MyQ + Tesla - Can Hubitat Help?

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Hi All,

My Tesla does not support Homelink and I wanted to explore building a hardware API to bridge my Hubitat controlled garage to the MyQ platform. Tesla supports integration with MyQ from the infotainment screen.

  • I have the MyQ Smart Garage Control Kit (Hub + Door Sensor)
  • My current garage door opener is from Marantec which supports Homelink but the MyQ hub is unable to pair with it as it doesn't have a "learn" button.
  • I'm able to control the garage with Hubitat as I have the Fortrezz MIMOlite wired to the opener and a ESP8226 (running Konnected) wired into a contact sensor. I'm using "LGK Virtual Garage Door" to put the two together.

I can probably purchase a garage door opener receiver like LiftMaster 850LM, wire it in parallel into my garage opener, stick the MyQ door sensor on my garage, and hopefully pair it all into the MyQ platform via the hub.

But then I'll have several items sitting on top of my garage opener and will have to deal with replacing the battery on the MyQ sensor.

Does a more "fun" solution exist?

I could wire the LiftMaster 850LM into another ESP8226 and have that trigger the ESP8226 connected to my Hubitat opener. But I'll still need to figure out a solution for the wireless tilt sensor. I could solder power onto it fairly easily but how do I wire a ESP8226 to its tilt sensor? I found a video of the internals: https://youtu.be/ChqkcJ_fqzY?t=440

I'm not sure if I can simply short an accelerometer sensor to replicate open/close.

I know the is ridiculously over engineered but I'm tempted to try it. Unless there is an obvious graceful solution that I'm overlooking....

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Tagging @ogiewon for expertise in case HubDuino can help here for the MyQ accelerometer.

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MY Q actively blocked all platforms from using it. Essentially closed their API. It currently works for a couple of people but if it's ever signed out you're boned.

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Get a ratGDO. That's what I did, works perfectly with Hubitat, Alexa, and everything else including the MyQ platform. No need to add sensors other than the ones that come with LiftMaster. I've also got an 828LM because my LiftMaster is an older model (8365-267) without internet access.

My ratGDO is integrated through Home Assistant and brought to Hubitat by HADB, but there is a Hubitat community driver that integrates directly with Hubitat that many people are using.

https://paulwieland.github.io/ratgdo/

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I also have a Tesla, a Chamberlain/LiftMaster (MyQ) Garage Opener as well as a ratGDO and a separate (backup) solution (Shelly UNI) to open/close the garage door.

I ended-up subscribing to the Tesla/MyQ Garage solution and find that it works extremely well.

I also have a Hubitat rule that will open the garage door automatically upon my arrival when I left shortly after it has been closed.

The combination of both those solutions has been working flawlessly for me.

A few things:

  1. The ratGDO solution when connected to a newer Chamberlain/LiftMaster (MyQ) garage opener doesn’t require the use of an open/close sensor. Not sure how it works on other garage door openers.
  2. Any solution that I am aware of other than ratGDO on and the (no-longer working MyQ Integration) will require a sensor that will let Hubitat know that the door is either open or closed. This can be an Aeotec or other tilt sensor, or it can be a wired or wireless contact sensor. In my experience, the Aeotec tilt sensors last very long on battery.
  3. The Tesla integration to Hubitat will typically require several seconds to notify Hubitat that the vehicle is present, so I don’t think it will be the ideal solution to open the garage door, as you may need to wait in front of your closed garage door for several seconds before it opens, rather than it opening as you arrive (as is the case for me with my combined solution).
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