What version of openhab are you running?
OPenhab 2.3 on RPi3 with openhabian
My bad, the two rules have the same name!!
rule "Garage door direction1"
when
Status_Garagentor_close changed to OPEN or //Door opening
Status_Garagentor_open changed to OPEN //Door closing
then
if (triggeringItem.name.toString == "Status_Garagentor_close") Status_Garagentor.postUpdate("OPENING")
if (triggeringItem.name.toString == "Status_Garagentor_open") Status_Garagentor.postUpdate("CLOSING")
end
rule "Garage door direction2"
when
Status_Garagentor_close changed to CLOSED or //Door closed
Status_Garagentor_open changed to CLOSED //Door open
then
if (triggeringItem.name.toString == "Status_Garagentor_close") Status_Garagentor.postUpdate("CLOSED")
if (triggeringItem.name.toString == "Status_Garagentor_open") Status_Garagentor.postUpdate("OPEN")
end
Just to show a way of doing this
My items
Switch GarageDoorSwitch [ "Switchable" ] { mqtt=">[broker:cmnd/GarageDoorSonoff/POWER:command:*:default]" }
Rollershutter GarageDoor
String GarageDoorState
Switch GarageDoorClosed { mqtt="<[broker:cmnd/GarageDoorSensors/POWER1:state:default]" }
Switch GarageDoorOpened { mqtt="<[broker:cmnd/GarageDoorSensors/POWER2:state:default]" }
Number Garage_RSSI "Garage: RSSI [%d %%]" { mqtt="<[broker:tele/GarageDoorSonoff/STATE:state:JSONPATH($.Wifi.RSSI)]" }
String Garage_IP "Get Info" { mqtt=">[broker:cmnd/GarageDoorSonoff/IPAddress1:command:*:*]" }
String Garage_IP_String "Info [%s]" { mqtt="<[broker:stat/GarageDoorSonoff/RESULT:state:default]" }
Switch GarageDoorAuto "Garage Door auto close 9PM-5AM"
Switch GarageDoorStateUpdate { mqtt=">[broker:cmnd/GarageDoorSonoff/STATUS:command:*:10]" } //hidden button to get update of garage door status. Runs every minute
String GarageDoorStateString { mqtt="<[broker:tele/GarageDoorSonoff/SENSOR:state:default]" } //hidden string to be updated depending on status
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Text label="Garage" icon="garage"
{
Frame label="Control"
{
Switch item=GarageDoor label="Garage Door" icon="garagedoor"
}
Frame label="Status"
{
Text item=GarageDoorState label="[%s]" icon="garagedoor" valuecolor=[GarageDoorState=="Closed"="green",GarageDoorState=="Open"="red",GarageDoorState=="Ajar"="orange"]
}
Text label="Settings" icon="settings"
{
Switch item=GarageDoorAuto icon="time"
}
}
rules
var Timer garageDoorTimer
var Timer garageDoorOpenTimer
//*************************************************************************** Garage Door Rules Below********************************************************************
rule "Garage Door Open"
when
Item GarageDoor received command UP
then
if (garageDoorTimer !== null)
{
garageDoorTimer.cancel
garageDoorTimer = null
}
if (GarageDoorOpened.state != ON)
{
GarageDoorSwitch.sendCommand(ON)
garageDoorTimer = createTimer(now.plusSeconds(25)) [|
if (GarageDoorOpened.state != ON && GarageDoorClosed.state == ON)
{
GarageDoorSwitch.sendCommand(ON)
}
]
}
end
//********************************************************************
rule "Garage Door Close"
when
Item GarageDoor received command DOWN
then
if (garageDoorOpenTimer !== null)
{
garageDoorOpenTimer.cancel
garageDoorOpenTimer = null
}
if (garageDoorTimer !== null)
{
garageDoorTimer.cancel
garageDoorTimer = null
}
if (GarageDoorClosed.state != ON)
{
GarageDoorSwitch.sendCommand(ON)
garageDoorTimer = createTimer(now.plusSeconds(25)) [|
if (GarageDoorClosed.state != ON && GarageDoorOpened.state == ON)
{
GarageDoorSwitch.sendCommand(ON)
}
]
}
end
//********************************************************************
rule "Garage Door Stop"
when
Item GarageDoor received command STOP
then
if (garageDoorTimer !== null)
{
garageDoorTimer.cancel
garageDoorTimer = null
}
if (GarageDoorClosed.state != ON && GarageDoorOpened.state != ON)
{
GarageDoorSwitch.sendCommand(ON)
}
end
//********************************************************************
rule "Garage Door State"
when
Item GarageDoorClosed received update or
Item GarageDoorOpened received update
then
Thread.sleep(500)
if (GarageDoorClosed.state == ON && GarageDoorOpened.state == OFF)
{
GarageDoor.postUpdate(DOWN)
GarageDoorState.postUpdate("Closed")
if (garageDoorOpenTimer !== null)
{
garageDoorOpenTimer.cancel
garageDoorOpenTimer = null
}
}
if (GarageDoorOpened.state == ON && GarageDoorClosed.state == OFF)
{
GarageDoor.postUpdate(UP)
GarageDoorState.postUpdate("Open")
}
if (GarageDoorClosed.state == OFF && GarageDoorOpened.state == OFF)
{
GarageDoor.postUpdate(50)
GarageDoorState.postUpdate("Ajar")
}
end
//********************************************************************
rule "Garage Door Button Timer"
when
Item GarageDoorSwitch received command ON
then
createTimer(now.plusSeconds(1)) [|
GarageDoorSwitch.sendCommand(OFF)
]
end
//********************************************************************
rule "Garage Door Auto Close"
when
Time cron "0 0/6 21-5 1/1 * ? *"
then
if (GarageDoorAuto.state == ON)
{
if (GarageDoorClosed.state != ON)
{
sendBroadcastNotification("Garage door will shut in 5 minutes")
garageDoorOpenTimer=createTimer(now.plusMinutes(5)) [|
sendBroadcastNotification("Garage door has closed automatically")
GarageDoor.sendCommand(DOWN)
]
}
}
end
//********************************************************************
rule "Garage Door Auto Close Switch "
when
Item GarageDoorAuto received command OFF
then
if (garageDoorOpenTimer !== null)
{
garageDoorOpenTimer.cancel
garageDoorOpenTimer = null
}
end
//********************************************************************
rule "Garage Door Opening"
when
Item GarageDoorClosed changed from ON to OFF
then
sendBroadcastNotification("Garage Door has opened!")
end
//********************************************************************
rule "Garage Door Closing"
when
Item GarageDoorOpened changed from ON to OFF
then
Thread::sleep(500)
if (GarageDoorOpened.state != ON)
{
sendBroadcastNotification("Garage Door is Closing!")
}
end
Basically. I have a switch which literally sends the MQTT command,
I use a ruller shutter item to have UP X DOWN as commands.
I then run rules to check if the garage is down, and i press down, nothing happens, If the garage is up and i press up, nothing happens. And the X button only works if the garage is neither opened of closed.
I also have 2 reed switches, one for open, one for close.
I have another rule. which when i press either up or down, it sends the command to activate the garage. if after 25 seconds, it hasn’t activated the reed switch i wanted, (either opened or closed depending what i pressed), it will press the garage button one time. If for instance, there is something blocking the door from moving, it wont run the rule again, as I pressed the garage button, not pressed up/down again.
I also have timers, and auto closing after certain times. as you can see in my rules
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Nice one, did not think about that. Will implement this too, thx. 
Hi Vincent
this doesn´t solve the problems, ist still:
no viable alternative at inpot…
and
the method or field triggeritem is undifined.
Christopher thank you for your very welcome input.
I will need some time to see how I can implement your rules as I use two KNX contacts to open and close the carage door and to reed an a KNX sensor to read the status.
Furthermore I´m not sure how these rules handle Inputs from remote, or in my case from usual KNX switches.
THX
Daniel
@Daniel_OH
Can you publish your items and rules, please
Please use the code fences
Items
Switch Garagentor_open "Garagentor" (gAussen) [ "Switchable" ] {knx="5/1/2+<10/3/2"}
Switch Garagentor_close "Garagentor" (gAussen) [ "Switchable" ] {knx="5/1/1+<10/3/1"}
Switch Haustuere "Haustüre" (gAussen) [ "Switchable" ] {knx="5/1/0"}
Contact Status_Garagentor_open "Garantor offen " <Garagedoor> (gAussen) [ "Switchable" ] {knx="4/3/1"}
Contact Status_Garagentor_close "Garantor geschlossen " <Garagedoor> (gAussen) [ "Switchable" ] {knx="4/3/2"}
String Status_Garagentor "Status Garagentor"
Rule
rule "Garage door direction1"
when
Status_Garagentor_close changed to OPEN or //Door opening
Status_Garagentor_open changed to OPEN //Door closing
then
if (triggeringItem.name.toString == "Status_Garagentor_close") Status_Garagentor.postUpdate("OPENING")
if (triggeringItem.name.toString == "Status_Garagentor_open") Status_Garagentor.postUpdate("CLOSING")
end
rule "Garage door direction2"
when
Status_Garagentor_close changed to CLOSED or //Door closed
Status_Garagentor_open changed to CLOSED //Door open
then
if (triggeringItem.name.toString == "Status_Garagentor_close") Status_Garagentor.postUpdate("CLOSED")
if (triggeringItem.name.toString == "Status_Garagentor_open") Status_Garagentor.postUpdate("OPEN")
end
THX
rule "Garage door opening"
when
Status_Garagentor_close changed to OPEN //Door opening
then
Status_Garagentor.postUpdate("OPENING")
end
rule "Garage door closing"
when
Status_Garagentor_open changed to OPEN //Door closing
then
Status_Garagentor.postUpdate("CLOSING")
end
rule "Garage door closed"
when
Status_Garagentor_close changed to CLOSED //Door closed
then
Status_Garagentor.postUpdate("CLOSED")
end
rule "Garage door open"
when
Status_Garagentor_open changed to CLOSED //Door open
then
Status_Garagentor.postUpdate("OPEN")
end
Sorry fore the late respond, was on holydays.
I´m really sorry but I dont get it. Its still the same
no viable alternative at input ‘Status_Garagentor_close’ (3,5)
no viable alternative at input ‘Status_Garagentor_open’ (10,5)
no viable alternative at input ‘Status_Garagentor_close’ (17,5)
no viable alternative at input ‘Status_Garagentor_open’ (24,5)
Found the problem
Just had to add Item before “Status_Garagentor”
Thank you very much. You helped me a lot Vincent
I can’t believe I missed that!!