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GarageDoor Tutorial

A BuschJaeger Switch actuator can be used to control a GarageDoor that is connected to the actuator. At the moment only impulse based garage motors are supported.

Requirements

  • Unused Switch actuator Output Channel
  • Garage motor that is wired to the output channel

Configure the homebridge plugin

DoorBell without Video

Add the following to the mapping of the actuator:

{
    "mappings": {
        "<ACTUATOR-SERIAL>": {
            "garagedoor": {
                "<CHANNEL>": {
                    "movingUpTime": 15,
                    "movingDownTime": 15,
                    "triggerTime": 1,
                }
            }
            ...
        }
        ...
    }
}

Replace <ACTUATOR-SERIAL> with the serial of the 'Switch Actuator' you want to expose as a GarageDoor. Make sure to not blacklist the channel.

Optional Parameters
  • movingUpTime is the time the garage door needs to open (in seconds), default 15
  • movingDownTime is the time the garage door needs to close (in seconds), default 15
  • triggerTime is the time the circuit will be closed (seconds). You normally don't need to change this, default 1

Restart Homebridge for the changes to take effect. It will show Obstruction Detected at first because it doesn't know the current state of the Garage Door. You need to bring the garage door manually in the shown position (open) and then close the Garage Door with HomeKit (or Busch-Jaeger).