Linear GoControl Garage door opener issues

[Tarkus (John Lattarulo)]

I did not have a chance to test using Both .Switch and .Contact. I did try .Contact on the Button with Open and Closed but got Toast error (400) as reported earlier in Thread. I Will try to capture raw sdata per your suggestion. I will need some time with it, my workday is picking up.

[bill (Bill Venhaus)]

I filtered that raw data you messaged me to only include the info for the garage device (id=505). If you look at these files, they are identical. It appears they are not including the status. I’m not sure why that is.

JSON_Open.txt (283 Bytes) JSON_Open.txt (283 Bytes)

[Tarkus (John Lattarulo)]

Is there a command to pick up only device 505? Wlll try again.

[Tarkus (John Lattarulo)]

Is it possible status is not part of short data?

[bill (Bill Venhaus)]

@Tarkus

Is there a command to pick up only device 505? Wlll try again.

Maybe. I don’t know what it is though.

[bill (Bill Venhaus)]

@Tarkus

Is it possible status is not part of short data?

It’s possible. You can check the service files for that device. You should be able to find out by looking at those.

[Tarkus (John Lattarulo)]

Bill I used the command

http://ip_address:3480/data_request?id=user_data&output_format=xml

I think this is long data. See attached and open with notepadd++. I highlighted the line difference I found between open and closed…

505.txt (8.3 KB)

[bill (Bill Venhaus)]

The Home Remote does not poll that endpoint. It polls sdata. Check the service files that device is using. I think you can update them.

[Tarkus (John Lattarulo)]

Bill,

I resolved this by using a virtual switch on the vera hub. Basically, the virtual switch mirrors the status and activates the garage opener and vice versa. The virtual switch is supported in Home Remote so I just linked all the HR elements to that.

Thanks

[bill (Bill Venhaus)]

@Tarkus

I think this is long data. See attached and open with notepadd++. I highlighted the line difference I found between open and closed…

505.txt (8.3 KB)

I reviewed the difference & the open/close status is being sent through SwitchPower1 “Status”. This is what Home Remote was originally using. It was looking at the shortcode which is “status”. I’m probably going to undo that last change I made to look at the “tripped” variable & to again look at the “status” shortcode.

If the “status” shortcode doesn’t exist, then users can add a virtual switch like you are doing. I’m still a little uncertain why it’s doing that. I’m not sure why it is behaving differently than per say a light bulb that is also using SwitchPower1 “Status”.

@Tarkus

I resolved this by using a virtual switch on the vera hub. Basically, the virtual switch mirrors the status and activates the garage opener and vice versa.

[Tarkus (John Lattarulo)]

I am not sure either but I have some non dimable light switchs that went south as well when you switched to sdata. i also control those with virtual switches.No worries, they still work with the workaround.