Turn Sonoff Basic to garage door opener with eWeLink 

I think you are the first person who told me he purchased something because he has seen my video. I am glad that all worked! Enjoy.

Wow, thanks for your response. I have a 4CH Pro now, and I will definitely want to make a new video how to use that for a door opener. It looks like many people are willing to make the hardware mod but I am sure there are more who are less comfortable making these changes. And at least they could do with 4CH Pro.

Thanks a lot. Yes there are quite a few products out there. Still this video proves to be very popular. Either people are not aware what else is out there, or reluctant to spend the extra bucks for a purpose designed garage door opener.

Cheers, I think they may dislike due to quality. I could make the same shorter more professional if I had scripted the video, etc, but that is not that channel :)

@@csongorvarga : I think the dislikes are from one source: People hit the wrong option (dislike). It happens to me very often.

Kindly send me the wiring diagram picture about how to apply the sonoff device for garage motor..thanks

Dave Leland why would you want to modify the sonoff to just use it for a coffee maker. This modification is only for opening the garage door

Or just use the current remote controller .

@@dmtycn how is that one?

@@teleonline9058 I saw a guy use this sonoff to replace the remoter button, short means push down the remoter, then your current remoter works.

ah ok. Most of the openers I worked with use dry contacts. Good to know.

@@csongorvarga they're still "dry" they just operate when a connection is made between them. They are oblivious to how long for or when it's broken.

Hi can you explain that more detailed please?

Good idea!

Wow interesting, I never thought these things exists. Although if you are installing the switch inside the hour, I don't see the point of the added security. I mean you are side, you could unclip the door and roll it up. It this all about selling more stuff to you?

@@csongorvarga -- Assuming you mean "house" instead of "hour" and "inside" instead of "side"... The remote was for inside the car... Being an older garage door opener, it did not have the latest rolling codes security mechanism and as long as it was working, I really didn't have any incentive to replace it... Replacement remotes were probably more expensive than creating this... But I already had most of the parts from other micro-controller projects that I've done, so I really didn't need to buy much... I'm retired, so I have plenty of time on my hands to do this sort of thing IF I can just get motivated... :) The challenge and response messages were obfuscated by placing the few actual bytes of data inside a 1K buffer that was populated with random numbers for each message... This was also encrypted, albeit not with a very robust encryption method since the micro-controllers were rather limited in memory and speed... The algorithm for the response needed to be something that the user can mentally answer easily enough... It could be something as simple as repeating the challenge digits back in reverse order or doing some sort of mathematical operation on the digits... Because it is using a different frequency and communication protocol than any of the normal garage door remotes, anyone using any sort of sniffer to capture codes would likely see it or know what it was even if they did see it... If they really wanted in the garage, they could just grab a sledge hammer and go in through one of the walls, so the security only needs to be as robust as it would take to either encourage them to go to an easier target or to use a brute force means to breach the door or walls... Basically, the idea is that there is no reason to have a vault door on a room that has sheetrock walls... :) After getting the new garage door opener, I could not tie directly into the wires to the remote wired switch, so I modified the micro-controller code a bit to have it control the power for the entire garage door opener via a relay... Basically, the garage door opener is powered down when it is not in use, so even if someone was able to capture and utilize the rolling codes, it would do them no good since the unit is not powered up... This same thing could be accomplished by using the SONOFF controller and I might consider doing that at some point... I just received yesterday a SONOFF BASICR2 that I had ordered off of AliExpress and started fooling around with it... Typical slow boat from China type delivery -- a bit over 2 months... I haven't decided if it is secure enough for my needs, but for $5.30, I thought it was worth a look to see if I might could find a use for it...

Igen, jó megoldás. Főleg mert ezt az első verziót már szinte nem is lehet kapni, és az újabb modellekben már annyi cucc van, hogy ott már ezeket a vágásokat meg sem tudom csinálni.

Hummm, seems I haven't the same version as you (rev2 if I remember)... But I understand that I've to cut neutral from the input and live from the relay. Maybe I've to remove the relay... I'll find how to figure it out, tomorrow - now it's time for me to sleep...

Bill Perez do you have 5G net work man, if you do how did you connect it

@@dennis_9039 Go to your settings on your router. Turn off 5g connect your sonoff. Then go back into your router settings make the sonoff device 2.4g only. Turn your 5g back on. It's aggravating but it works.

Can you tell me, where he connect the output in 24dc on the motor or in 230AC voltage in motor

Or the output sonoff its just a connection in 24 Dc

I've had mine for over 2 to 3 years using daily and haven't had to replace any yet

Great stuff. Unfortunately Siri integration is missing ewelink.

Csongor Varga you have to delete the app and reinstall and you will see a button for siri shortcut in the scene page

@Dieter Would it be possible to share how you have done it?

@@kennycreten Here is a link to a short presentation on how to do it. Hope it helps. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-MXGvOPE7Xo4.html

Thanks a lot! Appreciated!

@@raptr49 I, too was looking for a way to mod a version 2. Thanks for saving me a headache. Prices are going up for Sonoffs. I pd 6.49 on amazn 2wks ago, now they are 6.99.

Love the Alexa suggestion. Did not think of that!

- The command for Alexa may be changed, coded, to reduce chances for abuse. "Alexa open garage door1"

@@izsakitt3711 Don't think I'm going to take that chance, but good idea.

@@izsakitt3711 "Alexa, my feet smell bad". Opens the garage door. Actually I would not recommend using the Sonoff and Amazon or Google speakers for any door locks or openers. Something more secure should be considered if you have valuables in your garage (as I do). I have a RTU5024 gate opener in my garage. I'm in the USA. I toss a Lyca Mobile SIM card which works over the T-Mobile Network in the RTU5024. I fund that SIM with $10 a year. My Google Assistant and Home Mini each work to open the garage door when I give the voice command to call the Lyca phone number. The RTU5024 only opens the door (or closes) when the caller ID matches a number in my list. No cellular minutes are billed to my Lyca PayGo account due to a feature within the RTU5024. I have the RTU5024 send me a $0.05 text message once in a while (~90 days) to keep the Lyca SIM active. This has worked very reliably for me for two years.

hello rock what is the brand of your garage door motor? promatic? thank you for your reply bye

Yes, this was not available back in the day when I made this video.

I believe it's available check this video at 9:20 😁 . Regards

I am glad that this helped.

Hi Mikey, I would like to have more info how to connect it to my remote please as i would love to have my garage doors smart connected, much appreciated Cheers

Thanks.

Ah that is a good tip. I have a few Sonoff models, but never owned and RF. Just remember that these cheap Sonoff remotes do not use and coding in the RF signal. They are like the very old garage door openers, where the RF code can be listened and replayed by a 3rd party. This is why the genuine garage door remotes are expensive.

Mine is 868mhz unencrypted anyways. There is nothing in the garage but the car. The remotes are still expensive. 45€ each and I would need 4. I bought no genuine ones for 8€ each. The battery won't last that long, but I'll just try it.

@@CyberlightFG Sure, good thinking. I was just saying. I added a motion sensor to the garage as well, so if the garage door is compromise the alarm will still go off.

Uh, it is hard to tell. All I can think of right now, that you may have a power outage overnight. Make sure that in the sonoff settings, the power-on state is off. Maybe the relay was on for a short amount of time when the power came back which opened your door. But that is my best guess.

Thanks. It seems inching been used elsewhere, but "momentary" would be my chose too. Maybe it gets renamed in a new release.

​@@csongorvarga here is a much better version www.instructables.com/id/Sonoff-Garage-Door-Opener/ see my comments for how to do this method without cutting traces or modifiying your sonoff basic in any way here is the diagram , the top is how the sonoff basic is normally and how it is supposed to be wired to control main voltage devices like lights, the bottom is my diagram on how to wire it to switch things without them being connected to mains voltage cdn.instructables.com/FK0/O16O/JI0JOBH2/FK0O16OJI0JOBH2.LARGE.jpg this indestructible project has a sensor on the GPIO pin for state reporting this guy used a simple NO magnetic reed switch setup but you could use a simple arduino mini or nano with an ultrasound sensor and a relay instead of the magnetic reed switch if you can not mount the magnet and reed switch on your door setup

@@anthonyrossetti7509 I wanted to keep the original firmware for those who would not go as far as flashing the ESP.

@@csongorvarga can you use It with Alexa and GA with the original FW?

@@anthonyrossetti7509 Yes, you just need to say something like "Alexa turn the garage door on". I don't think it would accept commands like "open" or "close". And when you wan to close the door you have to say "on" again.

Yes, that's what the Eachen garage door opener does. It is always nice to have some feedback. Though at a greater price.

You are welcome!

I assume the motor which operates the door uses mains power. In that case I suggest a 2 gang TX wall switch. These have an interlock function, meaning one gang switches off the other gang. The only thing I have not tested, if the inching function (auto off) also works in interlock mode.

Csongor Varga - The motor is in fact 24volt, however it is fed from a control unit, which decelerates the motor, as it approaches fully open or closed, to avoid a hard finish. The control unit is mains power (240v) However, the switch wire, which I intend to tap into, is a zero voltage switch. So we can not push any power through the wires. They are just simple switching wires. The problem I am having is to find a smart switch device which will enable a ‘open’ option, which makes a timed (inching) contention - but also has separate terminals for ‘close’.

Not with this unit. I can suggest a separate zigbee door/window sensor, or I have reviewed a purpuse built garage door unit years ago which has a open/closed sensor: EACHEN GD-DC5

Since sonoff now has inching mode, you are now able to do a momentary pulse. It’s the same as doing a momentary press on your garage door button. If you do the EXACT SAME THING that he did, you need to power your sonoff with 120volts to the INPUT side. Hot wire to “L” and neutral wire to “N”. You need to make sure that you pick up the power to the sonoff from a receptacle not a switch from a light, that way you don’t cut the power to the sonoff. Doing this will power the internal components which then closes the relay on your command. The OUTPUT side of the sonoff gets connected to where your garage door push button is connected. Follow the wires from the bush button to the garage door motor, and you’ll see two terminals. That’s where they get hooked on to. Just remember to do the EXACT same thing that he did by isolating the relay input from the output and soldering the little jumper in between. If you don’t isolate it, you will have 120VOLTS to your garage door low voltage side and it will fry it. If you don’t feel confident modifying the sonoff basic, they do make another controller that already has the input side isolated from the output. Hope this helps

@@Oranges743 can i connect 220v to sonoff then to opener? as i live in uk?

Tadis Fpv should be. The sonoff is multi voltage.

@@Aurems The answer is yes. Specification for Sonoff Basic: Voltage range: 90-250v AC(50/60Hz) Max current: 10A Max Wattage: 2200W

Yes, you can use a 220V relay and use the output of that as a dry contact.

@@csongorvarga thank you!!

You can also check out Sonoff SV. It run off 5V and the relay can switch any voltage. That is the easiest option.

@@csongorvarga thanks a lot

I bought a Sonoff SV for this purpose. Do i need a different firmware for this to work? Did you get this to work?

Yes, this is a $5 hack for this problem. But there are dedicated 3rd party products for there. For example the Eachen GD-DC5 which I made a video of.

Yes, this is a simple relay with no sensor. And Sonoff did not have any sensors in the product line until up until 2 years ago.

That is different for each garage door opener. Usually there are 2 outputs for an external opener where usually a switch is wired. You need to check the manual of your opener.

I also ordered mine recently, and still got the older version... where did you get it?

It came from China via eBay seller www.ebay.com/itm/Sonoff-Basic-Smart-Home-WiFi-Wireless-Switch-Module-For-IOS-Android-APP-Ctrl/323409941713?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649 I found the picture in the comments below but it is not clear to me what exactly needs to be done with that limited info. Thanks.

@@cartonneexpressable I got it from Banggood, but probably back in September or October. So it has been a while, but not years.

I modified the new version switch. Here is how I've done it. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-MXGvOPE7Xo4.html

I tried but could not. The pcb is much more tighly packed and I could not find a way to make the necessary cuts.

Greetings - Would that be a 4 pin relay? Two in from the sonoff output and two out as dry contact? Please reply - Thanks!

@@dmrspec4750 The coil on the relay is 240v . The sonoff outputs go to the coil of the relay and when the sonoff is switched on it triggers the relay. You can do what you want with the dry contacts . Normally open or normally closed etc with low voltage.

Thanks For The Reply!! What was the Mfg. of that relay - Is it on a circuit board like the sonoff or just a relay only with solder terminals? Thanks again...

@@dmrspec4750 Make sure to get the mains voltage variant , they come in 24v too

Thanks For The Info!! Once Again - What was the Mfg. of that relay - Is it on a circuit board like the sonoff or just a relay only with solder terminals?

The garage door openers usually expect a short pulse. I am not sure how your unit will respond. If I leave mine on for a long time, it will stop the door after a few seconds.

If I leave mine ON, nothing wrong has happened. Motor keeps working and gate closes or opens normally. I just have to turn it off to use it again

I am glad it worked. No I did not experience any automatic operation. Make sure there are no schedule, loop settings for the device and it is not used in any scenes. In that case you will be fine.

@@csongorvarga Wow. That was a fast reply. Thanks again. There is absolutely no issues other than sonoff connectivity issues. It may because of my router and Gargae door is quite far and seperated by two thick brick walls. If you visit Sri Lanka.. a treat will be on my account... Cheers...