Zooz Zen16 relay garage door controller

As others have said, almost any garage door opener can be a "smart" opener with very little effort. I use the zooz zen 16 relay and it is a breeze. It also doesn't interfere with any other functionality. My garage button on the wall works, openers, etc. And it controls three garage doors. Highly recommend.

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I ordered an extra remote and a Zooz Zen16. Paired the new remote, opened it up, wired the button contacts to the Zen16. Using a tilt sensor for door status. A bit of a hack job, but it works

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The Zen16 is still a really good method. I made a video explaining all the features of the Zen17 here. Since they updated the firmware of the Zen16 you get all the features of the Zen17 like the ability to separate the input from the outputs and the ability report specific device information like door opened or motion detected. Because the Zen16 has 3 inputs and 3 outputs you could do something like wire the preexisting button to input 1 and use that to control the door then wire a contact sensor to input 2 and use that to only report door opening and closings. Also the door sensors I used in …

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