Matter Support (Experimental) for the GDO White

Getting started with Matter on the GDO White

What is Matter?

Matter is an emerging smart home standard that promises local control, simplicity, and interoperability between a variety of devices and smart home controllers. Big players like Apple, Google, Samsung, Amazon and others have committed to the Matter standard and are slowly implementing Matter capabilities into their controllers and apps.

What you can do with Matter

Matter on the GDO White unlocks local control and streamlined onboarding with these popular smart home platforms:

1. Apple Home (with an Apple Home Hub)
2. Google Home (with a Nest Hub or Nest Audio)
3. SmartThings (locally with a SmartThings Hub or SmartThings Station)
4. Amazon Alexa (locally with a supported Echo or eero hub)

These are some of the most popular Matter hubs, but there are many more, and we haven't tested the GDO blaQ with all of them. Please chat with us if you've tried the Matter firmware on other platforms and let us know your experience!

Matter on the GDO White

The Matter specifications don't yet support garage door openers as a device type, so we had to get a little creative to add Matter support for the GDO White. Currently, the Matter specs include a Window Covering device type (blinds, shades, etc), which are similar to garage openers in that they have open and close commands and states. So, for now, the GDO White will appear in your Matter controller app as blinds or shades! We expect this to be just temporary as support for more closure types is added in future versions of Matter.

Installing the Matter firmware

Ready to try Matter on your GDO White? You will need a desktop or laptop computer running either Google Chrome or Microsoft Edge browser, and a micro-USB cable to connect your Alarm Panel Pro to your computer. Windows users, also see: Installing USB drivers on Windows

Go to install.konnected.io and follow the steps to install the Matter firmware.

If you change your mind later, you can always go back to install.konnected.io to re-install the stock firmware.

Commissioning into a Matter Controller

After flashing the firmware, power on the GDO White and the blue status LED should blink slowly. Use the following QR code or manual code to add the GDO White to your Matter controller:

GDO White - Matter (beta)

Manual Code: 2282-830-6520

Configuring

After the GDO White is commissioned into a Matter controller, use the Konnected app to calibrate the optical sensor and optionally enable other options. The Konnected app uses BLE (Bluetooth) to configure the Matter-enabled GDO White, so ensure that you're standing near the GDO White when doing these steps.

You need to be accepted into Konnected's Matter EAP program, and your Konnected account enabled for Matter (beta) access. Apply to join the Konnected Matter EAP.

Tap Matter (Beta) on the Konnected app menu to access the Matter device tool. It will automatically start scanning for Matter-enabled Konnected devices via Bluetooth.

When your device is found, tap the device card.

The default pairing code is 1-2-3-4-5-6

A popup will ask you for a Bluetooth device pairing code. Enter the default code 1-2-3-4-5-6 to continue.

Once paired, tap Configure GDO Settings to set up the features of your GDO White.

Pre-close Warning

Here you can change the sound and duration of the pre-closing warning. The default and minimum warning duration is 5 seconds.

ToF Sensor

Enables the optical laser sensor to detect if the garage is open. Currently, this requires manual calibration. Enter the Door Open Distance (in millimeters) measured by the optical laser sensor from the ceiling to the top of the garage door when it's open.

Contact Sensor

Optionally enable a wired sensor connected to the INPUT terminals to detect the state of the garage door.

Device Settings

Tap Device Settings to change the Bluetooth pairing PIN and set a password for Over-the-Air updates.