Garage Door Kit--Am I doing something wrong?

[ResIpsa]

I have been reading the various threads on the SH garage door kit, and my eyes are getting a bit crossed. I have many questions, but I am going to start with just one.

 

I installed my I/OLinc as described in SH quick start guide. I attached the green wire to Ground, and the black wire to Sense. The red wire is capped off. (I will deal with opening/closing the door in a later thread.)

 

With this configuration, the sensor shows ON when the garage door is closed (the LED is on), and it shows OFF when the garage door is open (the LED is off). Is this expected? The impression I get from reading the documentation is that it should be the reverse: the sensor should be OFF when the door is closed, and ON when the door is open.

 

I appreciate any clarification offered. FWIW, my I/OLinc shows as v.33 in ISY.

[Brian H]

The way I read the users installation sheet. It does sound like it is reversed.

Try using the Black and Red wires. That will give you the Sensor Off at closed and On at open.

I don't know if the wiring is called out wrong or the description of LED state is written wrong.

 

I know I have seen errors in the proximity switch kit also. In that kit if you wire it by the manual it is stuck on. I pointed out the errors on their forums, but I believe the manual for it never got corrected.

 

Since the Black on the switch is the common. I would use it on the I/OLincs Ground connector and the Red or Green [depends on NC or NO desires] to the sense terminal. Though black on sense is OK, it is just my electronic technician background showing through.

[tome]

I have been reading the various threads on the SH garage door kit, and my eyes are getting a bit crossed. I have many questions, but I am going to start with just one.

 

I installed my I/OLinc as described in SH quick start guide. I attached the green wire to Ground, and the black wire to Sense. The red wire is capped off. (I will deal with opening/closing the door in a later thread.)

 

With this configuration, the sensor shows ON when the garage door is closed (the LED is on), and it shows OFF when the garage door is open (the LED is off). Is this expected? The impression I get from reading the documentation is that it should be the reverse: the sensor should be OFF when the door is closed, and ON when the door is open.

 

I appreciate any clarification offered. FWIW, my I/OLinc shows as v.33 in ISY.

 

Check out this thread. I had exactly the same issue:

http://forum.universal-devices.com/view ... sc&start=0

 

My IOLinc is v.36 but I am not sure that will matter...

 

Tome