Demo of Amazon Echo Dot (Alexa) Controlling MYQ Chamberlain Liftmaster Garage Door Opener

Описание: Full write up here: https://www.wemustbegeeks.com/use-ale...

We set up openHAB & IFTTT to allow us to control Chamberlain Liftmaster MYQ with Alexa Echo, Dot, Tap and FireTV!

The openHAB runtime comes as a platform-independent zip file. Later we will cover how to install it.

Needed Accounts

Before we started you will need the following free accounts setup:

my.openHAB: Allows your openHAB install to connect to IFTTT. IFTTT has a specific openHAB service.

You will also want to install the openHAB Android or iOS app.

IFTTT: Allows us to connect the openHAB service to the Alexa Voice.

(You can do this with just MYQ & openHAB 2.0, but 2.0 is still in beta. I will cover doing this with openHAB 1.8.3 Latest Stable)

MYQ: You need to have working MYQ account already setup, and you will need to enter your MYQ logon info into openHAB later.

Needed Hardware

Amazon Alexa, Alexa Dot or Alexa Tap (newer FireTVs might work too!)



You will either need a MYQ Enabled Chamberlain or Liftmaster Garage Door Opener like this one:



Or you can add that functionality to most older Chamberlain and Liftmaster Garage Door Openers with this kit for about $78:

You will also need a computer to run the openHAB software on. I am currently running on my iMac but will soon transfer it to either a Raspberry Pi or a NextThing C.H.I.P.

openHab also runs on Windows but I have not tested it on that platform. From openHAB: https://github.com/openhab/openhab/wi...

Follow the instructions to install openHAb for your OS platform:

Windows: https://github.com/openhab/openhab/wi...

OSX / Linux Manual: https://github.com/openhab/openhab/wi...

Basically, you are downloading the Runtime Core from here: http://www.openhab.org/getting-starte...

Put that file in a folder name and location you can find, and unzip it.

Optionally, you can download and install the appropriate openHAB Designer which makes it easier to make configuration file changes.

You will also need this Addons file: http://www.openhab.org/getting-starte...

Unzip this file and copy 5 files from it into the ~/addons/ folder