Be it as a classic up-and-over door or as a space-saving sectional or roller door. The garage door with operator is an indispensable part of our everyday life. Who would want to open the gate by hand every day and then have to close it again?
But did you know that you can smartly retrofit not only your house and garden but also your electric garage door? Today we will show you what options there are for this and what other advantages a smart garage door offers you.
One of the most important reasons to retrofit your own garage smart is of course the desire to conveniently control the door via app and smartphone. Thanks to intelligent voice controls such as the Google Assistant or Apple Siri, your gate even opens on demand. But how does the smart garage door control actually work?
Basically, a smart garage control is a device that is wired directly to the door operator. Once installed, it can then be connected via smartphone thanks to the integrated WLAN or another wireless standard. So you can always see how your garage is doing in the corresponding app.
Here you now have two options. Either you connect your smartphone to your smart garage via Bluetooth. Or you can connect the garage control to your WLAN. But there are also two other ways you can open and close your garage smartly.
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Bluetooth is particularly suitable for on-site control. Its range varies between 10 and 15 meters, depending on the orientation and situation. As soon as you reach your driveway, your smartphone connects to your garage door and you can easily open it with a click in the app.
Each of us has probably already experienced the following situation. You are on your way home, you are almost at home and then you cannot find the garage door opener. For good reason, because you left it on the dresser in the morning in a hurry.
So happy are those who can open their electric garage door with their smartphone, right? After all, each and every one of us has our smartphone close at hand – even in the car. The smartphone as a garage door opener would be very practical. No problem with the appropriate drive and app. A quick swipe in the app and the gate goes up. This turns your smartphone into a real remote control for your garage door.
If, on the other hand, you choose the WLAN variant, the smart garage door control connects to your home network. In this way, you can also check the status of your garage while you are out and about. So if it is open or someone opens it in your absence, you will receive a push message. So you can keep an eye on your garage at all times, even when you are out and about.
You’re late, jump in the car and drive off. And while you are on your way to the office, suddenly the question arises: “Have I closed the garage door? Is the garage really closed?” Of course, you don’t have time to turn back to take a look. There is also no one at home left who could check the gate. Good advice is expensive, right?
Fortunately, you’ve already made your garage door smart and you can just grab your smartphone. With one click in the app, you can find out how your garage door is doing. Thanks to the integrated tilt sensor, your system also recognizes how far your up-and-over door is open. Even with a roller door, your app can tell you by what percentage the door has been raised. Or how about if you ask about the condition of your door via a voice assistant?
Intelligent gate systems often offer another type of control that is also closely linked to your smartphone. You’ve probably heard of geofencing before, haven’t you? This means that your garage controller is connected to your smartphone and can access its location data. For example, if you get 100 meters closer to your driveway, the gate will open automatically. On the other hand, if you move more than 100 meters away, the gate closes again.
There is a fourth variant. In the Homematic IP ecosystem, there is a motion sensor that also reacts to light. In itself, that’s nothing special at first. Many motion detectors do this. But how about if you don’t open your garage with your smartphone, app, or remote control, but with a light signal? Simply flasher three lights and your garage will open. It couldn’t be easier, right?
This also makes your garage much safer. Gone are the days when the garage door was ajar and no one noticed. But that’s not all. Many garage door systems can also be connected to other smart home devices. In particular, outdoor motion detectors, smart floodlights, or outdoor cameras make sense here.
For example, Apple HomeKit can be used to link not only the garage door but also the external camera, for example. So you always have full control over what is happening in the driveway and in front of your garage. Whether you are using the app or even a Siri voice command, you can switch to the action when you are on the go. You will also be informed as soon as someone else opens the gate. So you can always have no worries, whether in the office or on a well-deserved vacation.
A smart garage door offers you many types of comfort. So you basically always have your gate opener with you and can check whether the gate is closed when you are out and about. You will even be informed as soon as someone else opens the garage. Thanks to intelligent smart home platforms such as Apple HomeKit or a complete ecosystem such as Homematic IP, you can integrate the garage into existing automation. A smart garage can therefore be much more than just the garage door that you control with your smartphone.
