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rtyle / autobolt

Automatically bolt (lock) your manually operated garage door when it closes
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Custom build? #1

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belmarnj commented 2 years ago

I have two of these locks for my garage doors and have been trying to find a way to get them working with my Craftsmen Belt Drive openers. Do you do custom builds? If I sent you the locks? And if so how much would you charge? Thanks !!

Brendan

rtyle commented 2 years ago

I built some extra motorbrainz boards that I would be willing to sell you but it would be too risky for me to provide any warranty on them. I believe they all have some version of this autobolt firmware on them. I know that I convinced myself that all my extra boards work.

For my security concerns, I designed my autobolt firmware to only lock my manually operated door. It does this a few seconds after it senses a "door closed" event which can be generated independently of any door opener (I use a reed switch). The motorbrainz hardware is capable of controlling a motor both ways so firmware could be written to unlock a door as well. That is, a "door unlock request" event could be serviced by new firmware but, I imagine, one would want to integrate this tightly their door opener so that an "open" request made to the opener would unlock the door before opening it. I have no idea if/how such could/would be done with your door opener.

belmarnj commented 2 years ago

Thanks for the quick reply, I’m a pure novice, do you think I could install your board in my lock? I love the garage door opener I have and it works with myq. I’m hoping if I get someone local they might be able to install and integrate it with my system. How much would you charge for each board? (2)

Thanks again!!

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On Jul 28, 2022, at 2:31 PM, Ross Tyler @.***> wrote:

 I built some extra motorbrainz boards that I would be willing to sell you but it would be too risky for me to provide any warranty on them. I believe they all have some version of this autobolt firmware on them. I know that I convinced myself that all my extra boards work.

For my security concerns, I designed my autobolt firmware to only lock my manually operated door. It does this a few seconds after it senses a "door closed" event which can be generated independently of any door opener (I use a reed switch). The motorbrainz hardware is capable of controlling a motor both ways so firmware could be written to unlock a door as well. That is, a "door unlock request" event could be serviced by new firmware but, I imagine, one would want to integrate this tightly their door opener so that an "open" request made to the opener would unlock the door before opening it. I have no idea if/how such could/would be done with your door opener.

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rtyle commented 2 years ago

I am neither sure of what your hardware/software/handiness capabilities are nor what your expectations are. I still consider myself a novice at hardware design but I am handy and stubborn so I taught myself how to build motorbrainz. I am a software developer but the ESP32 platform was new to me so writing the firmware was a fun challenge. My expectations were only to have a manually operated garage door be locked after it closes. If your expectations are any higher then, I suspect, motorbrainz might be able to support them but someone will have to write new firmware to meet your requirements.

There is at least $50 in hardware in each motorbrainz board.

belmarnj commented 2 years ago

I understand, I appreciate there would be no warranty, and my only expectation would be to activate and deactivate the lock remotely. I’m disabled so I’m not as mobile as I once was.
I was hoping maybe through SmartThings, Hubitat or ifttt, I might set up a routine to lock and unlock the mechanism. Not sure if your board or software might be able to accomplish this. I’m curious if I might be able to see yours in operation, also how much for your time and effort in building the board. Also it seems like yours works off the locks power supply?

Thanks again for your time, I’m fascinated by all this.

Brendan

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On Jul 28, 2022, at 3:09 PM, Ross Tyler @.***> wrote:

 I am neither sure of what your hardware/software/handiness capabilities are nor what your expectations are. I still consider myself a novice at hardware design but I am handy and stubborn so I taught myself how to build motorbrainz. I am a software developer but the ESP32 platform was new to me so writing the firmware was a fun challenge. My expectations were only to have a manually operated garage door be locked after it closes. If your expectations are any higher then, I suspect, motorbrainz might be able to support them but someone will have to write new firmware to meet your requirements.

There is at least $50 in hardware in each motorbrainz board.

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rtyle commented 2 years ago

Software might be written to facilitate remote control through the motorbrainz ESP32 module's wifi or bluetooth capabilities but I think that such would be better maintained through an off-the-shelf adapter such as https://www.fibaro.com/en/products/smart-implant/smart-implant-specifications/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XkDR62V75Ao Unfortunately, it is not clear whether this works with the new SmartThings App. Its two outputs could control new firmware that would use motorbrainz switch inputs to trigger lock and unlock actions. Its two inputs might be used to forward lock and door open/closed state.

belmarnj commented 2 years ago

I have SmartThings hub installed but tbh I’m not too familiar with it. I usually use the app to control smart bulbs, cams, thermostat etc.
I like the idea of the lift master 841lm as backup security, since I have an entry into the house via the garages. I even bought the Wyze garage opener setup hoping for further integration over the myq app. I was happy to see that you were able to adapt the lock without using a lift master opener.

On Jul 28, 2022, at 9:53 PM, Ross Tyler @.***> wrote:

 Software might be written to facilitate remote control through the motorbrainz ESP32 module's wifi or bluetooth capabilities but I think that such would be better maintained through an off-the-shelf adapter such as https://www.fibaro.com/en/products/smart-implant/smart-implant-specifications/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XkDR62V75Ao Unfortunately, it is not clear whether this works with the new SmartThings App. Its two outputs could control new firmware that would use motorbrainz switch inputs to trigger lock and unlock actions. Its two inputs might be used to forward lock and door open/closed state.

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