Eachen GD-DC5 Garage Door Opener for eWeLink
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- This is a product review of the Eachen's DG-DC5 wifi garage door opener which works with iTead's eWeLink applications together with other Sonoff devices.
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Köszönöm szépen Csongor, your vlog is as good as usual !
Works beautifully in HomeKit using HOOBS running the HOOBS EWeLINK plugin. The plugin configuration lets you set-up the device so HomeKit will recognize it specifically as a Garage too. I've had it for a year now with no problems at all. But only recently realized how to get under HomeKit as a Garage with the plugin.
Hy. Great video. I have a same device. Sometimes i can`t open the doors for no reason that i know. My other wifi switces are working i have only problem with this one. Did you have same issues? Thanks
Nice video.. I have been using sonoff products for a couple years now and love them. I currently have an inching switch on my garage but this product takes it all a step further. My question is, does the ewelink app send constant alerts after the door has been opened? It would be great if I got reminders in case I accidentally left my garage door open!
It will send a notification when you open the door, but if you ignore the notification you will not get another.
Hey, how to connect it to a BFT Botticeli Venre ?
Kann man den Controller auch ohne Wifi-Router direkt ansteuern? Oder benötigt man immer ein Wlan? Mein Wlan reicht leider nur bis in die Garage aber vor der Garage habe ich nur noch ein sehr schwaches Wlan! Deshalb die Frage...
I have another one on my single car garage and I didn’t have problems with that one. I just can not find one the same I could only find this one with that’s sensor. The old one I have is just an inching board with a box. This might be a server problem with them because I can see the name on my app which means it connected to my WiFi how ever it’s not connecting to the internet.
Hey i cant find the input for garage motor from the wifi switch.
I cant find where to plug in the two wires
Just wondering if you know if this works on a two door roller garage? Does the app allow multiple doors if you wired up two doors. Or is it a case where it would just open both and close?
Not sure if you know but thought I’d ask.
If you wire both, both will go up and down together.
excelente video. tenga una duda no se si me podrás ayudar , al utilizar alexa, si le digo cerrar garage y el puerta es cerrada no la abrira, por que e utilzado varias opciones, y ese es el problema con app no ahí problema como es solo un pulso, pero si recibe le comendo cerrar y esta cerrado la abrira , igual si esta abierta y recibe le comendo abriar la cerrada por que sol oes pulso con esta producto no pasara esto
Üdv Csongor, does this product have the esp8266 module installed like in sonoff boards, and can it be flashed with tasmota?
I have not taking it apart, but I assume it has an ESP.
Csongor Varga Cool, maybe buying one for myself then
Great review can I use a sonoff product to provide feedback on the state of the door or do I need to buy this?
There is no other product I know of which can do that. So I recommend this one.
So there is no way to display the state of the garage door within the ‘opener’ device just using sonoffs and a reed switch?
@@rockon526 No, other Sonoff device report their state to reflect if the relay is on or off. There is no other external input which can be used. Physically there is, but not in the Sonoff firmware. There are rf door sensors that can be used with a Sonoff RF Bridge, but even those do not report state propely, just and event when the door was opened (no feedback when it gets closed). So this is still thr best all in one solution.
Thanks for the help!
Hi Csongar.
Please advise / explain what adapter you have used for the usb connection.
And phone adapter will work. Any USB charger.
is it possible to alert you if the door has been opened for more than "x" minutes ? I have a bad habit of leaving my door open by accident and i'm trying to find a way to stop that!
Unfortunately I don't know any way to do that.
Nice product, but how does this integrate with devices like Echo Dots? Does the switch offer any more function in that scenario than a $8 wifi relay? Can this report back thru Alexa that the door is open? "Alexa, is the Garage door open?" "No, the Garage door is closed" ??
Yes, you can query the state and set the state via voice control.
Is it possible to pair a Sonoff RM433 to this EACHEN grade door opener?
No, this does not have an RF receiver.
ciao, ho installato tutto, tutto funziona tranne quando chiedo a google home di aprire il garage me lo apre, mentre per chiuderlo dice che non è stato configurato. nella pagina dei dispositivi ewelink ho solo apertura/chiusura e non come da video 1 comando di apertura e 1 di chiusura.
Can you power the DG-DC5 from the 12V of the garage motor or is it only 5V ?
It has a USB input, so that is 5V only. But you can use a cigarette lighter phone charger to step the 12V down to 5.
@@csongorvarga Thanks. Wanted to use it at an outside gate motor, but unfortunately only have 220V and 12V at the motor. Was hoping it supported 5V/12V like sonoff SV. Would like to see a comparison between the hardware of the 2. Haven't seen any pics op the DG-DC5 opened up.
@@RudolphTerblanche Well, big difference is that DG-DC5 actually reports back the if the gate/garage is open/closed. SV would not be able to do that. I think it is a big advantage if you can't visually verify if the gate is moving. You can also use an LM7805 to reduce 12V to 5V. It is just a small 3 legged linear regulator.
I rather think it needs two sensors. Then you get Closed, in motion, Open and Fault! Is it hackable like other Itead products? If it is then adding an additinal input would improve things IMHO? It is advertised here in France at 99 euro, that is very expensive for something that could be hacked out of a standard Sonoff?
I have not taken it apart, but I assume it is also ESP8266 based. It makes sense to have two sensors as you mentioned, but most probably the eWelink app is not designed to handle multiple states. I was thinking about the same, but I don't think it can be hacked from a simple Sonoff. My garage door stops if you send a continuous signal. Unless you click on the device in the eWelink app twice fast it works. But otherwise the continuous signal messes up the garage motor. If you use a different firmware, that it is easy to configure it to only give out a short pulse.
What command to you use to alexa to open or close the garage door?
eWeLink does not have a concept of a door, it treats all devices as lamps. Do it would be something like "Alexa turn on the garage". Or turn off the garage to close the garage door.
You would have to create routines that would say Alexa close garage door and open garage door.
Hai how can i find the trigger point in B&D garage door
I got the wifi device but cant find the trigger where i can insert the wire
There are so many different units. Check the manual of your garage door.
I install one on my garage door. What I don't like about, that it open the garage door by itself after power interruption. It close it after about 3 min. after network is connected. I am wonder if it is the way to disable relay trigger after power is restored.
Ah that is not good. Maybe get in touch with the manufacturer, as I don't know the answer.
@@csongorvarga i have it for a few months now and yes i confirm this problem ,it opens the garage door by itself at any time even at night.I notice that when power interruption or lost wifi connection.I had to unistall it ,not so reliable.
@@greekfirefighter28 Thanks for letting us know. That is an important feedback. I agree with you that it is not reliable.
@@greekfirefighter28 it is not the option in ewelink to allow it to close after a power shortage? Power on state.. in ewelink app.
@@felipevg0261 yes it has the option but it doesn't work.Also if internet line is lost it does the same thing
Can you program multiple phones to operate this unit
You set up the unit on one phone, than you can share the unit to another account. Of you can just open the app with the same account on multiple phones as well.
@@csongorvarga thank you for your prompt reply. Would you please answer another question? This unit does not work on 5g? On other videos, it says to use the 2.4ghz. I don't understand what that means. Where would I find the 2.4 ghz? Will it affect my phone if I take it off of 5g? Or am I not understanding anything here? I have at&t internet at home but I'm not sure what it's running. Sorry, computer illiterate!
@@bigrigcook7322 That is different. Wifi (router) works on two different frequencies. 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz. It is unlikely but possible that your internet wifi router is set to only use the 5 GHz band. In that case your laptop and mobile phone will be able to use the internet (as those devices usually support both 2.4 GHz, and 5 GHz), but for these smart devices it would appear that there is no wifi network. It has nothing to do with the 4G, 4G mobile network on the phone.
What is the sensor for? Can not be mounted without a sensor?
The on/off state in the app will be based on the sensor. You can use it without the sensor, in that case you will not see in the app if the door is open or closed.
@@csongorvarga thank you
is the relay dry contact?
I have not taken it apart and the documentation does not go into such detail. I can only assume it is.
@@csongorvarga thanks for the reply purchased two lets hope they will work
Is it possible to bind it with openHAB ?
This is an eWelink version. They also have a Tuya smart version, and as far as I can see there is a Tuya binding for OpenHAB. I would try that.
@@csongorvarga hey man did you end up making it work with openHAB or home assistant? Or do you know is it possible to install tasmota?
Thanks
@@rr888 I did not check, it is most probably possible but I did not open up the unit.
I have a GD-DC5 Garage door opener device that was working fine for me until a few days ago.
When I open the door, the Ewelink APP starts sending open and closed door notifications, even though the door is actually open. Someone to give me an idea of how to solve the problem and what may be causing it.
Disconnect the sensor and see if the notifications go away. If so, most probably there is some defect in the sensor. If the messages remain, the issue is probably in the unit. Not that I can tell anything else from a distance.
@@csongorvarga thank you again for your advice.. I will try and give some feedback again.
mine wont connect. I have a bunch of sonoff switches and they connect fast, this one does not connect to my net work. I can see the device on my app but everything is gray and it does not work.
I am sorry, I have no idea. The unit appears to be working if you managed to pair it. So it could connect to your wireless network during pairing. All I can think of is that the wifi signal is too weak in your garage for this device to connect to. I assume you did the pairing somewhere inside the house and not in the garage.
I seen on another video , when gray , go completely out of app, then go back in, wifi time to connect
tried it, nothing. I disabled my 5GHz radio configuration on my wifi to let the 2.4ghz govern my wifi but even then I can't make it work. I would love to be able to use this switch.
according with the ewelink tech I needed to disable my 5ghz radio transmission on my wifi to let the 2.4ghz take over. I did but even then it wouldn't work.
Hi. I can‘t getting work with ewelink app. Only with Tuya is it working. Why?
Thanks for help
I think the ewelink and tuya version are two different products. Mine only worked with ewelink.
Csongor Varga yes perhaps, but the device is the same modell!
@@csongorvarga perhaps, but i didn't see anything on the box where it tell's tuya or ewelink...
@@valbuz Check with the seller in case you got the wrong version.
@@csongorvarga I buyed it a long time ago.... no way :-)
can it pause in half
This just gives a signal to the garage motor to open and close. Rest depends on the garage motor. So no. Unless you press the button again.
@@csongorvarga thankyou👍
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