The ESPHome 2025.8 release has a size error when it tries to upload the new file after update.

For semi-related parking purposes, I'd like to be able to detect which car is in which garage spot, or which one might be coming into the garage. I was thinking I could use BLE and RSSI readings to get a general sense -- all of my cars actually have BLE beacons in them already. And if that doesn't work, I can always get some beacons. In any case, I tried to add the esp_32_ble tracker and text sensor/ble_scanner but that creates an image with too large of a flash size.

I tried switching over to esp-idf framework as the error message suggests, but it seems ratgdo won't compile with esp-idf due to softwareserial not working with esp-idf.

Anyone face a similar challenge?

I did see that konnected.io has their own product/library based on ratgdo. Was wondering if I could use their library (gdolib, which is able to use esp-idf), but with the ratgdo hardware. Anyone try that?

Over head door company gdo.

I have a program button on the bottom; but it’s black.

Just got around to installing 2 ratgdo32's. Everything working fine. Looks like the mqtt firmware is no longer active, so I added the mqtt lines to the existing ESPHome config file and built and flashed the new firmware, and that is working as well.

Got their mac addresses giving out fixed IPs and that works as well, but the device name on it's page is still ratgdov32 and then some parts of a mac address. How can this be changed to a custom name? I've seen other references in the documentation that you can just change this on the configuration page, but I don't see a place to update it. For reference, I am not using this with home assistant and mainly looking just for the mqtt integration.

In lieu of changing the device name, can I force the mqtt name to be something else, i.e. "gdoleft" or something?

For my local website, I have added the password protection, but it seems to me anyone could put in the numbers and see the opening page, which things like “update firmware” and more.

Is this secure in terms of hacking? Is there anything more I can do to make it super secure?

I'm not sure what to do. It's a new device, and it works sometimes. So it's not like it's wired wrong, since it opens and closes the door, sometimes! But often, it will open, then won't close. If I open the web GUI on my phone, it will hang, sometimes it will reboot. One time, it loaded the page for about 30 seconds, then the page loaded and the shut command came through all at once, so the 5 second timer and the 5 blinking lights happened all in less than 2 seconds.

What do I do to troubleshoot this?

Just got the ratgdo32 connected to my Chamberlain. Controller functions fine, ratgdo is communicating and working with HomeAssistant but for some reason, the camera on the MyQ app isn’t working.

Anyone else have this issue?

Hi Group. Just getting my feet wet with Home Assistant and the ratgo32 disco is my first project. I have a liftmaster(2010) with security+ 1 garage door opener. I have the ratgo setup and mostly working. I have a question about reading the door status. If my door is fully open and I close it halfway, it reads that as closed, which I expected to read as open unless it is fully closed. Is my assumption correct? Essentially when I do my time for bed automation, I want the garage door to close if open. It’s a pretty rare scenario where I would have the door half closed(or open for optimists), but I want that condition covered if it happens. Thanks.

I don’t have the MyQ connectivity or a wall mounted opener as it’s all wireless. Am I missing anything to be able to control my roller door via Home Assistant or HomeKit?

I assume I will have to wire it into port 0?

Thankyou for the help!

ratgdo32 with Liftmaster 84505R

Flashed with ESP firmware and working great in Home Assistant. Question though is the parking laser either on or off or should it activate with door open or occupancy sensor?

I have this situation - its a somfy axion 65 garage door opener. The brown and white wire are connected to a wall switch from where i can open and close the garage.

So, how do i put the ratgdo32 in between?

Hello,

I have an old Craftsman GDO. (I posted about it before I bought my RatGDO32 here)

I am now trying to get it to work. I've successfully got it to work with dry contact wiring. My GDO came out around the time Security + 1.0 came out, so I can't find a definitive reference for whether or not my GDO supports it.

If dry contact works with the ratgdo, and also I can cause the garage door to open by bridging the two terminals on the GDO, does this necessarily mean it does not support Security + 1.0?

I have wired it to my GDO for security + 1.0 but the ratgdo just keeps saying can't find wall panel, and nothing works. So I suspect this means it doesn't support security + 1.0.

If this is true, I guess my best bet is to get a couple of sensors to tell me when the GDO is open/closed, and that will give me all the functionality I need.

This is how I have it wired for dry contact. Best I understand, for Security + 1 I need to also connect the black wire.

Hoping for some pre-purchase tips.

I want to smarten up my garage door. I'm running Home Assistant (via undraid, if that matters) and would like to be able to open/close the door remotely. And, be able to detect current state if possible.

Current setup:

GDO:

https://imgur.com/a/KUbLhbS

Wall button

https://imgur.com/a/NRWduyL

What ratgdo board would be best? What firmware? Should I replace the wall button? What kind of wiring would I need to use? I have a purple button, right?

Any guidance would be great, thanks!

I have a chamber 8500 side mount… Had the older ratgdo and mistakenly removed it from my HomeKit… Still had it on my HA and it worked So I reloaded the software and it didn’t work… Ordered a 32 and now it shows open when it’s closed and doesn’t work… I have tried everything reloading etc?! Any suggestions from anyone

Hi

Can someone please help with wiring

I’m confused what wires I wire into what Input?

Page 9 of the manual shows the up and down wiring inputs.

I’d also like to wire in a sensor for the open/ close status so I can partially open the door. A link to the manual is below.

Thank you.

https://motepro.com.au/Manuals/Grifco/Rolling/LR-Drive-Manual.pdf

I’ve got a new Liftmaster Garage door opener with a wired button and remotes to go with a new 2-car garage door (Security+ 2, yellow training button). The new garage door covers my pulldown attic stairs when open. To keep the garage door top from hitting the stairs if they are down, I:

1) close garage door with the inside button 2) press the Lock button on the inside button until the light flashes fast 3) pull down the stairs

This prevents any remote from opening the garage door.

If I install my Ratgdo32 and connect it to my Home Assistant, will sending a Door Open command from Home Assistant be respected by the Ratgdo and/or the Liftmaster?

I don’t want the door opened when in the Locked state.

FYI, my Ratgdo was previously installed on my 1-car Liftmaster and was connected to Home Assistant, so I can still see the Ratgdo options. I know that Ratgdo supports setting/displaying the Locked/Unlocked state as well.

I am installing a Ratgdo V2.53i on an old Chamberlin Security +. I have added reeds for open and close. But I am confused on Obstruction sensors. Do I move wires from GDO to the Radgdo ? NOT SURE HOW TO CONNECT - I am adding it to Home Assistant.

I have been a happy user of ratgdo for well over a year and was eager and elated to ditch MyQ.

I have (2) Liftmaster 8500w jack shaft wall mounted motors. For the most part they seem great. But on occasion, the motors will falsely detect some kind of sensitivity or obstruction and open. This can take 10 attempts to close and sometimes it won’t work.

I’ve cleaned the lenses, checked sensor alignment, and even 3D printed light shields to block direct sunlight as that seemed to be an issue.

These false obstructions are getting worse and the only way I can manually force it to close is by holding down the garage door button (directly wired to the motor system) and it overrides all safety protections and closes the door.

Can ratgdo mimic this same functionality and force it to close?

I’m an advanced HA user and am happy to program if the function is possible!

I successfully added the ratgdos to my garage door openers but went to do it on my gate opener and got a bit intimidated. Any pointers on this would be appreciated!

I have installed a RATGDO32 on my Chamberlain B6713T (Security + 2.0, Yellow button), all works fine accept the wall button (wall button is the one supplied with the opener), it just slowly blinks the light on the button. The opener functions with remotes, the MyQ app and Home Assistant, but not the wall button. I have reinstalled the firmware on the RATGDO, power cycled the unit, disconnected and reconnected everything, and I still have the issue. Any suggestions on how to get the wall button to work?

Update: Hooked everything up without the RATGDO, and the wall button still did not work. Chamberlain is replacing the wall button under the warranty. I will update once I get the replacement button.

Update #2: Chamberlain sent a replacement wall button, as the opener is still under warranty. The new button and opener now work fine. The button must have shorted out when I installed the RATGDO.

Hello all, I just had my garage doors remodeled and added a ratgdo in order to bring it into my Apple Homekit. Everything works great so far, but I have one question:

I am trying to make a Homekit automation that turns the LEDs on my Inovelli White Light Switches red if the garage door is left open. I have successfully done this for other things, so I understand the mechanics of it, however the ratgdo devices don't have an "open/close" signifier at the automation level in Homekit. Instead they are listed as "locked/unlocked".

I presumed this wouldn't be an issue and "locked" would align with "closed", however, after testing it, open≠unlocked and closed≠locked. Is there any way (within Homekit) to get it to understand "open/closed" rather than "locked/unlocked"?

Thanks for any help you can offer!

I had ordered a RatGDO32 a couple weeks ago, now I'm looking to order a second one but the website seems to be down. I'm hoping that the moderators of this subreddit have the ability to reach out to whomever is responsible for the domain can get it it reinstated. Based upon the timing it looks like in July 2024 they migrated to a new domain and it would make sense that about a year later it would need to be renewed.

EDIT: It is back up now! Order away!

Does anyone have a pic or the side of the board with DC and USB connectors to share? Is there a schematic available for the board?