Maveo (garage door) integration

[DaSch (Daniel)]

Hi,

i got a breakthrough with maveo and wanted to share my progress with you.

In the beginning I used the code for the switches from @tomu, and it worked great.
But since I also wanted to read/show the current state, I was hoping that there is another way without doing crazy python scripts and such things. So I looked for an alternative and ended up with Node-RED.
But since these were my first attempts with Node-RED, I failed mercilessly at the beginning. After reading a lot about Node-Red, and watching countless videos, I was able to report initial successes.

So, enough chatter, here’s my solution:

_{Note: I’m not an expert in Node-RED and not sure if all values/nodes are necessary, but it works!}

Since English is not my main language and I also use the German apps/software, I try to describe and translate everything as best as I can. For this reason please forgive me small mistakes/inaccuracies.

• I created 5 button nodes in Node-RED, one for each possible command (open, close, stop, lightOn and lightOff).

  • Edit each Entitiy Config and create a uniqe button.

    • e.g.

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• Connected each of them with a change node and as value i used a string with the command i wanted to send.

  • set: msg.payload
  • e.g. value: C;name of your garagedoor;open
    • list of possible commands:
      Important:
      The commands are case sensitive, and be careful not to accidentally use a comma instead of a semicolon!
      • C;name of your garagedoor*;open
      • C;name of your garagedoor*;close
      • C;name of your garagedoor*;stop
      • C;name of your garagedoor*;lightOn
      • C;name of your garagedoor*;lightOff
        ^{* Replace “name of your garagedoor” with the real name of your garage door!}

• Each of those change nodes is connected with its own tcp request node but ensure to enable TCP in third party settings of your maveo app beforehand.

  • server: your local IP adress
  • port: 2785
  • return: Strings
  • close: never

• all of the change node are connected with one switch node

  • 
    • “enthält” means “contains”
    • “ansonsten” means “else”
  • since the responses contains either closed, closing, open, opening, lightOn or lightOff, i ended up with the values shown in the screenshot so that I can distinguish the answers as follows:
    • door:
      • S;name of your garagedoor;open
      • S;name of your garagedoor;opening
      • S;name of your garagedoor;close
      • S;name of your garagedoor;closing
    • light
      • S;name of your garagedoor;lightOn
      • S;name of your garagedoor;lightOff
    • command
      • R;OK (valid commands are confirmed in this way)
      • R;Error;…(Invalid Commands will be returned in this way)

• after that i created one tcp out and 3 function nodes to cut off the first part of the response (which is always the same) so that only the actual status remains.

1. door function:
   • connect to switch node output “clos” and “open”
   • under function Tab enter following code and enter your real garagedoor name:

msg.payload = msg.payload.split('S;**your door name**;')[1].substr(0, 8);
return msg;

2. light function:
   ^{*see small optional addition at the end.}
   • connect to switch node output “light”
   • under function Tab enter following code and enter your real garagedoor name:

msg.payload = msg.payload.split('S;**your door name**;light')[1].substr(0, 3);
return msg;

3. command function:
   • connect to switch node output “else”
   • under function Tab enter following code:

msg.payload = msg.payload.split('R;')[1].substr(0, 5);
return msg;

4. tcp out
   • connect every output of the switch not to this
   • settings:
     • connect to port: 2785
     • host: your local ip address

• Then i created a text helpers for door, light and command feedback (e.g. input_text.garage_door_status). In order to fill them with the data, I needed a call service node for each function node. Configure each node as follows:
  • entity: choose the appropriate helper for each state
  • e.g.
    

That’s all!!
Just create some dashboard cards and enjoy your fully controllable garage door including status feedback!

Small optional addition:

For the lights I wanted a tile that changes color depending on state ^{(refer to screenshot above and below)}

I couldn’t solve it any other way, so i created a few more nodes and connected these to the light function node:

• one switch node

  • 

• one entity switch node

  • enable input and create new device by clicking the edit button
    

    • Name: whatever you like or call it
    • Device: click edit Button and give it a name you like or call it, no further editing needed.
    • Type: switch
    • Name: whatever you like or call it
      ^{as you can see in the screenshot below i entered nearly the same name everywhere}
    • Device class: switch
      

• two call service nodes to toggle the switch (you just created) on and off.

  • 

  • 
    Now connect everything as shown in the screenshot above and your good to go.