K-bert

I hope this will be my final update. I have no explanation. When I last left this I had the ratgdo connected to the garage door opener. I also had it connected in PG3, but I was unable to control the door or even log into the ratgdo using its IP address. I didn't want to get the ladder back out to climb up and get the ratgdo so I left it connected and plugged in. This morning after I was done at the gym I checked the mobile app to make sure my family had got up in time for todays planned activities. Because I haven't organized the garage door into a folder yet as it wasn't working it was right at the top of the list. I clicked it and I could see the garage door status! I tried turning the door opener light And according to what I saw on the app it was working, but I couldn't verify. Not long after that my family left the house. I saw the notification from MyQ so I checked the UD app. Sure enough it told me the door was open. Then it told me it was obstructed as my wife drove her car out. It then told me it was closing and finally closed. When I returned home I was able to use the UD app to open and close the door. I checked and I could indeed turn theblight on and off. Thank you to everyone who gave advice. It seems to be working now! ...still don't know why. Nor do I care. Just so long as it works. K

I should also point out that I cannot log into the ratgdo itself. Whenever i put in the the IP address into a browser on my home network the connection times out. K

If I could prove that it was the device and not me screwing something up along the way I would. However, I did not reflash the device, but left it plugged in and it did appear on the network again. So I reconnected it to the opener and went and did something else for a while. When I came back it was listed as a device in my router again. So I continued through the instructions to get it set up. PG3 discovered the device and it is listed as "online" in the admin console now. However all statuses are simply listed as "Unknown" and I have no control of tje door from here. Yes, I have opened and closed the door a couple times. I'm walking away from it again for a bit. K

Well, last week the ratgdonwoukd appear on my network when plugged in and would move to the "offline" list on my router when unplugged. I found a larger than needed plastic electronics case to mount it in and wired it into my garage door this evening. After plugging the door in I powered the ratgdo up and the blue light came on. That is all it did. It dod not appear to show up on my network like last week. My garage is detached but my wifi is strong enough to reach it. MyQ works. I have good signal at least three houses over. Still, my first thought was that maybe I was too far from the router. So I unplugged the radgdo connector and brought it back to the house. It still did not appear on the network. I think I may have to try reflashing the firmware again. K

Update 2: Original developer is unable to put any time in this. Universal Devices is assigning one of their gurus to look at it. K

Update: Universal Devices it attempting contact with the original developer. K

The reply was quick. I was asked to submit the issue at the github page: https://github.com/UniversalDevicesInc-PG3/udi-wled-nodeserver I replied stating that the original developer seems to have walked away from this (it is mentioned in the "issues' section). K

Thanks Geddy, I have submitted a ticket. I will update here with the response. K

That is a little disappointing. A quick google search makes it sound like EISY and HA can play together, but I don't know if I have the skills or the time to try an make it work. Most of what I found was HA being the primary controller. A peek at the code in the node server makes it look like it would only need a few extra lines to bring in the presets, but I am not a programmer so I assume that I am very wrong on that. K

The last post here was in 2022, is there anyone who is working on this node server? I had lights installed on the house this past weekend and the controller is now connected to my EISY. I was hoping to be able to access the presets in WLED through the EISY. K

I am afraid not yet. I have plugged the ratgdo in again in the house and can see it come online with the router app, but that is as far as I made it. I don't get much free time on the weekends as that is family time. Hopefully next week I will get it in the garage and give it a go. K

Happy to report that there has been some progress made. While sitting in the room with the router I fired up the laptop and plugged in the ratgdo to my laptop (same one as previous attempts). This time if connected right away without having to reload the drivers. Next I flashed the firmware. After clicking NEXT on the "installation complete!" notification I let it sit for a bit. I then went into my router's app on my phone and turned off the 5G radios. I let it sit for a bit. I then clicked "CONNECT TO WI-FI". It came up with the next screen asking for the SSID and network password. Again I let it sit. After nothing happening I entered my SSID and password. At this point it looked much the same as it did yesterday. I clicked back on my browser with the intention of trying again. I connected to the device again and was offered the option of opening the terminal and logs screen. I gave that a go and the screen was actively showing me the attempts to connect to wi-fi. After less than a minute I saw the "WIFI CONNECTED" message! I followed the instructions on the ratgdo-pg3 page and used http://<ratgdo-local IP> to perform the setup. Once I clicked save and reboot it gave me a "Success: rebooting the microcontroller using your credentials." message. The connection then timed out and I was unable to log into it again using http://<ratgdo-local IP>. However,when the device is powered on I now see it listed as a connected device on my router. I re-enabled my 5G radios on my router. Unfortunately that is as far as I was able to get as my ISY finder now cannot find my EISY on my local network. So I haven't been able to see if the node server can see the ratgdo. And I am also out of playtime with it tonight. Thanks again for your help, I will update when I have news. Thanks! K

Quick question: after installing the firmware it will give me three options, the second is connect to wi-fi. Should I click that? It takes me to the screen to input the SSID. Should I let it sit there or should I wait before clicking that link? K

I missed your last suggestion last night. I didn't know it would do that. I will try that tonight. I let it sit after entering the SSID and password and went to bed. From 7:40pm to 5:00am it just sat there claiming on screen that it was trying to connect. Thanks. K

I am using the cable that came with the ratgdo. It worked at programming last night. I did try again and I was able to get it to flash the firmware again. I then entered the SSID and password and left it. That was half an hour again and it still says "Configure Wi-Fi Trying to connect" I can't find it listed on the router either. I think I might leave it here and check it in the morning. I found a reddit post about it taking a long time to connect the first time. If this doesn't work I will try turning off all the 5G on my routers to see if I can get it to connect tomorrow night. K

It has been a frustrating evening with no progress. I find I have to reinstall the drivers and reboot for my computer to even recognize the device. And now every time I try to reinstall the firmware I am greeted withe a "failed to initialize the device message". I am going to walk away from it for now. I may try a different computer tomorrow. K

I will try that tonight. Thanks. K

No. I get to the point where it installs the firmware and then says success. It then asks for my network id and password. Then it just sits there with the little blue circle spinning with "trying to connect to network". That is as far as I get. K

All of them, but it is 5G on my phone. I have a mesh router network with one router on the second floor and one in the basement. K

I have both 2.4G and 5G in my house. However, they are both listed under the same SSID. I can use the app on my phone to turn off either the 5G or the 2.4G radios. Perhaps I will try turning off the 5G radios tonight when I make another attempt. Thanks, K

Probably should mention its a 2.53i board. K

I am following the instructions on how to install the firmware on the ratgdo and have been at it for about an hour now. It took several tries and a couple of laptop resets but I finally managed to get the driver working. I thought that my troubles were over at that point. I am able to install the firmware and get the firmware installed screen. I then am asked to enter the wifi name and password. I do so an it not is on the "Configure Wi-Fi, trying to connect" screen. There is a spinning circle. After about twenty minutes I backed out of the page and reconnected to the ratgdo. Here I had the option to look at "Terminal and Logs". I clicked on that an it kept printing out wifi attempt number over an over with an increasing number. I checked the router client list and there is nothing new on there. So I tried installing the firmware again, clicking the "erase" option again. I have tried this three times now and I am still stuck at the "connecting to wi-fi" stage. Any ideas on what I should try next? Thanks, K

I migrated from an ISY994 to EISY early last year. Mine sits on a shelf next my modem and router in the basement. The only three things connected to it are the Z-matter dongle, a USB Insteon PLM, and the power cord. I have never connected a monitor or mouse or keyboard. I had to do the initial setup using the UD Mobile to get it connected to my home network, but after that I have used the java based admin console to set everything up and change things from either my desktop or laptop computer. I just followed the instructions fond here: https://wiki.universal-devices.com/index.php?title=Eisy:User_Guide I hope this helps. K

Its good advice. Unfortunately my wife frowns upon ordering food to the house except for special occasions. So for me at least it isn't much of an issue. I also run the porch lights at a dimmed level in the evenings using the sunset time in my EISY. I use the motion to bring them up to full brightness. K

I was just typing a response about getting the program to work when you answered: I should have played with is some more before posting, I think I have answered most of my questions. I was using "Status" instead of "Control" in the program. Using Control gets me the "..../Ring/Front Door (Motion) is switched Motion. Not sure why I am not getting any voltage information, but so long as the motion and ding parametres work I'm not fussed about it. Thank you for your reply. K