Chamberlain MyQ Garage opener

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I have a Chamberlain door. Got it working today.

I have 3 openers. Two of them are Linear with GoControl. The Chamberlain / MyQ worked great with Wink, but I'm done with Wink. MyQ was the odd man out.

Here's my experience:

  1. Installed the MyQ device and app. No Dice. Got an error, couldn't resolve it. Saw others getting the same error, no definitive resolution. Beat at the problem for a while, saw people doing various weird things. Nah.

  2. Screw it. Ordered the GoControl device. I already have 2 of them, they work perfectly with Hubitat. Good device, well designed, easy to install.

  3. Connected the GoControl to my Chamberlain opener, and disconnected the MyQ controller.
    a) Ahhhhh. F*ck. Should have done a little more research. Turns out that GoControl is incompatible with MyQ. The MyQ isn't just a simple contact switch, there's some kind of protocol. Dang. Dang, dang, dang it!

  4. Take apart the MyQ wall switch and solder a connector to the physical switch on the board. So now the GoControl operates that particular circuit, just as if a person pushed the button.
    a) It sounds complex, but not really. If you're looking at the switch on the MyQ board, you want to solder your wires onto the NE and SW contacts. Before you commit, just test it with a little bit of wire to close the circuit and see your door open or close as if you pushed the button. The whole thing took about an hour. I suck at soldering, so enlisted a friend who is good at it. It's a little small and fiddly, but not really that difficult.
    b) secured everything with hot glue so it won't jiggle and become loose in the future.

  5. Et Voila! Works great!

Nota bene: the process of installing the GoControl and modifying the wall switch took way less time than what I had already invested messing around with software trying to get the drivers to work. I intend to throw the MyQ device directly into the trash. Also, no more Chamberlain in my world from now on.

P.S. The range on the Hubitat is awesome. This controller is 75' from the Hubitat and in a different building. I was sure I'd need some kind of intermediate range extender, but it works great out of the box. Cool.