MN native transplanted to FL.
My own garage automation is extremely simple, however I have a very sophisticated garage door opener/with external z-wave keypad / automation running at a remote residence detailed here: (The best wireless keypad? - #99 by demillerusn). Unfortunately the z-wave keypad I used is no longer available from Ali-baba last time I checked (about 6 months ago), but there may be other options out there.
In my own garage I simply have an AEOTEC z-wave extender to get the z-wave mesh out to my garage, which is running flawlessly with the latest z-wave firmware update. That, and a z-wave outlet plugged into a dual fluorescent light hanging above my workbench, with an Echo Dot.
"Alexa - turn on workbench." Works every time!!
