This whole myQ debacle has me thinking about possible solutions. I have my meross unit installed and sort of operational (alerts are working), just waiting on the accessory to actually open and close the door.
But I also started thinking how nice it would be if there were wifi (or zwave/zibee/matter) controlled wall switches and outdoor access keypads. This would eliminate the need to wire anything in and the solution would be super simple even for non technical people. If you can pair a garage remote, you could set something like this up. I’d love to be able to control my outdoor keypad and receive alerts all through Home Assistant, or whatever hub people use.
Seems like there’s a market here for smart wall switches and keypads, not just the smart addons as already done by meross, ratgdo and other similar solutions, they are close. Rather something non-wired and has physical buttons.,
I’ve searched but cannot find anything currently out there. Anyone know of existing products that fit this? Thoughts?
I’m quite confused on what you’re talking about here. There already are remotes and keypads for garage door openers. Literally every brand has them, and they’re usually included with the door opener.
When you say “control my outdoor keypad” you really lose me. What do you mean by “control”? What is an example of a thing you’d like to be able to do, specifically?
I’m essentially talking about making that outdoor keypad or an inside wall button to be a smart device. Right now if I want to change/add codes on my outdoor keypad, it requires going to the physical device, entering a key sequence and going through the pairing process. A smart keypad, you’d pair once and then control through wifi for additional changes. This also would allow control of the garage so at that point a ratgdo or meross device is not needed. These companies are most of the way there so they could just incorporate their solution into an outdoor keypad. Easier for meross since they already use wireless for specific models.