Hubitat Elevation Platform update 2.2.3 Amazon Echo skill added support for garage door controllers

[ogiewon]

Just expose your garage door device in Hubitat to the Alexa via the Amazon Echo Skill app. It should appear within Alexa for your use. You will need to be running a fairly recent version of the Hubitat platform firmware...either 2.2.2 or 2.2.3, I can't recall which one added support for garage doors in Alexa.

[kv1]

Stupid question... but what is the link between Hubitat and MyQ ? An app or driver? I've seen a few blurbs about various options but what is the latest and greatest in this regard?

Thanks!!!

[ogiewon]

I don't have a MyQ system...but if I did, I'd probably start here...

[Broken] MyQ Lite Application

UPDATED The current version is the " 2023 Community Version" found by searching HPM for MyQ. More info is at this link. https://www.hubitatcommunity.com/MyQ/MyQ.html A few months ago MyQ changed their API breaking existing Hubitat integrations. I was able to get the SmartThings version ported over to HE. If you're looking for it, you can find the latest code at GitHub - dcmeglio/hubitat-myq: Integrate SmartThings with MyQ

[672southmain]

I do, that’s the driver to use, works fine. You need to add a contact sensor so the driver knows when the door opens/closes. Chamberlain/LiftMaster doesn’t expose their sensor, so you have to add one.

Alexa integration (Amazon Echo Skill) works fine, tried it today with the MyQ Lite driver.

[chad.andrews]

Hey Folks,

Did anyone get to the bottom of why they don't have the option to open their garage door by voice with the pin? In the Alexa app that physical option is not there through the Hubitat implementation. On my MyQ garage door it was there (since switched to GoControl to keep it local), so I don't think it was a regional thing.

[entire]

I found a post from an Amazon employer which said

That said, garage doors are currently only supported for the English (US) and German (DE) skill language versions.

That was last year some time, after finding that I gave up, but would love to get it working

[brad5]

@entire

That said, garage doors are currently only supported for the English (US) and German (DE) skill language versions.

Can you forsake the Queen's English and set Alexa to US English? You'll have to learn to park your truck instead of your lorry and put your spare tire in the trunk instead of the boot but perhaps it's worth the effort.

[rob9]

@brad5

spare tire in the boot instead of the trunk

That might be backwards.

[brad5]

So noted, and corrected.

[entire]

@brad5

Can you forsake the Queen's English and set Alexa to US English? You'll have to learn to park your truck instead of your lorry and put your spare tire in the trunk instead of the boot but perhaps it's worth the effort.

Did try that but it seems to be linked to the account so still doesn’t work

[ogiewon]

You could always simply use a virtual switch to allow Alexa to control your garage door/gate. Use a RM rule that is triggered by the change in the virtual switch to have the door activated (e.g. on = open, off = closed.) Then, expose the virtual switch to Alexa, and create voice activated Alexa Routines that allow for a natural phrase of "Alexa, open the door" or "Alexa, close the door" - then have these two routines simply turn the switch either "on' or "off".

You will also want to have RM keep the virtual switch state up to date based on the door being opened or closed by some other means.

Just a workaround...

[chad.andrews]

The odd thing is it shows up as a garage door natively with the Alexa App on Hubitat and I can operate it by saying Alexa turn ON the garage door. It opens and then Alexa responds there has been an error...but the door opened...Weird.