Shelly Input as Garage Door Cover Status

Configuration
1

I’m sure that is easier than I’m making it but for some reason I’m not able to figure it out looking at many other forum posts.

I have two different shelly devices. One to sense the door position, and another to open/close the door. The script to open/close works correctly without issue. The problem is that I’m attempting to make a cover for the door position but am having trouble getting a good reading.

# Garage Door Cover
cover:
  - platform: template
    covers:
      garage_door:
        device_class: garage
        friendly_name: "Garage Door"
        unique_id: "garage_door_yml_config"
        value_template: "{{ states('binary_sensor.plusi4_garageinput_input_0_input')}}"
        open_cover:
          action: script.cycle_garage
        close_cover:
          action: script.cycle_garage
        stop_cover:
          action: script.cycle_garage

Here is what I have so far, and from reading documentation it seems like I need to use value_template but can’t get it to show a status on the dashboard. Anyone have any ideas on what may be the correct config?

2

What events does your I4 deliver in HA and at what position?

3

So the sensor itself is simply an on/off state (read from a reed switch). When I configured the input as garage it translated to an open/close state.

The entity in its current configuration shows open/closed. Closed when the garage is closed, and open at all other times.

4

Or if this is clearer here is what I get in the logs for this entity with name GarageDoor_Status
gargedoor

5

However, you only get an open/closed status, i.e. no position in between.
Of course you still have the open/close switch, but it probably only gives a short impulse

I would first set the I4 to type cover, then you have the right icon in color

Can you show an example picture of how it should look?

6

Response above led me on a track with additional search terms where I finally found some other info that gave me my solution.

First Developer Tools → States is very hand to find the current state of entities, which I didn’t previously knew existed.

The final code that is currently working for my devices is:

# Garage Door Cover
cover:
  - platform: template
    covers:
      garage_door:
        device_class: garage
        friendly_name: "Garage Door"
        unique_id: "garage_door_yml_config"
        value_template: >
          {% if is_state('binary_sensor.plusi4_garageinput_input_0_input', 'off') %}
            false
          {% else %}
            true
          {% endif %}
        open_cover:
          action: script.cycle_garage
        close_cover:
          action: script.cycle_garage
        stop_cover:
          action: script.cycle_garage