How do I enable/implement the approach/leave events for my existing GD00Z-4 Garage door opener as described in the blog post? 32 New Compatible Devices | SmartThings
The Linear (GoControl) Garage Door Opener is an all-in-one controller that can open and close your garage door remotely as well as monitor the status with a built in-tilt sensor. By pairing it with SmartThings, you can set it to automatically open as you approach, close behind you as you leave, and much more.
You need a presence sensor (could be your phone) that can trigger a hello home action/routine.
Use the âIâm Backâ routine and select the âphone presence sensorâ as the trigger and the Garage door open command as the action.
The catch is that some people are seeing issues with the phone as a presence sensor causing delays or unnecessary events. I wouldnât want the garage door to open in the middle of the night because ST thinks my phone âleftâ and âarrivedâ for example.
There are some community developed apps like SmartRules that can add more sophisticated logic including limiting the time of day, days of week, etc.
I am looking into implementing iBeacons for reliable phone/vehicle presence detection when I am 50-100â from the house.
I see. I thought there were some improvements to this that allowed it to understand âapproachingâ and âleavingâ versus âhereâ/ânot hereâ.
I just got the GD00Z-4 and have it setup to open when I come back, if it wasnât for the long delay between being instructed to open (beep beep beep beep beep beepâŠ) before it actually opens, it would be timed perfectly as I approach and got ready to reverse in.
If you set the âGoodbyeâ routine with at least a 2-3 minute delay, you wonât get any false triggers. At some point Iâll set a routine to close the garage door after.