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0 pointsorgansnyder2y ago0 comments

I bought MyQ's Homekit bridge to allow local integration with Home Assistant. It was a bit of a pain to set up initially, and it's stupid that I have a separate device when the openers themselves support wifi natively, but it's been rock-solid.

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mikestew2y ago

You know that "bit of a pain to set up initially" you mentioned? Yeah, I've had to do that repeatedly because its little pea-brain forgets every few months. It's been anything but rock-solid for me. I just gave up on it.

I initially bought the bridge because I thought a wireless relay spliced into the hardwired door switch would be too much trouble, so I'll spend a little and save some time. Boy, was I wrong.

rootusrootus2y ago

I had a version of your experience, but it resolved magically. No idea why. I originally set up the integration, and it worked. Then I completely rebuilt HA at one point and had to redo the bridge config, and it just refused. All sorts of errors, it just refused to even see the doors. Frustrated, I chucked the device in my closet and forgot about it for a while.

Then a few months later I decided to try again and be very careful and deliberate, and ... it worked. Just like it was supposed to. Sigh. No idea what incantation I did right, but now it has been working for several years without a hitch.

I did recently buy a ratgdo (well, ordered it at least, it hasn't arrived). That's my backup plan if the Home Bridge decides to go tits up.

organsnyderOP2y ago

I've been lucky, I guess. After I got it set up, it's just worked—even across various configuration changes I've made to Home Assistant and my network infrastructure.

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