I will replace my 10-year-old garage door opener & would like one that works with Wyze controller. I have looked at a lot online & none have been on the Wyze-compatible list. Can anyone suggest a brand & model number that you are using that works with Wyze.
Thanks, Mike
Mike, I will say this…I have a Garage door opener that is actually “NOT COMPATIBLE” with the Wyze Garage door opener. But there was a loophole…instead of connecting the Wyze device directly to my my GDO Controller, I opened a Garage remote controller, and just wired it to that following these instructions:
So, worst case scenario, even if someone doesn’t give you a good option to choose from, you can always do like I did. I’ve had mine up FOREVER running off the remote controller battery. I’ve never had to replace the battery yet.
Having said that, here is the official compatibility page:
If you go to toward the bottom there is a place you can enter in the make and model for any controller you are considering.
In general though, you can know if it is compatible based on the learning button it uses:
The Yellow learning buttons are super popular lately because they use Chamberlain’s proprietary rolling code, but those aren’t compatible. That is what I have, and even though it’s not compatible, I made it work anyway.
GDO’s have for years been categorized by color of their Learn button. I don’t remember what they current color of the technology being used these days. But the YELLOW LEARN button on nearly everyone’s IoT Smart interface to a GDO that does not work. Don’t buy a GDO that has a YELLOW LEARN button. (I don’t think you can, anyway, its old tech.)
It’s my understanding that even though it’s been out for a long time, it’s actually it’s among the newest tech, with nothing newer having come out yet:
Color of Learn Button | Color of Antenna | Technology | Radio Frequency | Color of LED next to Learn Button | Year of manufacture |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yellow (square) | Gray | DIP Switch | No longer supported | Red | Prior to 1993 |
White | Gray | DIP Switch | No longer supported | Red | Prior to 1993 |
Gray | Gray | DIP Switch | No longer supported | Red | Prior to 1993 |
Green | Gray | Billion Code | 390Mhz | Green | 1993-1997 |
Red/Orange | Gray | Security+ Rolling Code | 390Mhz | Amber/Yellow | 1997-2004 |
Blue* | Gray | Security+ Rolling Code | 433Mhz | Amber/Yellow | |
Purple/Brown | Purple | Security+ Rolling Code | 315Mhz | Amber/Yellow | 2005-2014 |
Yellow (round) | Yellow | Security+ 2.0 | 310, 315 & 390Mhz | Amber/Yellow | 2011-Current |
Or this one who shows what brand they belong to:
Crazy that there hasn’t been anything new since like 2011. So they’re all old, even the newest one.
Huuhh !.
At least, the ROUND Yellow button is the newest (2011-ish)…but on the bright side, you’re totally right about the SQUARE yellow button…it’s no longer supported and is pre-1993, so we’ll just go with that being the one you meant.
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