Why Smart Gorilla Garage Door opener doesn’t work with all Garage Openers?
There is still hope, just continue reading till the end.
The Bluetooth Smart Gorilla Garage Door opener doesn’t work on all Garage Door Openers, like all other Bluetooth Garage Door Openers, and WiFi enabled as well, Garage Door Openers in the market today. The reason is because certain Garage Door Opener companies design their system (Garage Control Unit) differently. This is why it is recommended to perform a test that will allow you to make the right decision. The test is performed by briefly connecting and disconnecting the Garage Trigger Points (connecting to Wall Switch Contacts) on the Garage Control Unit - see figure of this post. This test should take less than 60 seconds. It maybe helpful to watch this video for more details.
Here is brief explanation to help you understand why not all available “Bluetooth Garage Door Openers” work on all Garages.
There are three kinds of electronic systems:
1. Systems that operate by using ON and OFF digital signals.
2. Systems that operate by using multiple combinations of ON and OFF signals, such as ON is replaced by ON-ON-OFF-ON, and OFF may be replaced by ON-OFF-ON-ON. Those combinations of ON and OFF may take very large number of arrangements and possibilities and may require external electronic Encoders and Decoders to handle.
3. Systems that operate by using Analog signals. Those Analog signals then are either conditioned and/or converted into digital signals for further processing.
As of today, it is cost and the associated huge research and development that prohibit designing a “Bluetooth Garage Door Opener” with this feature. This is similar say to the Infrared Remote-control used to control all TVs. VCRs, Desktops, CATV Boxes from one single handheld remote control. Others call it One For All, or OFA remote control unit. It takes huge research and data collection efforts to include all Infra Red control signals from hundreds of units into one unit. The inclusion of Analog Conditioning into the Garage Door units makes it even more complex to handle than Digital signaling.
Remember that including the signaling information of one Bluetooth Garage Door company into third party company without consent from the original designer company maybe subject to legal matters. This maybe possible if companies join efforts and collaborate to develop such a device under a legally binding conditions.
In conclusion, it is labour intensive, costly and maybe illegal to design a “Universal” Bluetooth Garage Door Opener for all Garages in the World. Unless those legal and labor-intensive matters are resolved then it becomes a possibility.
There is still one hope left, if it is possible to easily reach those two trigger electric points inside the “Wall Switch” then by all means connect the “Red and Black” trigger wires extending from the “Smart Gorilla Garage Door opener” to those two trigger electric points inside the Wall Switch box. This maybe done if those two electric contacts are easily reachable from within the Wall Switch, otherwise you may need to have some technical skills in soldering in order to solder the trigger wires (from Smart Gorilla Garage Door opener) directly on the PCB board inside the Wall Switch. Please be advised that FT Automation is not responsible for any damage that you may cause to your Wall Switch while doing any soldering work to the Wall Switch PCB board. Also remember that it is dangerous to solder wires inside the Wall Switch PCB board if the Wall Switch is connected to a live Garage Door Control Unit. As a rule of thumb, always disconnect the PCB board from electric supply and live circuits before doing any soldering work to it.
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