GDO Blaq light control vs mounted panel light toggle control

Konnected Garage Door Opener
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No, the remotes do not need to be re-programmed. The blaQ doesn’t interfere with the remotes at all. Make sure you have not accidentally enabled the lock feature on the GDO. The lock feature locks out the remote controls. This is useful if you park your car in the driveway or the street and want to disable the remotes overnight.

Can you try opening and closing from the blaQ’s internal web page? Does it work from there?

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Thanks Nate the remote is working you were right the lock was on hopefully you can find a solution for Alexa problem with Alexa i linked with konnected enabled everything in Alexa app and put a 4 digit code to activate but when I press to open or close it shows its opening and closing but actually not working i am from Canada i don’t know if that matters is there any people experiencing the same with Alexa also i will look into buying 889LMMC wall pad because I can’t close the light and sensors not working since I installed BGO Black i don’t know if you will have a fix for that

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@jjtur Is it working from the blaQ’s internal webpage, but not Alexa? Or not working on both?

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I think I’ve identified two possible workarounds for the light button issues on analog wall controls. Neither is ideal, but both are better than nothing.

Workaround 1: Use a cheap remote for the light

I was able to program a cheap remote control to toggle the garage light. I placed this remote next to the wall button and use it specifically to control the light. This works reliably, and the light state is reflected on the Konnected and HA instantly.

Workaround 2: Detect a short on/off toggle from the wall button

I noticed that if I press and hold the wall light button for about 2 seconds, the light state briefly toggles on and then off (even though the actual light does not turn on).

My idea is to create an automation like this:

If the light turns on and then off within less than 2 seconds, turn the light on again.

I’m still working on the Home Assistant automation, but this looks like it could be a viable workaround.

Another information from my experience. The Lock button on the wall control works correctly. When I hold it for a few seconds, it successfully locks the remotes and the state updates properly in Konnected.

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About the Home Assistant automation to fix light control wall button, this is my current code.

It triggers whenever light changes status, and check the status again after 800ms. If status changed, then it toggle the light again.

It works, and now I’m able to control garage light with the wall button! But it’s not 100% reliable, since sometimes it takes more than 800ms for the state change. Also, it’s a little weird to see light toggle almost 1 second after pressing the button. And I usually a quick press on the wall button doesn’t work (I need to press it for more than 100ms but less than 500ms for it to work).

Well, better than not able to control the light. Maybe implementing the same logic in the firmware would be more reliable and would work without the need for HA integration.

alias: Garage Light Glitch Fix
triggers:
  - trigger: state
    entity_id: light.gdo_garage_light
conditions:
  - condition: template
    value_template: |
      {{ trigger.from_state is not none
         and trigger.to_state is not none
         and trigger.from_state.state != trigger.to_state.state }}
actions:
  - delay:
      milliseconds: 800
  - condition: template
    value_template: |
      {{ states('light.gdo_garage_light') == previous_state }}
  - target:
      entity_id: light.gdo_garage_light
    action: light.toggle
mode: single
variables:
  previous_state: "{{ trigger.from_state.state }}"
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Just to update, installing a new 889LM wall panel has solved the issue, for me at least, for the light button. The light button works as it should now on the 889LM. I can now turn the light on and off from the wall panel as well as through my SmartThings app using the GDO blaQ.

I used that coupon code mentioned in another post here and got the 889L for free, too, so it was a pretty simple fix all in all.

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Can you share the details of how you got that wall button replacement for free sent to you?

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It was mentioned in this post.

nate Konnected Founder

May 2024

I’ve been doing a little research on the issue and found that LiftMaster has extended the warranty on the 888LM wall panel and will replace it with an 889LM via this form.

Good info on this forum thread.

I am working on sourcing this same combination of equipment so we can test against it.

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