I have had this for a few years. And it works great. I just used the Meross lan HACS integration which I was not adding the door opener at first but for the plush and it just detected it and just worked. I liked this so much and the CarPlay integration was so cool I purchased one for my mother as well.
@HiveMindAutomation
8 ай бұрын
Nice to hear it's lasted you a while. The Carplay Integration is the best part. I'll check out the Meross lan HACS integration. I've got a few more meross videos coming out before I get to it though.
@scotmacrae7962
15 күн бұрын
Follow up question, I would like to use one of the units on a front swing gate, all looks good however my gates don't perfectly close (a bit flappy/loose) so the reed switch would not work.....is it possible to just not use the reed switch if I am not fussy about if the gate has been left open/closed?
@HiveMindAutomation
13 күн бұрын
yeah it works fine without the reed switch, it'll just always think the gates are opened. It's just a simple reed switch, so you could maybe use a mounting point closer to the hinge-point that's a bit more reliably stable in open/closed states. you could also swap out the Normally Open reed switch for a Normally Closed reed switch and place the magnet at the open position of your gates, so the reed switch opens when the gates are fully open, and report closed at any position other than fully open.
@Barnez2006
8 ай бұрын
I just installed a RATGDO and it works awesome. Install was a bit simpler than the Meross and has an ESP Home install to put directly into Home Assistant.
@HiveMindAutomation
8 ай бұрын
I've heard a bit about these since the Chamberlain fiasco.... I was interested, but the Homekit integration without hassle was the selling point here.
@phuctran2396
3 ай бұрын
I have the same problem ( obstructed ) on apple home kit screen. 😢. If you fixed it. Share please. Love your videos. Thanks Tran.
@HiveMindAutomation
3 ай бұрын
It just came good after a while
@scotmacrae7962
15 күн бұрын
Do you know if it is possible to 2x units and they show up in CarPlay? One unit would be for the front gate (where I still have a good WiFi signal) and the other in the garage.
@HiveMindAutomation
13 күн бұрын
I'm not clear if they'll both show up separately in CarPlay. I might see if I can resurrect my Garadget and do the necessary jiggery-pokery to get it into Homekit to see how they present in CarPlay. From some Googling, it seems like Carplay only presents the most recently used garage door opener on the Carplay Interface. You COULD reasonably use a Siri Command though provided they're named differently enough
@rrrrrrrr290
8 ай бұрын
The small light bulbs blow with all the movment of the garage motor, have you thought about a automation to turn on the bigger light in your ceiling when the door opens etc , I found this to work much better, than replacing the small bulb every few months
@HiveMindAutomation
8 ай бұрын
Yeah I used to have that automation, but I've since swapped to triggered by motion detection on the UniFi Camera above the internal garage door, it's okay, but I do need to add the automation back to the Contact sensor, because we reverse into the garage, if it's quite late, it takes a while for the motion to be detected and triggered, turning the light on, and that can be a bit of a pain.
@jeroendebuck4631
4 ай бұрын
Thank you for the clear video… unfortunately mine only works when I am at home with WiFi connected. How can I use it when away to open the door for deliveries?!?
@HiveMindAutomation
4 ай бұрын
If you're using Homekit, you need to have a "Home Hub" enabled that's always at home. An Apple TV or Homepod can act as a Home Hub. If it's just connected natively to the Meross App, it should be cloud connected, so I don't see why you wouldn't be able to control it remotely.
@lifeinaustralia1162
5 ай бұрын
Can you open the Garage door via Carplay or just can use Siri via HomeKit? I can't see the Meross Garage Opener show in my Carplay windows when Car is approaching the Garage door. Siri is not very convenience for me as I need to unlock my mobile phone first (for safety concern) ....
@HiveMindAutomation
5 ай бұрын
Works with CarPlay so it can be triggered from the Main screen when I'm within ~ 1 km of home.
@Cyber_Inspector
5 ай бұрын
Will it work on Android Auto ?
@HiveMindAutomation
5 ай бұрын
I'm not sure how the Android Auto interface operates. I assume you'd need to integrate the Garage Door opener with Google Home. The Meross unit appears to support Google home natively so I don't see why not.
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