Linear Z-Wave Garage Door Remote Controller, Nexia Certified

I have two Trane XL824 Thermostats. One is the main Z-Wave bridge, the other serves as a repeater on the 2nd floor HVAC. I've been thinking for some time about integrating Nexia Z-Wave devices into my overall security system. I am very pleased with the Garage Door Controller. Installation is a breeze. Be sure and verify your garage door opener is compatible with the Z-Wave Garage Door Controller before purchase. Once you've received and familiarized yourself with the components of the garage door opener, log into your "My Nexia" account. You can go ahead and plug in the Linear Controller, just be reasonably close to your Z-Wave bridge. The instructions indicate you click on "Security and Sensors," then click on add device. I didn't see that as an option under "Security and Sensors.". On the main page when you log in to your "My Nexia Account" there is a green colored "add device" button. Click that, then security and sensors, etc. and when prompted you'll push a small button on the controller. It will only be a few moments for the Bridge to recognize the garage door opener. I had already checked the compatibility with my Lift Master garage door so I was confident there would be no issues. There were none. It took less than twenty minutes to do the entire install. It is that easy. I downloaded the Android app and it worked with no problems noted. I have numerous cameras and a monitored security system but I like being able to look at my phone and see the state of my garage door. You can set any number of events to notify you of changes in the status of your garage door. I suspect I'll be purchasing additional Nexia Z-Wave Certified devices in the future. I definitely recommend the garage door controller.

The Linear Z-Wave Garage Door Remote Controller has so far been an amazing product. My wife and I have left the garage door open many times and it is great knowing that it is actually shut. I would highly recommended the product to everyone that has a compatible system. The system I use this product with is Samsung SmartThings. The contents include:Remote Controller (which was bigger than I thought)Tilt SensorMounting Screws for a few different configurationsOptional Mounting Bracket for the Remote Controller for existing hardwareI am one of those people that a simple project takes about 3 times as long to complete. So I will go through the steps/heartache that got everything hooked up. It says to mount the Title Sensor first which I decided against since what if the system does not even work in the first place.As I hooked up the Remote Controller it says to connect the 2 wires to two different PUSHBUTTON terminals on the back of the Garage Door Unit. I had PUSHBUTTON, COMMON, and BEAM. It says it does not matter which wire goes to which terminal as long as it is PUSHBUTTON. I hooked both up to the one terminal (WRONG). The right way was one wire to PUSHBUTTON and one to COMMON. I then plugged the power back in and in the SmartThings app went to add device. I clicked the button on the Remote Controller unit one time and it synced with SmartThings. I then Opened and Closed the Garage Door. Make sure that the Title Sensor battery is in place and push down on the small button under the battery. You should then see in the app that the garage is closed. Click the open button and after about 5 seconds of beeping the Garage Door should open right up.I originally wanted to mount the device to the existing Garage Door hardware but on the back of the Remote Controller the hole was not threaded for it so the screw fell right in. In the end I mounted it to the Ceiling only using the 4 long screws not the drywall mounting brackets. My Garage Door is metal so I used one of the screws for in a preexisting whole in the Garage Frame to mount.

I gave this product 3 stars because it technically works, but a fundamental design flaw limits its viability making it overpriced. I had no issues getting it enrolled in the ZWAVE network. After installing the tilt sensor, it does an excellent job of reporting the open/closed status of the garage door. However, it could not open my Liftmaster MyQ garage door. But I didn't pay $90 for a tilt sensor.My model (7675) was not listed as one of the incompatible models. I reached out to Nexia customer service and was told that basically any garage door opener with an advanced wall panel (motion sensing, light, or lcd), or any opener with a yellow "learn" button wasn't compatible. So I went to sears and got the cheapest model I could find. Plus it came with a simple pushbutton panel. When I took it out the box, it looked eerily similar to my Liftmaster MyQ. The control panel on the back was exactly the same. Needless to say, the Linear Controller couldn't operate this motor either. Reaching out to customer service again, I get this:"Craftsman and Liftmaster are both owned by the same parent company, Chamberlain. In recent years Chamberlain has been releasing products intentionally using a proprietary technology so that other devices cannot control them. Those motors are often designed to only work with MyQ branded devices. We are able to provide a list of things that will not allow the Linear Garage Door controller to control the garage door, but because there are so many different manufacturers and models of motors we cannot provide an exact list of which motors will or will not with with the Linear controller. In most cases, a simple push-button switch to control your garage door will be compatible with the Linear controller. However, any motor that utilizes proprietary communications will not be compatible."That basically rules out every garage door opener made this century. Seriously?!? It's 2017. MAKE A BETTER PRODUCT!!!!!After searching the internet, I found the workaround that some people were using. Essentially, you make the Linear GDOOZ wireless. That is, you take any programmed clicker (you can buy a generic one from the hardware store), open that bad boy up and solder two wires to the reverse side of the button on the circuit board. Find where the button is, turn the board over and you'll see the four points where the button is soldered onto the board. The basic idea is that when the button is pressed, it creates a short circuit which sends the activate signal to the garage door opener. This is exactly what the GDOOZ is doing. When it sends the open/close signal, it creates a momentary short in the control wires. If you have a multi-meter you can find the two points on the clicker circuit board easily. If you don't, just take a wire, strip both ends and touch them on the opposite diagonal (e.g bottom left + top right, or top left + bottom right). You'll know you have the right points b/c the garage door will open or close as if you've pressed the button.After you've soldered the wires on, close up your clicker (you may have to use a utility knife to make a little cutout for the wires to protrude from the clicker). Jumper those leads to the control wires coming out of the GDOOZ. You know, the ones that were supposed to connect to the wall switch wires. Now you have a Linear Z-Wave Garage Door "Wireless" Remote Controller.Fun fact: This new improved version works with EVERY garage door opener.

hooked up easy and works great so far

I bought this to connect to my Wink Hub, unsure if it was the right version. Installation took all of five minutes and setup with Wink was pretty painless. Rating four stars because I had to factory reset the unit after a few hours the first time and re-pair to my hub, and the process isn't described very well in the included instructions. Luckily Wink's instructions are a lot clearer.

connected to my Smart Things. Terrible documentation that comes with the gocontrol opener. my garage opener was a digital one and had to solder the wires from the gocontrol to my opener button. i also has a terrible time connecting the gocontrol to my z-wave network until i realized you have to pair the door sensor. *** the manual and internet do not tell you have to pair a new door sensor.*** found a form that told me. i still gave this a 5 out of 5 as it does work and its documentation is just as terrible as all other z-wave devices. my only fault of this product would be. is the documentation should be longer than 2 half pages with just general instructions on how to install it.what to take home if you are going to buy this:- the go control pulses a dry contact(relay) to trigger you garage door. if you have a newer garage door opener you will have to solder this to you opener button for it to work. ie if you opener on the wall has temp or a motion sensor you will likely have to do this.- hold the pair button for 6-8 seconds and you will hear a beep. you can take the door position switch and hold it in the open/close positions. make sure you are pressing the tamper switch in. after slowly cycling between open and close 4-5 times the opener will beep letting you know it has now paired the door sensor. and your gocontrol should now work.- i did have a pairing issue on one but you can easily use the exclude from network function with you hub and unpaired the gocontrol. after that i was able to pair the gocontrol with no security issues.

It's working as expected. Very easy to install.

Connected with my WINK hub, works perfectly.