Smart garage door openers, gate automation, sensors, cameras and access control with local-first Home Assistant control.
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The best myQ alternative for most people is a local-control board like ratgdo or a dry-contact relay paired with a position sensor — both put...
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The single most important sensor in a smart garage is a door-position sensor — a tilt sensor on the door panel or a pair of...
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Reliable package detection comes from a camera running local object detection — not motion alerts. A camera pointed at your porch or driveway, feeding a...
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Automating a driveway gate comes down to three things: a relay wired across the gate controller’s pushbutton input, a way to know the gate’s position,...
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A smart garage is not a single gadget — it is a door opener, a presence sensor, a camera, and usually a smart lock, all...
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