www.linearcorp.com/product_detail.php?productId=1719
It is now available at Lowes. Just bought one, but am hesitant to open it until I know it will work (I have 90 days to return it).
Lowes Garage Door Controller
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arichter5
posted this
27 July 2014
Ryan-Scott
posted this
28 July 2014
Does anyone know if the new Lowes Garage Door Controller works with inControl and the USB stick? I read somewhere that is made by Linear and is z-wave based. This looks like a perfect solution for my vacation home.
Can you provide a link to a website showing info about the device?
arichter5
posted this
28 July 2014
www.linearcorp.com/product_detail.php?productId=1719
It is now available at Lowes. Just bought one, but am hesitant to open it until I know it will work (I have 90 days to return it).
arichter5
posted this
09 August 2014
Any news?
christopher.bright@gmail.com
posted this
17 August 2014
I just purchased one of these today and tried installing it and I could not get it to work. InControl reported it as an "EntryControl" device. It seemed to recognize the tilt switch but I could not get it to actually drive my garage door.
Ryan-Scott
posted this
17 August 2014
I just purchased one of these today and tried installing it and I could not get it to work. InControl reported it as an "EntryControl" device. It seemed to recognize the tilt switch but I could not get it to actually drive my garage door.
That's interesting... it sounds like they built it with the same security class that the deadbolt locks use, which means you'd need to use a similar method to add it to InControl (as is shown in this tutorial).
You mentioned that it recognized the tilt switch -- is this a separate device that came with the purchase or is it built into the garage door opener?
christopher.bright@gmail.com
posted this
21 August 2014
I didn't know that there is a special setup for the deadbolts. It definitely seemed to think it was a lock. I'll have to play around with it again using that tutorial and post an update.
The tilt sensor was a separate device that comes with the unit powered by a watch battery. You attach it to the garaged door directly. I think it communicate with the opener unit and not the zwave controller directly.
arichter5
posted this
22 August 2014
I finally decided to open the one I had bought a few weeks ago. I tried to add it in the same way I did my door lock. It does get added, but for me it shows up as a dimmer switch. Pushing the power button icon does not seem to do anything. The thing is supposed to flash and beep when it is ready to open/close the door. Since I have up to 90 days to return it, I'll wait a bit and see if anyone else has any luck getting it to work.
christopher.bright@gmail.com
posted this
30 August 2014
Well I tried adding it following the steps outlined above. It definitely detected the tilt sensor and accurate represented the lock state, but attempting to lock/unlock the door did nothing.
At this point I think I'm just going to return it.
bquaresma@gmail.com
posted this
11 September 2014
I also have this device and would love to see some help in setting it up.
iam2xlt@mindspring.com
posted this
29 September 2014
any update on this? is anyone working on getting this working with incontrol?
rjwerntz
posted this
30 September 2014
I had a reply in: wired relay
Author: is.wave.is@gmail.com
that speaks to an alternative to the Lowe's product because I didn't see any succesful results from any direction utilizing it. My choice is slightly more expensive with a couple extra bells and whistles but it can be done cheaper if warnings aren't desired.
Ryan-Scott
posted this
06 October 2014
Just as way of an update... we have attempted contact with the manufacturer about how the commands are to be implemented, but they've been tight lipped about it. I imagine it's related to some agreement which Lowes has mandated so they don't lose potential sales.
We'll keep trying - it may come to be that we attempt to reverse engineer the device.
tnamey
posted this
06 October 2014
How about this unit. It looks identical to the iris unit but isn't tied to that service.
http://www.linearcorp.com/productdetail.php?productId=1719
arichter5
posted this
11 October 2014
I purchased the Linear version. As far as I can tell, it behaves exactly like the Lowes version. The instructions do give a small amount of info about the z-wave interface. The instructions confirm it is a security enabled z-wave device and therefore does not respond to basic CC commands. Also says that it supports 1 group and 1 node and that group 1 must be assigned the Node ID of the controller to which unsolicited notifications from the device will be sent. The z-wave controller should set this association automatically after inclusion. Not sure what any of that means, but perhaps it may be useful in getting inControl to work with it. I am going to hang on to the device in hopes that a future inControl update allows it to work.
Axial-User
posted this
14 October 2014
Amazon has these now
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00M75TEIU
Here is a comment I ran across - maybe it will help. If there is a way to get it to work with InControl, I may buy one. I also may just get a MiMoLite...
"One of the highlights of the system is its security - it uses the same secure Z-Wave protocol you'll find on Schlage locks. In addition to this, it is also a rare secure Z-Wave repeater - this means any Z-Wave products you have in the area of the controller will repeat through this, which should increase the range. On some Z-Wave setups, you may need to do a rescan or reinitialize of the Z-Wave devices to get them all synced."
Axial-User
posted this
20 October 2014
I did get a MimoLite. Really, it seems to be the perfect solution for a garage door, it works perfectly and even includes a power supply.
Ryan-Scott
posted this
01 November 2014
Hey everyone, just an update... I've got my hands on a test unit from Lowes and I'm starting to see some success with it. I
Anyone interested in giving it a beta/trial run?
bquaresma@gmail.com
posted this
01 November 2014
I have a unit and would be happy to do some trial work with you. Let me know
arichter5
posted this
01 November 2014
I would like to beta test also.
Ryan-Scott
posted this
01 November 2014
Ok everyone, here it is! I'm pretty excited about this, as so far it has worked much better than my current garage door setup with the Evolve LFM-20.
If you'd like to give it a beta run, you can download version 3.151 from here. Be sure to see the instructions on including the garage door into your z-wave network.
Just be aware that you must use InControl to include this into your network, which means either moving your computer to the opener or moving the opener to your computer. [b]It will not work if you use a z-stick to perform the inclusion[/b].
I've only been running with this for a few hours and version 3.151 has had very little testing; I'd test more, but my wife is literally hollering at me to get in the car for a family function.
Please report back your success at setting up and using the opener.
