# Hardware **URL:** https://community.garadget.com/c/hardware/14.md [Latest](https://community.garadget.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.garadget.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://community.garadget.com/tags.md) --- ## [About the Hardware category](https://community.garadget.com/t/about-the-hardware-category/68)
**Author:** [@garadget](https://community.garadget.com/u/garadget)\ **Replies:** 0
Place to discuss Garadget's hardware, extensions, modifications and home-grown versions. --- ## [Offline message, Garadget stopped working](https://community.garadget.com/t/offline-message-garadget-stopped-working/10189)
**Author:** [@Canelo](https://community.garadget.com/u/Canelo)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2026, 10:43pm UTC](https://community.garadget.com/t/offline-message-garadget-stopped-working/10189 "2026-09-17T22:43:08Z")
Hi, Suddenly, and now for 48 days, the Garadget is blinking just white and in a different, fast pace. I’ve tried rebooting it, disconnecting and reconnecting, app uninstall and reinstall but the same issue keeps coming… --- ## [Garadget stop emitting laser](https://community.garadget.com/t/garadget-stop-emitting-laser/10103)
**Author:** [@Yufhan](https://community.garadget.com/u/Yufhan)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2026, 4:04pm UTC](https://community.garadget.com/t/garadget-stop-emitting-laser/10103 "2026-06-03T16:04:52Z")
Hi There, I bought two units for my garages back in 2018, and they work perfectly until now. One unit would stop emitting the laser beam. If I restart it, it will emit the laser initially, but will stop shortly. I would… --- ## [USB micro socket broke](https://community.garadget.com/t/usb-micro-socket-broke/10089)
**Author:** [@twarner](https://community.garadget.com/u/twarner)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2026, 12:10pm UTC](https://community.garadget.com/t/usb-micro-socket-broke/10089 "2026-04-09T12:10:59Z")
I unplugged my ancient Garadget to troubleshoot a constant cyan light with a “offline” error. I think i broke the micro USB socket when I unplugged it. If I plug in the power cable and lift the power wire while applyin… --- ## [Device toasted?](https://community.garadget.com/t/device-toasted/9683)
**Author:** [@dlewanda](https://community.garadget.com/u/dlewanda)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2024, 5:35pm UTC](https://community.garadget.com/t/device-toasted/9683 "2024-04-14T17:35:41Z")
After many happy years using my Garadget, it stopped responding. I believe it may have taken a power surge, as I have proved that the USB power adapter isn’t working. Swapping that out for a known good USB adapter (old i… --- ## [Offline but green no laser](https://community.garadget.com/t/offline-but-green-no-laser/9402)
**Author:** [@Bill\_Sherman](https://community.garadget.com/u/Bill_Sherman)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2023, 8:35am UTC](https://community.garadget.com/t/offline-but-green-no-laser/9402 "2023-07-29T08:35:55Z")
Hello my Garadget unit is showing offline, the green light is On, but I don’t see the red laser light in the reflector. Please suggest solution --- ## [The RED laser beam is dead](https://community.garadget.com/t/the-red-laser-beam-is-dead/885)
**Author:** [@alopes](https://community.garadget.com/u/alopes)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2023, 7:27am UTC](https://community.garadget.com/t/the-red-laser-beam-is-dead/885 "2023-03-22T07:27:00Z")
Hi There, i have noticed that for the last couple of days i was not getting any notifications when the garage door was either opened or closed. So i checked the unit it was for some reason blinking green and the red lase… --- ## [Gate Installation](https://community.garadget.com/t/gate-installation/692)
**Author:** [@lllong](https://community.garadget.com/u/lllong)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2020, 1:46pm UTC](https://community.garadget.com/t/gate-installation/692 "2020-07-24T13:46:51Z")
I will be using this on a outdoor auto gate instead of a garage. I think the trigger for open /close will not be a problem. The laser alignment for the state of the door will be tricky. Can rewire to use a magnetic d… --- ## [Garage Door Open When Closed and Vice Versa](https://community.garadget.com/t/garage-door-open-when-closed-and-vice-versa/8919)
**Author:** [@Cindy](https://community.garadget.com/u/Cindy)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2022, 9:14pm UTC](https://community.garadget.com/t/garage-door-open-when-closed-and-vice-versa/8919 "2022-08-09T21:14:14Z")
I no longer see the laser, does this mean it is kaput? My garage door closes with the button, but if I use the app it closes only a few inches and stops. Status - stopped Reflection - 0% WiFi - excellent --- ## [Reflection very low](https://community.garadget.com/t/reflection-very-low/8668)
**Author:** [@pmring](https://community.garadget.com/u/pmring)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2022, 1:21am UTC](https://community.garadget.com/t/reflection-very-low/8668 "2022-06-05T01:21:26Z")
Originally my reflection values stayed around 98%. The garadget unit has been running great since I installed it in Dec 2018. And it still works except it keeps saying it is opening. I look a the reflection values and… --- ## [Solid Cyan](https://community.garadget.com/t/solid-cyan/8630)
**Author:** [@Michael\_P](https://community.garadget.com/u/Michael_P)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2022, 10:41pm UTC](https://community.garadget.com/t/solid-cyan/8630 "2022-05-09T22:41:12Z")
Hello, My device has been offline for several weeks and I have tried a few times to get it back online. Power cycle, holding M 3 and 10 seconds, but the LED remains a solid cyan no matter what I do. Any suggestions? Th… --- ## [Door shows closed but is open](https://community.garadget.com/t/door-shows-closed-but-is-open/8808)
**Author:** [@sps](https://community.garadget.com/u/sps)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2022, 3:07pm UTC](https://community.garadget.com/t/door-shows-closed-but-is-open/8808 "2022-04-28T15:07:12Z")
The state indicator has worked for a long time quite reliably. Of late the door is physically open and it shows closed in the app. When I close the door it shows opening then goes to closed and shows the correct state. … --- ## [Is laser replaceable?](https://community.garadget.com/t/is-laser-replaceable/8745)
**Author:** [@Allyn\_Skelton](https://community.garadget.com/u/Allyn_Skelton)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2022, 10:54pm UTC](https://community.garadget.com/t/is-laser-replaceable/8745 "2022-03-21T22:54:14Z")
The laser on one of my garadgets is no longer working. Tried reboot, delete and reinstall, etc. But no laser beam. --- ## [Garage is offline](https://community.garadget.com/t/garage-is-offline/2096)
**Author:** [@igouthamkrishna](https://community.garadget.com/u/igouthamkrishna)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2022, 2:32am UTC](https://community.garadget.com/t/garage-is-offline/2096 "2022-03-04T02:32:41Z")
Garadget was working fine till couple of days ago. Now Garadget shows offline, there is no laser and there is a fast pulsing blue light. What can I do to get Garadget working again? --- ## [Garadget Going Offline and no Laser Output](https://community.garadget.com/t/garadget-going-offline-and-no-laser-output/8689)
**Author:** [@bleszinske](https://community.garadget.com/u/bleszinske)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2022, 4:28pm UTC](https://community.garadget.com/t/garadget-going-offline-and-no-laser-output/8689 "2022-03-02T16:28:03Z")
Over the last few weeks I find that my two Garadget devices (I have two garages) are going offline. The App says the garages are off line, and Home Assistant (via MQTT) will not open the garages. The lasers are no long… --- ## [Liftmaster LM80EVF Close function](https://community.garadget.com/t/liftmaster-lm80evf-close-function/8717)
**Author:** [@Enginear1](https://community.garadget.com/u/Enginear1)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2022, 12:05am UTC](https://community.garadget.com/t/liftmaster-lm80evf-close-function/8717 "2022-02-10T00:05:28Z")
Hello, I don’t have a Garadget system yet. I have been looking for a way to integrate a Liftmaster LM80 operator with a Shelly device, for remote opening and closing via smartphones. I need to use Shelly as there are us… --- ## [USB Power Input Receptacle Broke](https://community.garadget.com/t/usb-power-input-receptacle-broke/8708)
**Author:** [@AklSpotter](https://community.garadget.com/u/AklSpotter)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2022, 3:54am UTC](https://community.garadget.com/t/usb-power-input-receptacle-broke/8708 "2022-02-07T03:54:11Z")
Hi: I’ve been using my Garadget for a number of years now and loved it. However, came home today and tried opening the door but it showed my unit was offline, so I used the physical remote to enter my garage. When I g… --- ## [Unit not working anymore](https://community.garadget.com/t/unit-not-working-anymore/8706)
**Author:** [@rdhing](https://community.garadget.com/u/rdhing)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2022, 12:27am UTC](https://community.garadget.com/t/unit-not-working-anymore/8706 "2022-02-07T00:27:48Z")
Hello, this post is for Garadget support. My unit is no longer turning on (no lights come on). This started a while back but only now contacting about this. Is any warranty or replacement option available? RD --- ## [My garadget not connecting to wifi](https://community.garadget.com/t/my-garadget-not-connecting-to-wifi/8546)
**Author:** [@rdhing](https://community.garadget.com/u/rdhing)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2021, 4:45pm UTC](https://community.garadget.com/t/my-garadget-not-connecting-to-wifi/8546 "2021-10-02T16:45:56Z")
Hello, all was working fine up until few days or even week not sure. I have tried multiple “M” and “R” but no luck. When the unit is inside the house it connected fine but as soon as i move to garage the unit doesn’t con… --- ## [MQTT with TLS](https://community.garadget.com/t/mqtt-with-tls/8282)
**Author:** [@Souldad](https://community.garadget.com/u/Souldad)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2021, 3:48pm UTC](https://community.garadget.com/t/mqtt-with-tls/8282 "2021-04-08T15:48:31Z")
I have been using garadget with MQTT and Home Assistant for a couple years with no issues I recently upgraded Mosquitto MQTT broker to version 2.0.3 (from 1.??) and mosquitto 2+ disables permissive mode by default. I de… --- ## [Unit Offline/No Lights](https://community.garadget.com/t/unit-offline-no-lights/8281)
**Author:** [@morkie210](https://community.garadget.com/u/morkie210)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2021, 3:36pm UTC](https://community.garadget.com/t/unit-offline-no-lights/8281 "2021-04-08T15:36:20Z")
My unit shows offline with no lights to it. I’ve verified that it has power to it. Is there a way to reset it? --- ## [Garadget works intermittently](https://community.garadget.com/t/garadget-works-intermittently/8219)
**Author:** [@Bill.senske](https://community.garadget.com/u/Bill.senske)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2021, 10:09pm UTC](https://community.garadget.com/t/garadget-works-intermittently/8219 "2021-03-08T22:09:40Z")
Symptom: Garage door would open sometimes using clicker in car after installing the Garadget. In particular it would NOT work of the garage door light was on. Secondly of the garage door light was off my new car had … --- ## [Offline garage](https://community.garadget.com/t/offline-garage/8160)
**Author:** [@rande23](https://community.garadget.com/u/rande23)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2021, 5:43pm UTC](https://community.garadget.com/t/offline-garage/8160 "2021-02-10T17:43:15Z")
My garage keeps going offline but if I open it with the opener it will work fine after a few hours . I also replaced the usb cable and hub and still the same issue. --- ## [Garadget firmware 1.24](https://community.garadget.com/t/garadget-firmware-1-24/8078)
**Author:** [@garadget](https://community.garadget.com/u/garadget)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2021, 1:11am UTC](https://community.garadget.com/t/garadget-firmware-1-24/8078 "2021-01-12T01:11:37Z")
The updated firmware 1.24 is out and most units have automatically received the update. The purpose of the update was to update underlying system to the most current stable version. There is no change in any of the func… --- ## [Not Laser and M button does seen to work](https://community.garadget.com/t/not-laser-and-m-button-does-seen-to-work/8138)
**Author:** [@scbohorquez](https://community.garadget.com/u/scbohorquez)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2021, 7:48pm UTC](https://community.garadget.com/t/not-laser-and-m-button-does-seen-to-work/8138 "2021-01-31T19:48:52Z")
We recently move and I was installing the unit at the new house. At first it turn ok, a few minutes later the laser stop. I tried connecting and disconnecting the unit, used a different charger, move it close to the rout… --- ## [Laser Dead after 1 1/2 years](https://community.garadget.com/t/laser-dead-after-1-1-2-years/8119)
**Author:** [@stanhorst](https://community.garadget.com/u/stanhorst)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2021, 1:40pm UTC](https://community.garadget.com/t/laser-dead-after-1-1-2-years/8119 "2021-01-25T13:40:53Z")
Hi there. I’ve been using our garadget successfully for 1 1/2 years, and love it. Just last week the door stopped mid-opening or mid-closing. I’ve powered the device down, removed it from the app, and reinstalled it. L… --- ## [Would be cool to add video support](https://community.garadget.com/t/would-be-cool-to-add-video-support/1087)
**Author:** [@ljbaird](https://community.garadget.com/u/ljbaird)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2020, 4:39am UTC](https://community.garadget.com/t/would-be-cool-to-add-video-support/1087 "2020-11-27T04:39:50Z")
It would be really cool if we could get a web cam attachment to see if there is any activity in the garage. I had an unfortunate experience where my son came home and left the door open. I saw that it had been open for 2… --- ## [Connection issues](https://community.garadget.com/t/connection-issues/7927)
**Author:** [@chris.walker01](https://community.garadget.com/u/chris.walker01)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2020, 1:37am UTC](https://community.garadget.com/t/connection-issues/7927 "2020-11-23T01:37:45Z")
Hi, I’ve been using my Garadget for a few years with no major issues, but recently I’ve started having connectivity issues. I’ve been monitoring it with Nagios, just doing a ping test, and there are frequently periods … --- ## [False Positives while Garage Door is Open](https://community.garadget.com/t/false-positives-while-garage-door-is-open/7866)
**Author:** [@maddox](https://community.garadget.com/u/maddox)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2020, 6:08am UTC](https://community.garadget.com/t/false-positives-while-garage-door-is-open/7866 "2020-11-10T06:08:52Z")
I have my Garaget set up and it’s working great. But the one issue I have is that when the garage door is open for a while during the day, it will get triggered that it is closed, but then open, and on and on. This resu… --- ## [Adding an external antenna](https://community.garadget.com/t/adding-an-external-antenna/404)
**Author:** [@garadget](https://community.garadget.com/u/garadget)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2020, 4:30pm UTC](https://community.garadget.com/t/adding-an-external-antenna/404 "2020-11-04T16:30:16Z")
For the improved WiFi range and stability in challenging radio environments it is possible to add an external antenna to your Garadget. Adding the antenna Antenna can be purchased on eBay for about a buck shipped. Searc… [Next page](https://community.garadget.com/c/hardware/14.md?page=1)