Pimatic hap configuring a HomeduinoRFButtonsDevice as GarageDoorOpener

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Dear all, i configured a HomeduinoRFButtonsDevice for opening/closing my Garage Door. Works perfect. But not with hap. I have tried to add this in my config.json:

    {
      "id": "garagentorlinks1",
      "name": "Garagentor links1",
     "hap": {
        "service": "Garage_Door_Opener",
        "exclude": false
      },
      "class": "HomeduinoRFButtonsDevice",
      "buttons": [
        {
          "id": "updownbtn",
          "text": "Garage auf-zu",
          "protocols": [
            {
              "name": "switch4",
              "options": {
                "unit": "28",
                "id": "8",
                "state": "true"
              }
            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    },

But it does not work: I get this ERROR:
[pimatic] error: Invalid config of device “garagentorlinks1”: Property “hap” is not a valid property

Is this possible somehow? What did i wrong?

Thank you!
-Harry

The service Garage_Door_Opener is not supported by HAP plugin at this point as far as I know. I think only Light is supported at the moment. However I also use Siri for opening my front door (a simple switch) by “Activate door-opener” where door-opener is the device name. A rule resets the switch then after 1 second.

Never the less support for all Homekit classes would be great after what Apple has presented today. Love the live camera feed with interaction (intercom).

@thex You are right. You cannot use a random value for a service in the hap tag. There are just some predefined values valid (see https://github.com/michbeck100/pimatic-hap#configuration). This will continue to grow. The problem is that the device must match the service. Therefor you can override the service of a switch with “LightBulb”, because you can actually switch both of them. But you cannot switch a garage door.
If you want to have a garage door opener you could use the HomeduinoRFShutter. A shutter can be closed and opened, and its already supported by pimatic-hap.

I guess you could use a DummyShutter device and hook it up to your actual garagedoor device via rules

@thex I think the normal HomeduinoRFShutter is enough. No need for a DummyShutter with rule. See https://github.com/pimatic/pimatic-homeduino#shutter-sensor-example

Ok sure because it is a homeduinoRF device. But in general if it is any other plugin the dummy + rule combination should work.

Great it works… But only if i press the “up” Button… With this Button it goes up and down… But this is okay for now… And Siri opens it up, too