I just noticed that AEOTEC by Aeon Labs has a garage door controller coming soon, maby I should wait for this one?
BR, Tomas
I searched this thread for ‘delay’ but couldn’t find anyone with the same issue I’m having - not sure if it’s even an issue or what. And since it seems to be a common question, yes, I have the device ID’s for the sensor (RS1000HC) and switch (ZFM-80) set in the plugin
When I click the “lock” or “unlock” button, the lock icon immediately switches to the new state (locked, for door closed)- but then after a couple seconds, it goes “open” again, and shortly thereafter it goes back to “closed” at the exact same moment that my door sensor device updates.
It’s almost like the “lock” button is (and this may be purposeful) forcing the device state to locked immediately, which is then being polled or overridden somehow by the fact that the door sensor hasn’t yet detected the door state change - but when it does, the lock state goes back to closed.
Hope that makes some sense - I expected that when I clicked “lock” that the garage door would close, and once it was closed and the door sensor reflected the closed state, the lock icon would change to closed.
Otherwise plugin works great, thanks for your hard work!
I am sure i am missing or doing something wrong. my garage door sensor SM103 does not give me the status or state of the garage door (whether it is closed or open). it is armed at 10pm and bypass at 6am; if it is tripped, i get a text message from my iphone. the only way i can monitor whether the garage door is open/closed is through the foscam camera and the plugin (sometimes the plugin gives the wrong state and the camera doesn’t always work.). my other issue is my ZFM-80 is always off. when i open the garage door, its blue light will blink couple of times and will stay solid for about 30 seconds. then it will turn off. any help will be appreciated.
@jasongill
How long does it take for your garage door to close ?
It changes the state right away … Then verifies it 20 seconds later.
It sounds like your door is taking longer than 20 seconds to close/open
@waltzer11
If the door sensor is not working properly … the Garage Door plugin will not work properly. The Garage Door plugin does not care if the sensor is armed or not.
You need to get the Door Sensor to work properly first … maybe it needs batteries … or maybe it is to far from Vera.
[quote=“RichardTSchaefer, post:184, topic:167178”]@jasongill
How long does it take for your garage door to close ?
It changes the state right away … Then verifies it 20 seconds later.
It sounds like your door is taking longer than 20 seconds to close/open
@waltzer11
If the door sensor is not working properly … the Garage Door plugin will not work properly. The Garage Door plugin does not care if the sensor is armed or not.
You need to get the Door Sensor to work properly first … maybe it needs batteries … or maybe it is to far from Vera.[/quote]
my SM103 is just about 2 weeks old i bought from homeseer. i think it is working properly because i tested and intentionally tripped it while armed and i got a text message from my iphone. not too far from vera-i have a Z1R000 motion sensor and it communicates very well with vera. just now i checked the plugin at the website https://fwd2.mios.com (using my pc) and it shows the correct state (lock); but when i checked with my iphone using the automator.app, the plugin shows “unlock” even if the garage has been closed for about 20 minutes. do you think the issue might be with “automator.app”? maybe i should try another app. what are the other guys using?
[quote=“waltzer11, post:185, topic:167178”][quote=“RichardTSchaefer, post:184, topic:167178”]@jasongill
How long does it take for your garage door to close ?
It changes the state right away … Then verifies it 20 seconds later.
It sounds like your door is taking longer than 20 seconds to close/open
@waltzer11
If the door sensor is not working properly … the Garage Door plugin will not work properly. The Garage Door plugin does not care if the sensor is armed or not.
You need to get the Door Sensor to work properly first … maybe it needs batteries … or maybe it is to far from Vera.[/quote]
my SM103 is just about 2 weeks old i bought from homeseer. i think it is working properly because i tested and intentionally tripped it while armed and i got a text message from my iphone. not too far from vera-i have a Z1R000 motion sensor and it communicates very well with vera. just now i checked the plugin at the website https://fwd2.mios.com (using my pc) and it shows the correct state (lock); but when i checked with my iphone using the automator.app, the plugin shows “unlock” even if the garage has been closed for about 20 minutes. do you think the issue might be with “automator.app”? maybe i should try another app. what are the other guys using?[/quote]
EDIT: now Automator.app shows the correct state of the plugin although it took a long time
[quote=“RichardTSchaefer, post:184, topic:167178”]@jasongill
How long does it take for your garage door to close ?
It changes the state right away … Then verifies it 20 seconds later.
It sounds like your door is taking longer than 20 seconds to close/open[/quote]
OK that makes perfect sense - I’ve never timed it but I’d guess it’s around 20 seconds. Is there a way to override that (to 30 seconds) so the state doesn’t switch twice?
Thanks for your help!!
Yep you can edit the file I_GarageDoorLock.xml
You can download it from Apps then Develop Apps then Luup Files
Download the specified file.
Save a copy somewhere in case you corrupt it during editing.
Change 1 line … near the bottom (5th from bottom) … change “20s” to “30s”.
Then upload the edited file back to Vera … Check the option Restart Luup after upload than Go
[quote=“mitch672, post:22, topic:167178”]I have the “virtual” garage door lock working wth the code in post #1, works great.
Now, what I would like to do, is use the Wayne Dalton WHDA-12 Homelink-Zwave gateway to activate/deactivate the virtual lock. In other words, instead of using my RF receiver on the door, have Vera take care of it.
I tried adding a scene, but the issue is, the scene has to be a “lock” or “unlock” scene, what I really want is a “toggle” scene. So if the overhead door is open, close it, and if it is closed, open it.
Mitch[/quote]
I read through this thread and didn’t see an answer to the quoted question. It’s probably obvious but I’m not sure how to do it. I’m using the garage door plugin and it’s working great (thanks!). Now I’d like to create a scene that toggles the door. So if it’s open, it should close, and vice versa. I’m looking for something similar to a traditional garage remote. Is this possible?
You could do this in LUA code attached to the Scene.
There is a ToggleState defined for the Lock DeviceType … It is not implemented … I can add it … It will take a while since I will not be home for a while.
The toggle would be a welcome addition here…I use an NFC tag on my motorcycle as the garage door opener. But currently have to either use two tags (one for open, one for close) or have the tag reader toggle between sending a lock command and an unlock command, but 50% of the time the first command it sends is the wrong one.
Not urgent as it will be a couple more months before it’s cool enough here in Phoenix to ride my motorcycles again.
Richard - I noticed you have helped a few other with the Garage Door Plug In. Currently, I have a Remotec Z-Wave Relay (ZFM-80) and Everspring Zwave Door/Window Sensor. The Relay is ID 25 and Sensor is ID 24. I can control the relay fine with Vera and the sensor is showing tripped or not tripped.
I have installed the plug in, and inserted the ID’s into the variable fields. Nothing happens with I pressure unlock/lock. Any advise?
Thanks in Advance
Thad
Are you using the device id’s and not the node id’s?
- Garrett
I think that was it. My sensor is 39 and Relay is 58. I will report back once I test it
[quote=“RichardTSchaefer, post:190, topic:167178”]You could do this in LUA code attached to the Scene.
There is a ToggleState defined for the Lock DeviceType … It is not implemented … I can add it … It will take a while since I will not be home for a while.[/quote]
Could you use PLEG for this? If the Garage Door reports unlocked, then lock it, and vice versa. (I’m new to PLEG.)
Could you use PLEG for this? If the Garage Door reports unlocked, then lock it, and vice versa. (I'm new to PLEG.)
The problem for PLEG is to determine how to trigger it.
Richard, I’m interested in getting the Toggle function implemented. Are you interested in implementing it?
Have you looked at the MIMOLite? Their site gives a specific setup for using with your garage door.
http://www.fortrezz.com/index.php/products/mimolite
Look under the Files tab.
Garage Door plugin works great, thanks!!. I am using an insteon IO Link as the relay and the input (sensor) is the garage doors built in reed switch. The reed switch, when the door is closed, reports a “triggered” event which gives the garage door plug in the understanding it is “unlocked”. I tried to use a virtual toggle switch for the sensor changing 0 to 1 but that seem to create a conflict with the plug in. If you have a simple fix great, otherwise next step is to use a relay before the Io sensor.
Having an issue with the LFM-20. Sometimes when I try to close the garage door, the relay does not turn off until I try to lock it again. If I look at the UI, it shows the relay as on (when it should be off). Does this sound like a problem with the relay or is the plugin not turning off the relay for some reason? If it sounds like the relay, are there more reliable relays to try?