Hybrid cover - MQTT for state + non-MQTT switch for actions

Configuration
1

Hi,

I have my garage door set up as follows right now:

cover:
  - platform: template
    covers:
      garage_door:
        friendly_name: "Garage Door"
        value_template: >-
          {%- if is_state("binary_sensor.garage_door_state", "on") -%}
          Open
          {%- else -%}
          Closed
          {%- endif -%}
        icon_template:
          '{% if (states.cover.garage_door.state) == "closed" %}
            mdi:garage
           {% else %}
            mdi:garage-open
           {% endif %}'
        open_cover:
          service: homeassistant.turn_on
          entity_id: switch.sonoff_100097dbf9
        close_cover:
          service: homeassistant.turn_on
          entity_id: switch.sonoff_100097dbf9
        stop_cover:
          service: homeassistant.turn_on
          entity_id: switch.sonoff_100097dbf9

I’d like the cover to use all 4 states (open/opening/closed/closing) instead of just 2 (open/closed) in order to display a correct status in HomeKit. Currently, with only 2 states, “closing” and “opening” states are displayed rather randomly in HomeKit.

To do so, I’ve installed 2 MQTT binary sensors which report all 4 states. However, I’m struggling to implement this properly in configuration.yaml. Essentially, I’d like each of the 4 states to be reported via MQTT, but operation commands (open, close, stop) to still be performed via a Sonoff switch (integrated via HACS Sonoff component). Here is the config I’ve tried:

cover:
  - platform: mqtt
    name: "Garage Door 2.0"
    state_topic: "tele/RF_Bridge/RESULT"
    qos: 0
    retain: true
    open_cover:
      service: homeassistant.turn_on
      entity_id: switch.sonoff_100097dbf9
    close_cover:
      service: homeassistant.turn_on
      entity_id: switch.sonoff_100097dbf9
    stop_cover:
      service: homeassistant.turn_on
      entity_id: switch.sonoff_100097dbf9
    state_open: "066D39"
    state_opening: "078FC3"
    state_closed: "078FC9"
    state_closing: "066D33"
    optimistic: false
    value_template: '{{ value.x }}'

This is the config validation error:

Invalid config for [cover.mqtt]: [open_cover] is an invalid option for [cover.mqtt]. Check: cover.mqtt->open_cover.

It appears that MQTT Cover doesn’t support commands that would let me directly call a service to turn on a Sonoff switch.

Is there a workaround that would let me use a Sonoff switch to control an MQTT cover? That is apart from flashing Tasmota on the Sonoff switch to turn it into an MQTT switch and just having a full-blown MQTT cover.

Thanks!

2

Try a template cover :

3

Hi francisp, thanks for the suggestions. I believe template cover doesn’t support any states beyond ‘open’ and ‘closed’ and won’t help my situation.

value_template template(exclusive). Defines a template to get the state of the cover. Valid values are open / true or closed / false . value_template and position_template cannot be specified concurrently.

Please correct me if I’m wrong, though.

Thank you!

4

there a position in the cover

position_template:

have you look at that

5

That’s an interesting idea, but how would HomeKit interpret a position value of say “50” as it can be both “closing” or “opening”?

6

Yes you right

THINKING OUT LOUD

BUT if you look at the LAST Status and the current position that should give you the maths

so

last status closed position 50% there must be opening

and

last status open position 50% there must be closing

or is it the red wine talking