Openhab Garage Door Opener

Looking for ideas what and how to use to add.

Openhab garage door opener. My config settings. Rule a garage opener was triggered when item agarageopener1 received command or item agarageopener2 received command then var topic triggeringitem name substring 1 cmd sendcommand topic on loginfo logname garage opener triggeringitem name substring triggeringitem name length 1 was triggered if vnetwork cerberos state off this is a network binding item that goes off when the rpi goes offline aalert sendcommand attempting to trigger a garage opener but the. I regularly do that remotely e g. Currently have a chamberlain garage door opener and was using the myq add on to control it through openhab but they keep changing the api which renders the add on useless.

Chamberlain 1 25 hp myq secure view and ultra bright smart belt drive garage door opener with myq and wi fi compatibility and battery back up and led light and camera s item 1630354 model b6765. There is already a binding available for openhab 1 works on 2 so you can know your home made device will work with openhab. I can then use this from other rules with garagedoorcommand sendcommand open to open the door. Hi i am just making my first steps with openhab moving over from a self written interface.

If you have multiple garage door openers and or lights the device index is based on the order the garage door opener light s were added to the myq app. My first appliance is a garage door that is not only monitored contact but can also be controlled. Or you can pre order a pre built one. The controlling is done in one topic.

I added a string item for the actual command to open or close the door. When i am leaving the highway or after i have already driven out of reach of common rf solutions it is connected via mqtt. 2 switches for feedback for open and closed messages. A switch to open close the door.

I am using a raspberry pi3b gpio pins to control a relay board which simulates someone pressing the garage door opener on the wall. Starting openhab in debug mode will display your myq devices and the order they are listed in the api. This tutorial assumes you have the gpio binding installed and have already gotten that working for other items. Hooray for open source.