www.linearcorp.com/product_detail.php?productId=1719
It is now available at Lowes. Just bought one, but am hesitant to open it until I know it will work (I have 90 days to return it).
Lowes Garage Door Controller
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arichter5
posted this
27 July 2014
rscott
posted this
25 May 2015
Ryan,
I just noticed that my garage door opener (and the door state device) no longer shows up in the mobile (Android) app. I think they used to show up as lights. If the garage door is open, they do show up in the list of powered on devices, but as soon as I close the door, they are no longer found anywhere. I can't be exactly sure when this started as it's been a while since I looked for the garage door opener, so I just noticed yesterday.
Any ideas? Did a recent update reclassify them as a different type of device that is not shown in the mobile app? Also, I made sure that neither device had the Hide in Mobile box checked in properties.
Alan
If you are talking Android, then yes, there's a new update that introduced a garage door opener type. You could add this type to a shortcut on your home screen and access the GDO directly from there.
arichter5
posted this
25 May 2015
Ryan,
I just noticed that my garage door opener (and the door state device) no longer shows up in the mobile (Android) app. I think they used to show up as lights. If the garage door is open, they do show up in the list of powered on devices, but as soon as I close the door, they are no longer found anywhere. I can't be exactly sure when this started as it's been a while since I looked for the garage door opener, so I just noticed yesterday.
Any ideas? Did a recent update reclassify them as a different type of device that is not shown in the mobile app? Also, I made sure that neither device had the Hide in Mobile box checked in properties.
Alan
Ryan-Scott
posted this
27 April 2015
[quote=joey10e]Thanks Ryan, I tried that and I was able to get the device to add to incontroll but now when I try to open the garage door from incontroll nothing happens. Any Ideas?[/quote]
Can you enable your audit for that node (double click it, set the option, then restart your InControl server), enable a 30 second poll then use a Github Gist to send the contents of your logfile? Also, what do you see when you select the device? Here's mine, you should see a "Barrier State" :
joey10e
posted this
27 April 2015
Thanks Ryan,
I tried that and I was able to get the device to add to incontroll but now when I try to open the garage door from incontroll nothing happens. Any Ideas?
Ryan-Scott
posted this
27 April 2015
I just got one of these devices and I am trying to include it using Incontrol. I have the linear device inside right next to my computer with the aeon labs z-stick as my main controller. I have tried the Tools\Z-Wave Commands\Add New Device after waiting for the controller to lock I press the button on the linear device and hear one beep and then three beeps. It seems like Incontrol just does not pick up the signal from the device. I would love any help or suggestions. Thanks in advance.
You might try to exclude it first to make sure the device is reset back to factory settings. After that, try to give it another inclusion.
joey10e
posted this
26 April 2015
I just got one of these devices and I am trying to include it using Incontrol. I have the linear device inside right next to my computer with the aeon labs z-stick as my main controller. I have tried the Tools\Z-Wave Commands\Add New Device after waiting for the controller to lock I press the button on the linear device and hear one beep and then three beeps. It seems like Incontrol just does not pick up the signal from the device. I would love any help or suggestions. Thanks in advance.
arichter5
posted this
24 November 2014
All seems to be working well with 3.157. Successfully added the garage door opener to a scene to close the door if it is open. The scene activates every 30 minutes between sunset and 6 AM.
Ryan-Scott
posted this
23 November 2014
I still can not use this via WinPhone8 app.. any update on adding the garage door opener to the app? Kind of useless if i cant open the garage door unless im sitting in front of my HA server INSIDE the house.. :-) Seems to work well otherwise...
Did you update to the latest version? It adds scene control options for it, that would at least let you control it from your phone.
I'm making some big changes to how rooms work in the main InControl server program. Once that's done, I'll move those changes to the phone apps along with the garage door controls. Should happen fairly soon.
pir8radio
posted this
23 November 2014
I still can not use this via WinPhone8 app.. any update on adding the garage door opener to the app? Kind of useless if i cant open the garage door unless im sitting in front of my HA server INSIDE the house.. :-) Seems to work well otherwise...
mattshane
posted this
12 November 2014
@Ryan. Is there a way to get your email. I have some docs that you may find useful.
Matt
Ryan-Scott
posted this
12 November 2014
Here's an update that includes scene on/off options for the GDO. Version 3.157 found here.
Ryan-Scott
posted this
12 November 2014
Hello all. First time posting here so If I screw it up, my bad.
Just wanted to clear a few things up as there seems to be some questions on how this thing works.
This is relating to the device itself. I work for Linear and this is one of my projects.
First things first:
- This is a barrier command class device, not a lock. They seem similar and controllers that do not support that command class will see them as a lock.
- The delay, Unfortunately there are three delays in the device that are not published (not my fault, I thought they should be)
- First delay - The tilt sensor is a 345MHz transmitter that gives the door state to the linear door control. It has a ball tilt sensor in it that is prone to send open closes when the door shakes. Because all doors shake while closed, we programmed a 4 sec debounce (delay) into the software of the device.
- Second delay - UL Requirements forced us to have warning lights (the really annoying strobe) and sounder before the door can be allowed to move.
- Third delay - After the device has received a command, it will ignore all other commands until BOTH of the following happen:
- It gets the change of state from the tilt sensor.
- 30 Seconds has passed since the last command.
We also do not recommend using this device in a scene. It should work but we don't recommend it.
I am happy to see a lot of people using the device (it seems my time wasn't spent in vain testing the dang thing.)
Thanks
Thanks for dropping by and giving us this update - very useful info, especially about the built-in delays.
mattshane
posted this
11 November 2014
Hello all. First time posting here so If I screw it up, my bad.
Just wanted to clear a few things up as there seems to be some questions on how this thing works.
This is relating to the device itself. I work for Linear and this is one of my projects.
First things first:
- This is a barrier command class device, not a lock. They seem similar and controllers that do not support that command class will see them as a lock.
- The delay, Unfortunately there are three delays in the device that are not published (not my fault, I thought they should be)
- First delay - The tilt sensor is a 345MHz transmitter that gives the door state to the linear door control. It has a ball tilt sensor in it that is prone to send open closes when the door shakes. Because all doors shake while closed, we programmed a 4 sec debounce (delay) into the software of the device.
- Second delay - UL Requirements forced us to have warning lights (the really annoying strobe) and sounder before the door can be allowed to move.
- Third delay - After the device has received a command, it will ignore all other commands until BOTH of the following happen:
- It gets the change of state from the tilt sensor.
- 30 Seconds has passed since the last command.
We also do not recommend using this device in a scene. It should work but we don't recommend it.
I am happy to see a lot of people using the device (it seems my time wasn't spent in vain testing the dang thing.)
Thanks
Yokel
posted this
11 November 2014
"How do I control this from a scene? I can add it to a scene, but there is no choice to set it as open or closed (or on/off) within the scene setup window. Usually this setting would be right below the name of the device in the right hand panel. All I see is the gear for advanced option."
It functions as a toggle now. Just add it to a scene & activate it. Your door should open/close.
Here's a scene i have tied to a door sensor leading from the garage into the house. I open the entry door & the garage door closes. Condition keeps it from firing when the door is closed. 255 is the value for open.
Sample
Device: Garage door
Trigger: device @ state - door sensor changes to open
Condition: Device @ state - Garage door is > level 0
pir8radio
posted this
10 November 2014
Works, but not useable yet... I cant seem to use it in scenes (prob user error). I cant see it or change its state from the phone APPS. So unless im strapping my HA server to my back when im outside of the garage door.. uhh it doesn't do me any good. :-) lol I'm just being a smart A$$ I'm very happy that it functions though... but how do I go about getting the above things to work? Maybe change it to show as an EntryControl device rather than garage door?
You should be able to see it in the list of "lights" on your device and control it; note, I've tested this on Android only so far, so if you are on iPhone, that might be why - I'll have to charge up my iPhone and see if there's something odd. For the scene... yes, we do need to add some controls for it.
It does not show up in lights, I use windows phone 8 how do i use it in scenes? there isnt an "OPEN" or "CLOSED" or TOGGLE option.
CasualSurveyor
posted this
09 November 2014
It's great that you are working on this, Ryan.
My garage is stand-alone building about 100 feet from the house where my Z-Wave system is running. Is there a way to extend the Z-Wave system out to another building?
arichter5
posted this
09 November 2014
How do I control this from a scene? I can add it to a scene, but there is no choice to set it as open or closed (or on/off) within the scene setup window. Usually this setting would be right below the name of the device in the right hand panel. All I see is the gear for advanced options.
CasualSurveyor
posted this
09 November 2014
Just as way of an update... we have attempted contact with the manufacturer about how the commands are to be implemented, but they've been tight lipped about it. I imagine it's related to some agreement which Lowes has mandated so they don't lose potential sales.
Well, they're losing my potential sale.
arichter5
posted this
08 November 2014
Success! Seems to be working well. I do not have the 30 second delay issue. Very quickly starts beeping, then opens/closes. I guess my next request is for the Android App to treat it as a garage door rather than a light.
arichter5
posted this
08 November 2014
Is 3.151 still the most recent beta version? I plan to try it with my garage door opener this weekend.
