Any documentation for the BlaQ driver parameters in Hubitat?

Konnected Garage Door Opener
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Can anyone point me to documentation for the BlaQ driver parameters in Hubitat?

I just installed a GDOv2-Q unit on a Liftmaster GDO and the corresponding driver in HE. OPEN and CLOSE work. I figured out that SWITCH ON and OFF control the GDO light. I also surmise that INITIALIZE is a standard HE command to send parameter values to the BlaQ unit and that REFRESH is a standard HE commend to read states and state variables from the BlaQ unit. I also figured out how SET POSITION works.

However, I don’t know what all of the other parameters do:

  • Lock/Unlock (does this somehow disable the GDO?)
  • Learn On/Off (learn what, and how?)
  • Pre Close Warning (does this just trigger the sound transducer?)
  • Restart (restart the GDOv2-Q or the GDO or something else?)
  • Stop (stop opening or closing, or stop something else?)

Thanks in advance for any guidance!

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Tentative documentation for the BlaQ driver parameters in Hubitat

Here’s what I’ve figured out or come to believe, with the help of some folks in the Hubitat Community:

OPEN – Opens door

CLOSE – Closes door

SWITCH ON – Turns the GDO light ON.

SWITCH OFF – Turns the GDO light OFF (may be slow to react).

INITIALIZE – Seems to be a standard HE command to send parameter/preference values to the BlaQ unit.

REFRESH – Seems to be a standard HE command to read states and state variables from the BlaQ unit.

SET POSITION – Opens or closes the door to a position from 0 to 100 (although not accurately in my case – “10” results in a reported position from “15” to “21”).

PRE CLOSE WARNING – Triggers the sound transducer to play the pre-selected (in the Konnected app) sound.

LOCK/UNLOCK – On Liftmaster GDOs, this is used when on vacation or extended leave to disable opening the GDO via a paired remote/wireless keypad. The Liftmaster manual states that the lock feature, often called “vacation lock,” temporarily disables remote controls and keypads, ensuring the garage door can only be operated by the wall-mounted button, enhancing security when you’re away.

  • NOTE: this feature will cause Hubitat to list the garage door in the HOME, SECURITY badge and pages as “unlocked” when not locked using this parameter. Since I have no foreseeable need to lock our remotes, I commented out the following line in the driver as follows to solve that problem:
//        capability 'Lock'

LEARN ON/OFF – Emulates the LiftMaster “Learn” button, used for programming remotes and other accessories. The physical button is typically inconveniently located on the back or side of the motor unit, often under a light cover, and can be red, orange, green, purple, or yellow. [I’ve not tested this]

RESTART – Reboots the BlaQ in case it is not responding as expected. The API states, ‘Trigger the software to reboot, re-connect to Wi-Fi, and re-establish a connection’.

STOP – Stops the current open/close of the GDO when activated by the Blaq unit, same as if you press the wall switch when the GDO is opening/closing when activated by the wall-mounted button.

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