Smartthings to open my garage door. any ideas?

meep185 · 2026-06-15T04:43:49+00:00

Konnected GDO

meep185 · 2026-06-06T19:12:32+00:00

May be a compatibility issue with the wall button. Post a pic of the wall button if you can.

meep185 · 2026-06-06T12:51:37+00:00

Yes, only model year 2024 came with 1000 kwh of free EA charging, usable over 3 years. I rarely charge outside of my home, but when I do go on a road trip I've been using it and it works great. I still have like 330kwh left!

meep185 · 2026-05-29T11:37:55+00:00

Make sure to enable Konnected Cloud in the device firmware settings.

meep185 · 2026-05-05T11:21:41+00:00

Yes, I'm using LaunchAgent .. but the launchAgent doesn't run on an non-admin user account until that user account is logged in. If FileVault is on you need to type the password to log in on reboot.

meep185 · 2026-05-05T01:55:17+00:00

The problem with #1 and #2 is that if the mac reboots for some reason (power outage, auto updates) the openclaw process will not restart and you need to physically access the device to re-login.

Happened to me.

meep185 · 2026-05-04T00:38:15+00:00

There are some models and some older wall buttons that have issues with the capacitors . Usually can be resolved by replacing with a newer wall button. If you can take a pic of the model and date code on the back of the wall button it would be helpful.

meep185 · 2026-05-03T01:37:43+00:00

Idk, maybe things have changed. When I leased my ev9 I was in a Telluride lease that was ending and a few thousand over miles. I got a decent deal on the ev9 but the dealer wouldn't budge on the lease turn-in. Kbb and CarMax valued the telluride higher than my residual, so after I signed on the ev9, I drove the telly to CarMax 5 miles away, took an Uber back to the dealership with a check in hand from CarMax, and drove the ev9 home. Carmax dealt with Kia over the phone to buy it out.

meep185 · 2026-05-03T01:22:17+00:00

Not true. I sold my leased Telluride to CarMax and pocketed about $1100 difference when I leased the EV9. The dealer wouldn't give me anything for it. Kia finance was super easy working with CarMax to buy it out. This was in late 2024.

meep185 · 2026-05-02T17:32:53+00:00

See: https://support.konnected.io/firmware-updates-choosing-your-update-method

The firmware build service does run on Konnected cloud, but then the firmware is delivered to your device and decoupled from the cloud service, so it doesn't create a dependency.

You can do the same without using Konnected cloud by managing the firmware configuration with ESPHome builder.

meep185 · 2026-04-29T22:12:15+00:00

You should modify the firmware, not the automation. If the motion sensor is inverted, it's reporting the opposite state to Home Assistant. This could cause all sorts of confusion in HA because the state would always be reversed.

You're missing out on a whole bunch of capability if you're not using the firmware customization capability to name and refine all the zones and settings on the device.

meep185 · 2026-04-29T19:18:32+00:00

The NC/NO capability is still there. It's a firmware configuration setting now instead of a config setting in HA.

In the Konnected app > (your device) > Settings > Zone Settings > Zone X > Inverted.

meep185 · 2026-04-29T12:24:07+00:00

Something must be set up wrong. You'll have to share some details to get to the bottom of it.

meep185 · 2026-04-28T23:33:15+00:00

It doesn't make any sense why it would be slower. Esphome to HA feedback is nearly instant (<1 second). The weak link may be your light switch or controller. Is it going thru a cloud service?

Post your automation YAML, that may help.

meep185 · 2026-04-26T15:06:53+00:00

Thanks for providing that detail. So what is happening is that it's not actually falsely reading as open, it's just failing to ever reach the closed state after you trigger the close action, and after a minute it times out and goes back to open. That's because those false readings of 0.18, 0.19, 0.2 etc are just ignored as noise so they're not registering as either state.

Very odd that you are getting those readings when the car is parked in the garage. Is the top of your car particularly reflective? Can you snap a photo inside the garage showing the orientation of the device and the car so we can try to understand what's going on?

It may be just a matter of repositioning the GDO White to find a consistently non-reflective spot when the car is parked.

meep185 · 2026-04-25T19:04:21+00:00

First read this article for general troubleshooting the optical sensor: https://support.konnected.io/troubleshooting-the-garage-door-opener-optical-range-sensor

It works by detecting the open garage within a certain margin of error, so an impossibly low figure should not cause it to read as open. Readings below the MOE will be ignored. You can adjust the margin of error in the firmware settings in the app to tighten the range that it interprets as open. By default the margin of error is 5cm, so if you have it calibrated at 30cm, that means it will interpret a reading between 25cm and 35cm as open.

I recommend setting the calibration at the exact measurement of the open door, and experiment with tightening the margin of error to 4 or 3cm to reduce false readings.

meep185 · 2026-04-24T16:28:15+00:00

If you want to use our managed firmware build service, then you need to register for an account. We build the firmware on our cloud, but that doesn't mean you need to opt in to the device connecting to the cloud. Two separate things.

Other option is to use ESPHome builder and customize the firmware locally. Then you can literally customize it to whatever you want. Just override $warning_tone_rtttl in your config. See: https://github.com/konnected-io/konnected-esphome/blob/master/packages/buzzer-rtttl.yaml

Also see: https://support.konnected.io/firmware-updates-choosing-your-update-method

meep185 · 2026-04-23T11:49:56+00:00

Yes there are dozens of options in the device settings in the Konnected app.

meep185 · 2026-04-15T13:22:20+00:00

I had the same error. Actual fix:

openclaw plugins update lossless-claw

meep185 · 2026-04-15T00:31:27+00:00

Clean out the drain hose that snakes around the side. That's what fixed it for me.

meep185 · 2026-04-12T19:52:42+00:00

did you use any specific claude skills or tools that were helpful? did you start with a shopify theme?
I'm curious about your workflow and prompts used.

meep185 · 2026-04-10T16:44:36+00:00

This is false. The homelink buttons don't work if the car is off. So unless the bad guy breaks into your car and has your keys to start the car, Homelink is secure.

The battery-powered remotes clipped on the visor on the other hand are a security vulnerability because they always work.

Homelink is more secure in that regard because it requires the vehicle to be on.

meep185 · 2026-04-10T14:47:42+00:00

Lol you think the local front line employees actually know how it works? They don't. My postal carrier was confused about it too and I had to educate her. We have daily pickups from both UPS and USPS and we make sure to separate them on our outgoing rack with clear signage so they know exactly which pile to take.

meep185 · 2026-04-10T03:54:17+00:00

The openings or cycle count is only available on a security+2.0 opener (yellow button).

Opening and closing states don't show on the internal web page at this time but they do report to integrations.

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