This is a free, open-source plugin to control MyQ garage doors and gates. It should work with LiftMaster, Chamberlain, and Craftsman-branded openers, but has only been tested on a LiftMaster 8355W opener.
You will need to install the plugin manually. Download HSPI_LiftMasterMyQ.exe from the latest release and drop it into your HS3 directory (where HomeSeerAPI.dll is located). Then restart HS3.
Make sure you don't change the filename or the plugin won't work. No additional DLLs are required.
Enable the plugin from the Plug-Ins > Manage page. Once enabled, it should give an error indicating that your MyQ
username and password haven't yet been set. Click on the plugin name or use Plug-Ins > LiftMaster MyQ > Settings
to open the settings page, where you should enter your MyQ email address and password.
Optionally you can change the poll frequency, which is how frequently the plugin queries the MyQ server for your garage door status. This defaults to 10,000 ms (10 seconds) but can be set as low as 5,000 ms (5 seconds). The lower this value, the more quickly your door status will update in the HS3 UI (and trigger events), but the more load you place on the MyQ server and the more likely you draw their operations' guys attention. We aren't exactly using an API that's publicly supported so if you draw their attention, you might get cut off from the service. Lower at your own risk.
If your opener is branded as Craftsman, then you will need to select it in the "Brand" dropdown list. Note that while the plugin can control multiple garage door openers, it can only control openers branded as LiftMaster/Chamberlain (they use the same interface), or branded as Craftsman. Craftsman-branded openers cannot be controlled alongside openers branded as either LiftMaster or Chamberlain.
Once you enter your email, password, brand, and optionally change the poll frequency, click "Submit". The plugin will immediately attempt to authenticate with MyQ and will let you know whether it succeeded or failed.
Once you successfully authenticate, the plugin will automatically create devices in HS3 for each garage door or gate registered in your MyQ account. New openers that you register in MyQ will have devices created for them in HS3 immediately and automatically.
If you delete a device from your MyQ account, you will need to manually delete its associated device in HS3. If you delete a device from HS3 but not from MyQ, it will be re-created automatically the next time the plugin starts.
If you change your MyQ password, you will need to update it on the plugin's settings page. Once a password is submitted and saved, the password box will be pre-filled with "*****". To update your MyQ password in the plugin, clear the password box completely then enter your new password.
This plugin is tested and works under:
- Windows (Windows 10 version 1803)
- Linux (Raspbian 9 Stretch)
- Mono version 4.6.2