspberry Pi as a bridge to home automation, and see if I can make everything open to finally connect the GDO to home automation.

    Wouldn't it be cool to have your garage door open automatically when your arrive at home? (Same for ensuring that it WON'T open when your Nest is set to Away.
    By reukiodo, on March 27, 2020

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New garage door opener

by Bryan Gill
Jun 25, 2017

Replaced our 14-year old garage door opener with a Ryobi Garage Door Opener with 4 modules. Modules include: Bluetooth Speaker, Fan, Retractable Extension Cord, and Inflator. For added functionality, I soldered a Z-wave Dry Contact switch into one or the GDO remotes and paired with my home automation system for a one stop shop for home control. This switch and remote sit on top of the GDO and works flawlessly. Unfortunately, there is no API available for adding home automation control of the fan, speaker, or inflator.