Hey everyone, I’m excited to share my journey with integrating my garage door into Google Home. I’ve been experimenting with smart home tech for a while now, and this project has been on my list for months. Let me walk you through my setup and the challenges I’ve encountered along the way.
So, I have a KNX system in my house, which I’ve been using for lighting and climate control. Now, I wanted to extend this to my garage door. I’ve mapped the garage door functions to a rollershutter item in OpenHAB, which communicates with Google Home via metadata. The cool part is that I can already control the garage door using voice commands like ‘open’ or ‘close.’ But here’s the catch: I can’t see the status of the garage door in the Google Home app. The buttons for opening and closing only work with voice commands, not through the app interface. This is a bit frustrating because I was really looking forward to having a seamless control experience.
Let me break down what I’ve done so far:
- KNX Setup: I’ve configured the KNX device with four channels: UP, DOWN, contact when open, and contact when closed. This was straightforward using the KNX integration in OpenHAB.
- OpenHAB Configuration: I mapped these channels to a rollershutter item. The rules seem to be working as intended since the voice commands function properly.
- Google Home Integration: I added the metadata ‘garage’ to the rollershutter item, which allows Google Home to recognize it as a garage door.
Despite all this, the status visibility issue remains. I’ve tried tweaking the metadata and checking the OpenHAB logs for any errors, but everything seems to be in order. I’m starting to think it might be a compatibility issue between KNX and Google Home, but I’m not entirely sure.
I’d love to hear from anyone who has successfully integrated a garage door with Google Home, especially if it’s via KNX or a similar system. Any tips or workarounds would be greatly appreciated! Maybe there’s a setting I’m missing or a different approach I could take.
Thanks in advance for your help. I’m really hoping to get this sorted out so I can fully enjoy the convenience of a smart garage door!
Cheers,
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