Can a new device type be added to the HC3?

[PeterV959 11]

I have seen somewhere in documentation a reference to some garage door openers. But when I look in swagger for the device in the /devices/hierarchy listing there is no entry. So my question is this, is there a mechanism to create a new device type? There probably isn't much to change and it could be built on an existing device type, I expect. I envision having four states (open, close, opening, closing) as well as an error state of some sort. I would also prefer to tell Alexa or Google Assistant or Siri to "Open the garage" not "Turn on the garage" but that may be asking a bit much, I fear.

 

I will say that having taken the plunge into this adventure I am starting to understand things better. @jgab's TQAE has helped immensely. Thank you @jgab. Further, the tutorials that he has put on here are very helpful. I grow a bit frustrated that there are no "official" references for QAs and I haven't found a good way to find the relevant information quickly. Someday, when I grow up, I hope to be just like @jgab 😁

 

Thanks for any guidance on the above.

 

PeterV959

[jgab 2,641]

No, you can't create your own. Try to find something close with the open and close actions.

If you look in modules/devices.json in the TQAE directory you have the whole device struct for the devices in hierarchy incl. the actions. I saw that baseShutter has open close actions and category "gates". There could be others with a better match. 

Didn't find any with "garage" in it though.

A garage door opener would typically under the remote or sensor class I guess.

[A.Socha 133]

Hi you can suggest Michał to add new type

 

In Alexa and google command depend of type device

 

Switch = turn on

Shutter = open

So if you got your garage on switch create quickapp with type shutter - garage door

 

And made scene to synchro them then in Alexa will work on open command