gate open

This block is part of the globals group and was last modified in core v15.0.0.

gate open condition v15.0.0

Opens a gate or garage door.

In pins 1 + flow

flow v15.0.0
flow
device v15.0.0
value
Device id, native address, or exact device name. Leave empty to use the device picked on the block.

Out pins 3 + flow

flow v15.0.0
flow
ok v15.0.0
condition
True when the command reached the device.
device v15.0.0
object
The device the command was sent to.
error v15.0.0
value
Empty on success. HOMEASSIST_DEVICE_NOT_FOUND, HOMEASSIST_DEVICE_NOT_ADOPTED, HOMEASSIST_CAPABILITY_UNSUPPORTED or HOMEASSIST_NOT_AVAILABLE.

Opens a gate. Same underlying command as door unlock, named separately because a gate and a door read differently in a flow and a picker. On a controller where a gate is a momentary relay, this pulses it.

zigbee

zwave

matter

thread

hue

smart home

nfc scanned carries the token that was presented, so the automation can compare it against the one card allowed to open the gate before open gate runs. Comparing the token rather than trusting the reader is the whole point: a reader reports every card it sees, including ones nobody issued.

Version history

Introduced in v15.0.0.

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