jmed999 Posted August 16, 2012 Posted August 16, 2012 I would like to be able to monitor and control my garage door from my ISY (and Mobilinc). What is the best way to do this for 2 garage doors? Thanks!
apostolakisl Posted August 16, 2012 Posted August 16, 2012 Assuming you don't already have it wired into an alarm system. Get an IOlinc and a standard garage door alarm contact. Wire the IOlinc input to the door contactor and the output to the open/close button.
jmed999 Posted August 16, 2012 Author Posted August 16, 2012 Can this http://www.smarthome.com/74551/I-O-Linc-INSTEON-Garage-Door-Control-Status-Kit/p.aspx control one garage door or two? It looks like it has 2 sets of magnetic contacts. Also, how do you fasten the contacts to a cement garage floor or do they get fastened somewhere other than the floor? Thanks guys!
Brian H Posted August 16, 2012 Posted August 16, 2012 I would think one opener. Connecting two to the relay on the I/OLinc would cause both to open and close together. Do your openers have simple push buttons or have an intelligent control panel with displays? In the link you provided. There are manuals avilable for downloading. Also on the page are links to the individual parts where you can see how they work and get their manuals also.
LeeG Posted August 16, 2012 Posted August 16, 2012 The magnetic switch is water proof. Holes could be drilled into the concrete but I strongly recommend mounting the magnetic switch on the header across the door opening, assuming there is room. The door tracks normally allow room for the magnetic switch to not impact door movement. I mounted the magnet on the top edge of the door and the magnetic switch on the header. Works well on my two garage doors. A single I/O Linc Garage Kit is designed to operate one door. The logistics of moving both doors with a single relay is full of holes. Also there is one Sensor in the I/O Linc so there would not be independent Status of each door.
GregE Posted August 16, 2012 Posted August 16, 2012 The magnetic switch is water proof. Holes could be drilled into the concrete but I strongly recommend mounting the magnetic switch on the header across the door opening, assuming there is room. The door tracks normally allow room for the magnetic switch to not impact door movement. I mounted the magnet on the top edge of the door and the magnetic switch on the header. Works well on my two garage doors. A single I/O Linc Garage Kit is designed to operate one door. The logistics of moving both doors with a single relay is full of holes. Also there is one Sensor in the I/O Linc so there would not be independent Status of each door. Good idea on mounting it at the top of the door. My brother in law has one for his lake house and wanted my help. I was going to drill into the concrete but I like this idea better. Can you take a picture showing how you did it?
jmed999 Posted August 16, 2012 Author Posted August 16, 2012 r and the output to the open/close button. Does the output have to go all the way to the button or can it just go to were the button wires connect to the motor? If so that would be much easier! Thanks!
Xathros Posted August 16, 2012 Posted August 16, 2012 To the button terminals on the motor in parallel with the button. -Xathros
jmed999 Posted August 16, 2012 Author Posted August 16, 2012 Great! This will be a super simple install!
Brian H Posted August 17, 2012 Posted August 17, 2012 As long as it is a simple push button. The intelligent consoles some have. Send power and signals over the same two wires. The I/OLinc acts like a push button and shorts the connections. Most times unless a very short On pulse {.5 seconds comes to mind}. Resets all the consoles displayed information.
apostolakisl Posted August 17, 2012 Posted August 17, 2012 A lot of people just wire the rf controller to the iolinc. Then you don't have to run wires back to the button or up to the unit. Of course you have to have some soldering skills to do that.
jmed999 Posted August 17, 2012 Author Posted August 17, 2012 A lot of people just wire the rf controller to the iolinc. Then you don't have to run wires back to the button or up to the unit. Of course you have to have some soldering skills to do that. Now this sounds interesting. Since my outlet is very close to the motor I would just wire it to the terminals on the motor. I'm not sure what wiring it to an rf control would do for me other than having to change the batteries very blue moon.
apostolakisl Posted August 17, 2012 Posted August 17, 2012 A lot of people just wire the rf controller to the iolinc. Then you don't have to run wires back to the button or up to the unit. Of course you have to have some soldering skills to do that. Now this sounds interesting. Since my outlet is very close to the motor I would just wire it to the terminals on the motor. I'm not sure what wiring it to an rf control would do for me other than having to change the batteries very blue moon. Yes, you can just wire directly to the two same terminals on the motor itself that also go to the button. Some of the fancier buttons take issue with this because they use those two terminals to provide power to other functions on the button. But I think it was written earlier that you don't have that kind. Even if you do, putting a resistor in series with the I/O link can fix that.
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