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Aeotec's Hub & SmartThings World-Class Platform Aeotec’s Smart Hub allows you to connect to the SmartThings platform. SmartThings is a world-class platform with one of the largest ecosystems of compatible products, and an award-winning app that unifies hundreds of smart home devices under a single whole-home control solution. Aeotec also manufactures an exclusive selection of SmartThings compatible products as well as other dedicated smart home devices to provide smart home consumers with an expanded device selection to create their ideal smart home. Details about the Smart Home Hub Works with SmartThings When you purchase a Aeotec Hub for the SmartThings experience, you are getting a world-class platform with one of the largest ecosystems of compatible products, and an award-winning app that unifies hundreds of smart home devices under a single whole-home control solution. Just look for “Works with SmartThings” which to discover more than 5000 certified products are natively compatible with the SmartThings platform. Explore the endless possibilities of the Aeotec Works with SmartThings portfolio. Connect sensors with actuators to switch on lights automatically, when there is movement. Or you receive a push message if someone opens the window unauthorized. Home automation can be experienced on a new level thanks to the compatibility of the Aeotec products with the SmartThings app. More about Aeotec works with SmartThings SmartThings App With SmartThings App, you can connect and control multiple devices quicker and easier. No matter where you are, you can monitor and control smart devices and home appliances e.g. refrigerator, washer, dryer, oven range, dishwasher, cooktop, robot vacuum, air conditioner, air purifier and other. Guide to the SmartThings App Aeotec Help Desk Links Rather you are new to SmartThings or you been working with the app for some time, I believe that you find the following links very helpful when setting up and managing your Aeotec Smart Home Hub. How to setup Smart Home Hub - This guide will lead you through the initial setup of Aeotec Smart Home Hub and get you started. It forms part of a broader guide on managing and using Smart Home Hub which can be found here. Smart Home Hub settings - This solution explains various user settings you can control in Smart Home Hub using SmartThings Connect app. It forms part of a broader guide on managing and using Smart Home Hub which can be found here. Compatible devices - Smart Home Hub - This solution shows some of the devices that work and are compatible Smart Home Hub. It forms part of a broader guide on managing and using Smart Home Hub which can be found here. Installing & removing devices - Smart Home Hub - This solution shows you how to pair, remove, or factory reset your devices using Smart Home Hub. It forms part of a broader guide on managing and using Smart Home Hub which can be found here. Moving forward in this guide, all functions and steps are based on generic methods of pairing, removing, automating, which may differ a little bit in some devices. Pair devices that won't connect - Adding a Z-Wave device to a Z-Wave network is typically referred to as pairing; your new device and your Z-Wave network handshake, exchange security information, and your new device are included in your Z-Wave network and good to go. However, despite the simplicity of Z-Wave, installation steps may fail, and your new device won't join your Z-Wave network. Aeotec Edge Drivers - SmartThings now moving from groovy to Edge drivers have required new drivers to reach more customized parameter settings. Below are some invitation links to some of our devices that expand upon the default use cases of each device. SmartThings Home Monitor - This solution shows you how setup and use 'SmartThings Home Monitor' in Smart Home Hub with SmartThings Connect app. SmartThings Home Monitor is used to easily setup a security system that allows you to arm/disarm your home and notify you in case of a break-in, water leak, or potential fire or smoke. Manage family members - Smart Home Hub - This solution shows you how to add, manage, and delete users added to Smart Home Hub using SmartThings Connect app. It forms part of a broader guide on managing and using Smart Home Hub which can be found here. Room management - Smart Home Hub - This solution shows you how to create, assign, and delete rooms in Smart Home Hub. Rooms in SmartThings app allow you to organize your connected devices into their individual rooms to easily find them. Custom automation - Smart Home Hub - This solution shows you how to create, edit, and delete custom automation using Smart Home Hub with SmartThings app. Automations allows devices to be automated based on status changes, time, location, or security settings. Automation allows you to decide when or how a device should be controlled in almost any situation. Scenes - Smart Home Hub - This solution shows you how to create scenes for your devices using Smart Home Hub in SmartThings Connect app, this will allow you to control multiple devices at the same time. All scenes created in SmartThings app can be individually voiced controlled like an individual device. Voice control - Smart Home Hub - This solution shows you how to sync Smart Home Hub to Amazon Alexa and/or Google Assistant to enable voice to control your connected devices. It forms part of a broader guide on managing and using Smart Home Hub which can be found here. Aeotec Smart Home Hub troubleshooting - This solution determines various troubleshooting methods to resolve your Aeotec Smart Home Hub connection to SmartThings Connect. It forms part of a broader guide on managing and using Smart Home Hub which can be found here. Aeotec Smart Home Hub Support - This solution determines how to get software support for SmartThings or individual device support on Aeotec Smart Home Hub. It forms part of a broader guide on managing and using Smart Home Hub which can be found here. Shop my Amazon Store for more compatible smart home sensors!

The Aqara Door &Window Sensors work with the “Zigbee Sensors Edge Driver [YG] 1.8.16” edge driver. The Aqara Edge Driver can be sourced from Yakov's SmartThings Edge Drivers (Beta) Channel Invitation by executing the steps provided in this article. This driver supports many other Aqara sensors as well. (See the list of supported sensors at the very bottom of this article) Steps for installing the Edge Driver: Click on Yakov's SmartThings Edge Drivers (Beta) Channel Invitation, You will be directed to sign into your SmartThings account. After signing in, accept the channel invitation. Next click the "Available Drivers" button. Find and download the "Zigbee Sensors Edge Driver [YG] 1.8.16” edge driver to your ST Hub. If your device is currently installed, delete it from your hub. If your device is not installed or if your device is now removed from your hub, then start the process to onboard or re-onboard your Aqara sensor. When the SmartThings App discovers your sensor you should verify that the correct driver was installed. To verify, tap on your device. While in the device screen, tap on the three dots in the upper right hand corner. Select "Driver" from the list. Look under "Name" to confirm that it displays the "Zigbee Sensors Edge Driver [YG] 1.8.16” If you need to update the driver, tap on "Select different driver" Search for and tap on the "Zigbee Sensors Edge Driver [YG] 1.8.16” Here are two SmartThings Community articles providing more information about the Aqara sensors that may be of interest: [ST Edge/Beta] Xiaomi/Aqara/Tuya ZigBee Sensors Driver Pairing Aqara to SmartThings Edge (TIPS AND TRICKS) Here is a list of Aqara, Xiaomi and Tuya sensors supported by Yakov's Zigbee Sensors Edge Driver {YG] If you found this article helpful, please consider buying me a coffee? You may do so by tapping on the PayPal-Me button below.

The SmartThings Developers are well into the process of creating stock edge drivers for the mapping and migration devices to the new Lua based SmartThings Edge Environment. Many of these drivers have already been downloaded, or will be downloaded to your SmartThings or Aeotec Hub. Most drivers will be applied seamlessly without any need for any intervention from you. However, some devices which are not natively supported within SmartThings may require you to source a compatible driver from SmartThings Community for manual application. Edge drivers for non-native devices can be sourced and downloaded from developer or manufacturer driver channels. Downloaded drivers can be immediately applied by removing device from the SmartThings App and then reinstalling the device. Alternatively, you have the option to wait to see if your device is assigned a stock driver. If a stock driver is assigned, but the device is not functioning as expected, then you may download the correct driver to update the device without the need to uninstall and reinstall your device. Since the Third Realty Blind is not natively supported in SmartThings, it will likely be migrated to the ‘Zigbee Window Treatment’ driver which is a SmartThings Beta stock driver. I have tested and found that this stock driver will not provide all of the features and functionality that is currently available within the former Groovy stock device type handler. This means that eventually, you will likely need to download and install the appropriate custom driver to apply to your Third Reality Blind. The edge driver which provides proper control of the Third Reality Smart Blind is the, ‘Zigbee Window Treatment MC’ driver. This edge driver was written and made available by SmartThings developer Mariano Colmenarejo. It can be downloaded from Mariano’s driver channel, Please click on the following link to access the Mariano Shared Driver Channel Invitation link to access the necessary driver: Mariano Shared Beta Driver Channel Since the Third Reality blind requires the installation of a custom edge driver I see that you have two options. The first option is to wait to see if your Third Reality Blind is automatically migrated to a stock driver. If it is, you may then download Mariano’s driver and update the stock driver. If you prefer not to wait and you want to install the edge driver immediately, your second option is to follow the steps that I have outlined below. The benefit of waiting for the automatic migration is that you can then easily switch the driver from the SmartThings stock driver without having to uninstall and reinstall your Third Reality blind. Conversely, if you want to install the ‘Zigbee Window Treatment MC’ edge driver immediately, you must to delete and reinstall your Third Reality blind within the SmartThings App in order for the blind to discover the downloaded edge driver. Before taking any action, my recommendation is that you check your SmartThings App to see if your Third Reality Blind has been assigned a stock edge driver. To confirm if an edge driver is installed, click on your device tile and then while in the device screen, click on the ellipsis to determine if dropdown list contains the word "Driver". The presence of the word ‘Driver’ confirms that edge driver is installed for your device. If the ‘Driver’ is in the dropdown list, click on the word ‘Driver’ to view the ‘Name’ of the installed driver. If the assigned driver is other than the ‘Zigbee Window Treatment MC’ edge driver, you should skip steps 1 – 5 in the driver installation steps outlined below, but follow and execute steps 6 – 10 to download the appropriate driver. After the completion of step number ten, click on the ellipsis, tap on ‘Driver’ in the dropdown list, and then tap the option to ‘Select different driver’. You will then choose ‘Zigbee Window Treatment MC’ edge driver to replace the former driver. If an edge driver is not listed for your Third Reality Smart Blind and you wish to download and install the driver, you will need to execute the following steps: As mentioned previously, you must delete and reinstall your smart blind to be able to assign it the edge driver. However, before deleting your blind from SmartThings you will want to take a few extra steps to preserve any routines that you have written to automate your blind. To preserve your routine(s), open the SmartThings App, click on your Third Reality blind. Once in the device screen, click on the word 'Routines' at the bottom of the screen. Go into every routine and add a temporary device to temporarily hold/substitute the place of the current Third Reality Smart Blind. Note: Replacing the Smart Blind with a temporary device in your routines ensures that your routines are not erased when you remove your Third Reality Smart Blind from your SmartThings App. Once you have substituted a temporary place holder device in every routine which contained the Third Reality Smart Blind you may then delete the blind from your SmartThings App. To delete your device from the SmartThings App, while in the device screen, tap on the ellipsis in the upper right-hand corner of the screen. Now tap “Edit” in the dropdown list. Then tap “Delete device” at the bottom of the screen which follows. With the deletion of the blind you may now proceed to accept the Mariano Shared Beta Driver channel invitation. Click on the channel link for Mariano Shared Beta Driver Channel to accept the channel invitation. Note: After clicking the driver channel link you will be required to sign into your Samsung SmartThings Account. Next you must then select ‘Accept’ to confirm your acceptance of the Channel invitation. After accepting the channel invitation, choose your target hub and select 'Enroll'. Note: Sometimes you must to click the button multiple times. Next, click on “Available Drivers” and select “Install” to install the Zigbee Window Treatment MC'. You can verify the installed driver by going to your SmartThings App, find your SmartThings Hub within the 'Devices' tab and then click on your Hub. Then while in your Hub’s device screen, select the ellipsis in the upper right-hand corner and then click on the word ‘Driver’ from the dropdown list. You will then be able to view a list of all of your installed Edge Channels and Edge Drivers. After confirming the installation of the new Third Reality Smart Blind Edge Driver you may now add your device back into SmartThings App by scanning for nearby devices within your SmartThings App To initiate paring mode, hold the center button on left bottom of your Third Reality blind until the pairing light begins to flash to confirm that the device is in paring mode. Once the SmartThings App discovers your Third Reality blind, click on your device’s tile and then while in the device screen, click on the ellipsis to confirm that the dropdown list now contains the word "Driver". The presence of the word ‘Driver’ confirms that edge driver is successfully installed for your device. All that remains to do is to remove the “temporary/substitution device” from each of your SmartThings routines and add the Third Reality Smart Blind back into your routines. 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The Aqara Water Leak Sensor works with the “ Zigbee Aqara Water Leak Sensor MC” edge driver. The Aqara Edge Driver can be sourced from Mariano's Channel Invitation by executing the steps detailed below. To install the driver click on the following Mariano's Edge Driver Invitation link and execute the following steps: Click on Mariano’s Channel Invitation link You will be directed to sign into your SmartThings account. After signing in, accept the channel invitation. Next click the "Available Drivers" button. Find and download the "Zigbee Aqara Water Leak Sensor MC” edge driver to your ST Hub. If you device is currently installed, delete it from your hub. If you device is not installed or if your device is now removed from your hub, then start the process to onboard or re-onboard your Aqara sensor. When the SmartThings App discovers your sensor you should verify that the correct driver was installed. To verify, tap on your device. While in the device screen, tap on the three dots in the upper right hand corner. Select "Driver" from the list. Look under "Name" to confirm that it displays the "Zigbee Aqara Water Leak Sensor MC” If you need to update the driver, tap on "Select different driver" Search for and tap on the "Zigbee Aqara Water Leak Sensor MC” Here are two SmartThings Community articles providing more information about the Aqara leak sensor that may be of interest: Looking For an Edge Driver For Aqara Water Leak Sensors Pairing Aqara to SmartThings Edge (TIPS AND TRICKS) Visit the Aqara Store! Here is a list of Aqara, Xiaomi and Tuya sensors supported by Yakov's Zigbee Sensors Edge Driver {YG] Go to the link for my Aqara Door & Window Sensor article for download information and instructions! If you found this article helpful, please consider buying me a coffee? You may do so by tapping on the PayPal-Me button below.

In today’s episode I am showcasing the Third Reality Temperature & Humidity Sensor. A SmartThings Edge Driver has been created for this device. Refer to the section below, Instructions for SmartThings Edge Driver Installation for direction on installing the appropriate driver. This innovative sensor is yet another device in ever growing line of Third Reality Zigbee sensors that impresses me with its performance and affordability. Third Reality makes a whole line of smart devices to include a button, blind, leak sensor, motion sensor and contact sensor, all of which I have featured on this platform. Like to the other Third Reality sensors previously reviewed, this device is conveniently powered by two standard AAA batteries. The batteries are supplied by Third Reality. This device also functions with the Zigbee protocol, which is easy on power consumption. As a result these batteries are rated last up to one year under normal conditions. This sensor’s wireless and compact design permits you to easily mount it anywhere. It comes with magnetic adhesive strips which allow you mount it on an appliance or any wall surface. The back of the sensor has a recessed area which matches the shape and thickness of the provided magnet. This recessed area ensures that the sensor will flush mount on any metal surface. There is a small button on the side of the sensor. At first I thought that this button was for a lighted display. Actually the button toggles the temperature reading between Fahrenheit and Celsius. The sensor is also equipped with a retractable stand if you prefer to stand it on a flat surface. This pull out stand is very delicate and will easily detach from the device if you do not handle it carefully. This issue has been reported to Third Reality and they are considering design modifications for the device. If you stand does detach, it is very easy to snap the bracket back in place. UPDATE: The stand issue has been resolved in Third Reality's revised Sensor. Nice Improvement!! Thanks Third Reality!! Because this device uses the Zigbee protocol, a compatible ZigBee capable hub is required. Compatible hubs include the SmartThings version 2 and 3 hubs, the Aeotec-SmartThings hub, Habitat, Home Assistant, ZigBee capable Alexa devices and the Third Reality Smart Hub. The sensor is native to SmartThings so it is very easy to install. To pair the device just select ‘Add a Device’ and then select ‘Scan for nearby devices’. Pull the plastic battery isolator tab from the battery compartment to begin pairing the device. When the SmartThings device discovers your device it will display as “ThirdReality Thermal & Humidity Sensor”. When opening the device settings within the SmartThings App you will see the Temperature and Humidity readings. The Humidity reading has a colored display which gives you a visual depiction of the humidity’s status. Both the Temperature and Humidity can be offset under the device settings by tapping on the three dots in the upper left and selecting ‘Settings’ in the dropdown list. The ST App device status screen also provides a numerical display of the battery’s percentage level as well as a visual display of the battery’s status. I have been using this sensor in our bathroom for a couple of months now. I use the sensor in a SmartThings routine to control my shower exhaust fan/light according to the humidity level in our bathroom. My routine turns on my fan/light when the humidity level in the bathroom equals or exceeds 60%. It also turns off my shower fan/light once the humidity level drops under 60%. The sensor has performed reliably. I haven’t had to deal with a steamed up mirror ever since I deployed this device. The Third Reality Temperature & Humidity Sensor is a great device to add to your SmartThings home. Since is it reports both Temperature & Humidity there are countless applications for this device. Be sure to check out this a many other SmartThings compatible devices in my Amazon Store. Until the next Bud’s Smart Home episode, keep automating and God Bless! Instructions for SmartThings Edge Driver Installation With the pending elimination of the SmartThings Groovy IDE, a Third Reality Temp & Humidity Sensor Edge Driver has been developed to enable the use of the sensor in the new SmartThings Lua based Edge environment. So assuming that you have this device and you would like to continue to use it following the elimination of the Groovy IDE, (scheduled for the end of 2022), you should carry out the following steps to reinstall the device with a new Edge enabled driver. This will allow the sensor to operate locally without the need to communicate via the cloud. If you have already installed the Third Reality Temp & Humidity Sensor you will need to delete the sensor and then reinstall it for to enable the Edge Driver. However, before deleting your sensor from your SmartThings App, you will want to take a few extra steps to preserve the routines that you wrote to control your device. To preserve your routine(s), open the SmartThings App, click on your Third Reality Temp & Humidity Sensor. Once in the device screen, click on the word 'Routines' at the bottom of the screen. Go into every routine that is using the sensor and add a dummy device to temporarily hold the place of the current Third Reality Temp & Humidity Sensor. Note: Replacing the Temp & Humidity Sensor with a temporary device in your routines ensures that your routines are not erased when you remove your Third Reality Temp & Humidity Sensor from your SmartThings App. Once you have substituted a temporary place holder device in every routine which contained the Third Reality Temp & Humidity Sensor you may then delete the Third Reality Temp & Humidity Sensor from your SmartThings App. To delete your device from the SmartThings App, while in the Temp & Humidity sensor device screen, tap on the ellipsis in the upper right-hand corner of the screen, tap “Edit” in the dropdown list and then tap “Delete device” at the bottom of the screen that follows. With the deletion of the Third Reality Temp & Humidity Sensor you may now accept the Mariano Shared Beta Driver Channel for Third Reality Temp & Humidity Sensor After clicking the driver channel link you will be required to sign into your Samsung SmartThings Account. Next you must then select ‘Accept’ to confirm your acceptance of the Channel invitation. After accepting the channel invitation, choose your target hub and select 'Enroll'. Note: Sometimes you must to click the button multiple times Next, click on “Available Drivers” and select “Install” to install the 'Zigbee Temp Sensor with Thermostat Mc' You can verify the installed driver by going to your SmartThings App, find your SmartThings Hub within the 'Devices' tab and then click on your Hub. Then while in your Hub’s device screen, select the ellipsis in the upper right-hand corner and then click on the word “Driver” from the dropdown list. You will then be able to view a list of all of your installed Edge Channels and Edge Drivers. After confirming the installation of the new Third Reality Temp & Humidity Sensor Edge Driver you may now add your device back into SmartThings App by scanning for nearby devices within your SmartThings App While in paring mode, hold the button on the side of your Third Reality sensor until the cloud icon in the lower-left of the display begins to flash on and off to confirm that the device is in paring mode. Once the SmartThings App discovers your Third Reality Temp & Humidity Sensor, click on your device and then while in the device screen, click on the ellipsis to confirm that the dropdown list now contains the word "Driver". The presence of the word ‘Driver’ confirms that edge driver is successfully installed for your device. All that remains to do is to remove the “substitution device” from each of your SmartThings routines and add the Third Reality Temp & Humidity Sensor back into your routines. You may also source additional information about installing Edge Drivers for the Third Reality Temp & Humidity Sensor on the SmartThings community website. If you found this article helpful, please consider buying me a coffee? You may do so by tapping on the PayPal-Me button below. Remember to visit Bud's Smart Home Amazon Store for smart home devices which are compatible with the new Samsung SmartThings Lua architecture. Product Links: THIRDREALITY Zigbee Temp & Humidity Sensor Third Reality Store

In this post I will provide you with the information and steps for installing the official Edge Drivers for the Dome Siren. To install the driver you must follow the driver channel invitation link provided in the steps below. The link is titled, “Dome Edge Driver Channel Invitation”. If your Dome Siren is already installed within your SmartThings app, after you have installed the custom edge driver to your hub, simply open your app and then tap on the Dome Siren tile to open the device screen. In the device screen, click on the ellipsis in the upper right hand corner to confirm that the dropdown list contains the word "Driver". Click on the word "Driver" to confirm that the "Name" of the driver says, "Dome Siren" and the "Channel" says, "Dome Drivers" If you are installing a newly purchased Dome Siren, then you will need to execute the steps that follow. Steps for Accepting the Dome Siren Edge Driver Invitation and Downloading the Driver to your SmartThings or Aeotec Hub: Click on the following link to join the Dome Edge Driver Channel Invitation Select 'Enroll'. Click on “Available Drivers” and in the page that follows, select “Install” to install the Dome Driver. Add your device to SmartThings by selecting the "+" to "Add A Device" and then click on "Scan Nearby Devices". Tap the pairing button on the back of the Dome three times and the device should begin to flash. Once the SmartThings App discovers your Dome Siren, click on your device, you can verify the installed driver by going to your app, click on the ellipsis in the upper right-hand corner of your screen and verify that the word “Driver” is contained in the dropdown list. Dome Siren Security Alarm also Works as a Door Chime! If you are seeking guidance for setup of the available chimes and sirens offered via the Edge Driver, you may follow my settings for the device in my YouTube video. Here is a link to that section of my YouTube video. I also provide directions for setting up the door chimes routine in this video. SmartThings Home Monitor Settings: It is important to remember to add the Dome Siren into the settings of your SmartThings Home Monitor (STHM). The siren can be enabled within the settings of the STHM so it can be activated while your home is set to Arm Away. To access the STHM settings and enable the Dome Siren for security purposes: Tap on the "Life" tab, (middle/bottom of your SmartThings app), Tap on the Home Monitor tile, Tap on the settings cog (looks like a gear in the upper right), Tap on "Security". Tap on "Set up Armed (away) sensors. Tap on "Set response". Tap on "Sound sirens". Select the "Dome Siren" That’s it, you now have the basic steps and the resources to begin to find and install Edge Drivers and to enable the door chimes and sirens. If you found this video helpful be sure to give it a like. Doing so greatly helps my site. Also, if you would like to donate to the SmartThings Developer, Kevin Laframboise, who created the custom edge driver for the Dome Siren you may access his PayPal link here. If you found this article helpful, please consider buying me a coffee? You may do so by tapping on the PayPal-Me button below. You can discover more SmartThings compatible Sirens and Alarms on my Amazon Store!

To set up a virtual contact sensor or a virtual presence sensor use TAustin's vEdge Creator, (a virtual device generator for end users). The SmartThings Community page provides information and tips for installing the vEdge Creator utility. It can be sourced via the SmartThings vEdge Creator link To setup the vEdge Creator utility take the following steps: Once in the specified SmartThings Community web page, click on the channel invitation link to select the driver and download it to your SmartThings hub. You will be required to sign into your Samsung SmartThings Account after clicking on the channel invitation link. You must then click ‘Accept’ to confirm your acceptance of the Channel invitation. After accepting the channel invitation, choose your target hub and select 'Enroll'. Next, click on “Available Drivers” and then select “Install” to download the “vEdge Creator V2.94” to your SmartThings or Aeotec hub. Once the driver has been installed to your hub, go to your SmartThings mobile app and select Add device and then "Scan for nearby devices". This will result in the creation of a new device called vEdge Creator V2.94 to be found in your "No Room Assigned" room. PRO TIP: If you have an an older version of the vEdge Creator and you want to get the latest version, just delete the prior version (Long press the tile and select the trash can 'Remove' icon), and tap the plus sign in the upper right of your screen. Then tap "Add a device" and then select "Scan for nearby nearby devices". The SmartThings app will find the latest version of the vEdge Creator. Open the new creator device to the device control screen. Set the quantity of devices you want to create of a given type. Then select the device type and your device(s) will be created in your “No room assigned” room. To create Virtual Presence Sensors select “Presence Sensor” from the list. To create Virtual Contact Sensors select “Contact Sensor” from the list. As mentioned above, both of the aforementioned sensors will be discovered by your Alexa App assuming that you have Alexa connected to SmartThings and designated as your connected voice assistant. With Alexa set-up as your SmartThings “voice assistant”, any status change in your virtual switch will be reflected in the mirrored switch within the Alexa App. The switch can therefore be used as a routine trigger to perform certain actions. As an example, if a SmartThings member arrives home, the virtual contact switch could be turned on within a SmartThings routine and that change in the switch will be seen in the Alexa routine to trigger any sort of action, such as instruct Alexa to announce a personal greeting on a echo device to welcome the member home with a personal message. The following video describes how to setup virtual contact sensors to be shared between the SmartThings and Alexa Apps to trigger individual, personalized welcome statements for each connected SmartThings member: Remember to visit Bud's Smart Home Amazon Store for smart home devices which are compatible with the new Samsung SmartThings Lua architecture. If this information helped you, consider buying me a coffee. PayPal-Me Link Below!

With the elimination of the SmartThings Groovy IDE, a Ring Alarm Edge Driver has been developed to enable the use of the Ring Alarm sensors in the new SmartThings Lua based Edge environment. The following instructions will provide you with the necessary steps for installing SmartThings Edge Drivers for the Ring Alarm Contact and Motion Sensors. Note: If you currently have your Ring Alarm Z-Wave Device installed on the Ring Alarm hub or another Z-Wave hub you must delete and exclude each connected device from the other Z-Wave hub before adding them to SmartThings. Z-Wave devices must be exclusive to only a single Z-Wave capable hub. After the deletion and exclusion of your Ring Alarm devices, you may now download the ‘Z-Wave Sensor Ring’ Edge Driver. The appropriate Ring Alarm Edge Driver can be downloaded by clicking on the following invitation link: Invitation link for the Milan Edge Drivers 1. After clicking the driver channel link you will be required to sign into your Samsung SmartThings Account. 2. Next you must then confirm your acceptance of the Channel invitation. 3. After accepting the channel invitation, choose your target hub and select 'Enroll'. You may need to click the enroll button multiple times 4, Next, click on ‘Available Drivers’ and select ‘Install’ to download the ‘Z-Wave Sensor Ring’ Edge Driver to your SmartThings Hub. 5. You can verify the installed driver by going to your SmartThings App, find your SmartThings Hub in the 'Devices' tab and then click on your Hub and in the device screen that follows, select the ellipsis in the upper right-hand corner and click on the word “Driver” in the dropdown list. You will then be able to view a list of your installed Edge Channels and Edge Drivers. 6. After confirming the installation of the new Ring Alarm Edge Driver you may now add your device back into SmartThings App by scanning for nearby devices within your SmartThings App. Video Link for Ring Alarm Contact Sensor Paring Video Link for Ring Alarm Motion Sensor Paring 7. With paring mode initiated in the SmartThings App, hold the front button down on your Ring Alarm device for at least 5 seconds and then release the button. This should cause your device button to rapid flash green and the device should be discovered shortly thereafter. You should then enable S2 Security by scanning the QR code or by entering the security code. 8. Once the SmartThings App discovers your Ring Alarm device, click on your device and then click on the ellipsis to confirm that the dropdown list now contains the word "Driver". You may also source additional information about installing Edge Drivers for Ring Alarm Devices on the SmartThings Community website. Important Information About Ring Alarm Inclusion & Exclusion: The Ring Alarm Contact & Motion Sensors are somewhat of a challenge to pair to the SmartThings App but once you get them connected they are rock solid. I particularly like the Ring Contact Sensor and I consider it as one of my preferred door sensors only second to the Aeotec Multipurpose Sensor. If you would like video guidance for paring the Contact Sensor, watch my video for Adding the Ring Alarm Contact Sensor. If you would like video guidance for paring the Motion Sensor, watch my video for Adding the Ring Alarm Motion Sensor. If you are make several attempts to add either of these sensors and you continue to have paring issues, I recommend that you use the z-wave exclusion utility to remove the device and then try to repair it using the instructions provided above. You may also gain more guidance on the exclusion process by viewing the Ring Alarm Motion Sensor Video or the Ring Alarm Contact Sensor Guide. If you experience difficulty while attempting to exclude either sensor, try to the force exclusion option until you get confirmation that exclusion is successful. In the actual ring alarm application there are sensitivity settings. However, the Ring Alarm Motion Sensor sensitivity settings are not available when the motion sensor is installed in SmartThings. The default setting is medium sensitivity. Ring states that a setting of high sensitivity may trigger false alarms at times. Keep in mind that this motion sensor is designed as a security sensor. This means that it should be activated whenever no one is at home and only trigger alerts when a intruder passes its line of sight. It works well in this type of application. It does not work as well as a device to trigger lights on, or send notifications following rapid succession trigger events. One final issue specific to the Ring Alarm Motion sensor is the "Retrigger Interval", otherwise known as the cool down period. The Ring Alarm Gen 2 Motion Sensor's default setting is 180 seconds, which is significantly longer than the cool down period of other motion sensors. The cooldown period is sort of a reset period before the device will trigger another motion event. Therefore, if you intend to use the motion sensor for an application where in you want to trigger one motion event immediately following another, then this sensor is likely not for you. The DTH (Device Type Handler) under the former Groovy architecture had an option to access the retrigger interval setting. Unfortunately, this "retrigger interval" setting is currently not available in the new Edge Driver. When I had the ability to update this setting under the former Groovy device handler, I changed the Re-trigger Interval setting to 30 seconds, which resulted in a much more responsive sensor. I have petitioned the SmartThings developer of the Ring Alarm Sensors to see if he may be able to add a the ability to update the retrigger interval setting for the Ring Motion Sensor within the SmartThings App. Here is a link to the ST Community Thread if you would like to follow-up on the progress of that request. If this information helped you, consider buying me a coffee. PayPal-Me Link Below! Remember to visit Bud's Smart Home Amazon Store for smart home devices which are compatible with the new Samsung SmartThings Lua architecture.

The following is step by step instructions for installing the Zooz Edge Driver for the ZEN16 MultiRelay. I previously published instructions on my website to explain how to use the ZEN16 MultiRelay to remotely control any garage door. The relay was made functional by installing a Groovy Custom Device Type Handler (DTH) in the SmartThings IDE. With the elimination of the SmartThings Groovy IDE, a Zooz Edge Driver has been developed to enable the use of the ZEN16 MultiRelay in the new SmartThings Lua based Edge environment. So assuming that you have this device and you would like to continue to use it following the elimination of the Groovy IDE, you should carry out the following steps to reinstall the device with the new Edge Driver. If you are using a custom Groovy handler for the ZEN16, before you begin to install the Edge Driver you must to remove the Zooz Custom Device Handler (CDH) to prevent SmartThings from assigning it to the device instead of the driver. You will be unable to remove the Zooz custom device handler if the Zooz Zen16 device is still in use within some of the routines that are contained in your SmartThings App. However before deleting your Zooz ZEN16 device from your SmartThings App, you will want to take a few extra steps to preserve the routines that you wrote to control your ZEN16. While in your SmartThings App, click on your Zooz ZEN16 device and then click on the word 'Routines' at the bottom of the device screen. Go into every routine that is using the ZEN16 and add a dummy device to temporarily hold the place of the current Zooz ZEN16 device. Note: Replacing the ZEN16 with a temporary device in your routines ensures that your routines are not erased when you delete your Zooz ZEN16 device. Once you have substituted a temporary holder device in place of the ZEN16 device you may then delete the Zooz ZEN16 Multichannel device from your SmartThings App. After you delete the Zooz ZEN16 you must then use the SmartThings Z-Wave Exclusion utility to exclude your Zooz ZEN16 from your ST Hub. To exclude the device, go into the exclusion utility and begin the exclusion process. (Learn more about how to use the Z-Wave Exclusion process in the SmartThings App). Once exclusion starts, click the Z-Wave button on the ZEN16 MultiRelay device 3 times very quickly to complete Zooz ZEN16 device exclusion. If exclusion is unsuccessful, try the exclusion process once more. It is possible that the commands were not executed the first time. Note: You may source more instruction on how to exclude your ZEN16 MultiRelay from your Z-Wave System on the Zooz support page After the deletion and exclusion of your Zooz Zen16 device, you may now delete the Zooz Custom Device Handler from your Groovy IDE. If installed, the Custom Device Handler can be found under "My Device Handlers" in your Samsung SmartThings Account. With the deletion of the Zooz Custom Device Handler, you may now join the Official Zooz Edge Driver Channel for Zooz Products After clicking the driver channel link you will be required to sign into your Samsung SmartThings Account. Next you must then select ‘Accept’ to confirm your acceptance of the Channel invitation. After accepting the channel invitation, choose your target hub and select 'Enroll'. Note: Sometimes you must to click the button multiple times Next, click on “Available Drivers” and select “Install” to install the “Zooz Multichannel Switch” Note: Be careful to verify support for the appropriate Zooz device in the description. The Zooz Multichannel Switch supports the following devices: ZEN14, ZEN16, ZEN17, ZEN20, ZEN25, ZEN52 You can verify the installed driver by going to your SmartThings App, find your SmartThings Hub in the 'Devices' tab and then click on your Hub and in the device screen that follows, select the ellipsis in the upper right-hand corner and click on the word “Driver” in the dropdown list. You will then be able to view a list of your installed Edge Channels and Edge Drivers. After confirming the installation of the new Zooz Edge Driver you may now add your device back into SmartThings App by scanning for nearby devices within your SmartThings App While in paring mode, click on the Z-Wave button on the device 3 times very quickly: Note: The LED indicator will start flashing to confirm that the device is in paring mode. You may source more instruction on how to pair your ZEN16 MultiRelay to your Z-Wave System on the Zooz support page. Once the SmartThings App discovers your Zooz ZEN16, click on your device and then click on the ellipsis to confirm that the dropdown list now contains the word "Driver". All that remains to do is to remove the “substitution device” from each of your ZEN16 routines and add the Zooz ZEN16 device back into your routines. If you would like to see my video that explains the steps for setting up the Zooz ZEN16 MultiRelay for automating your garage door, just check out the following video Control Any Garage Door Opener in SmartThings - Including Chamberlain Openers You may also source additional information about installing Edge Drivers for other Zooz Devices on the SmartThings community website. Finally, you may visit the support page of for the ZEN16 MultiRelay in order to find advanced settings for setting up your Zooz MultiRelay Remember to visit Bud's Smart Home Amazon Store for smart home devices which are compatible with the new Samsung SmartThings Lua architecture. If this information helped you, consider buying me a coffee. PayPal-Me Link Below!

Each of the three smart home notifications that you can review in the introduction of the following video were made possible by using a SmartThings Edge compatible virtual switch. The notifications were triggered following the detection of a smart home event. The welcome home notification was triggered by the detection my presence. The smoke alert notification was triggered when my First Alert smoke sensor detected the presence of smoke. And the water leak notification was prompted when my ST leak sensor detected the presence moisture. My Alexa App is connected to ST as a dedicated voice assistant. Because of this integration, the ST App is able to share the status of a virtual switch with my Alexa App. These virtual switches were used in Alexa routines to trigger custom announcements on my Echo Devices. Coming up, I will tell you how to set up one of the routines so you might learn the basics of how the ST and Alexa Apps work together to produce custom notifications. The automation routine which I selected to demonstrate is the Water Leak Notification routine. So what hardware is needed for this water leak notification automation? First you will need a ST or Aeotec Hub. Additionally you will require at least one Amazon echo device. You finally, you will need a water leak sensor. All of the aforementioned hardware can be easily sourced from my Amazon Store. Before I show you how to construct the ST and Alexa routines, we must first download the utility that is needed to create virtual switches. To download, tap on the following link: “vEdge Creator Channel Invitation”. The link will take you to the vEdge Creator ST Community page. There you will follow the instructions to load the driver to your hub. Let me show you how this is done. Once the vEdge Creator has been installed to your hub, you must go to your mobile app and select Add device and then Scan for nearby devices. This will result in the creation of a new device called ‘vEdge Creator Version 2.94’. With your virtual switch created, we can now use the switch in our ST and Alexa routines. Reference the provided video at marker 9:54 to see the routine I created in SmartThings. Now let’s open the Alexa App so I can show you how to use the virtual switch to trigger the water leak notification… See video marker 11:21 The three notifications which I presented are just of few of the many uses for virtual switches. I use a virtual presence switch to start and stop Echo Guard. I also created a nighttime virtual switch which I use to check my exterior lights and verify that doors and blinds are closed. So I think that you can see that the uses for virtual switches are many and varied. So that’s it. You now have the basic steps and the resources to begin creating Edge compatible Virtual Switches. vEdge Creator Channel Invitation If this information helped you, consider buying me a coffee. PayPal-Me Link Below!

In today’s episode I am reviewing the Ultraloq U-Bolt Pro Smart Lock. I’ll be discussing some of the lock’s features and I will take you though the setup in SmartThings. Ultraloq states that no wiring or drilling is required for the installation, which is an accurate statement. Ultraloq also states that installation is simple, and I would agree that the instructions are clear and process is straightforward. My greatest concern when first viewing the lock online was the lock’s durability. I was pleased to find that this lock has ANSI Grade 1 certification. An ANSI Grade 1 certification is the highest commercial level of security and durability for lock sets in America. This smart lock uses a standard Schlage C keyway deadbolt cylinder. It has undergone 250,000 high-strength tests and it was determined to be up to 35 times stronger than standard residential locks. It is rated for a 7 times longer lifespan than standard residential locks. The external components of the Smart Lock are built to withstand heat and cold. The lock merits an IP65 rating being dust and weatherproof. The lock operates with the Z-wave Plus protocol which shields the Z-Wave signal using AES 128-bit encryption, so it is very durable and secure. This smart deadbolt can be opened one of six different ways. By Fingerprint, by code via the number keypad, by the detection of your smart phone presence, by shaking your phone in front of the lock when you enable the Magic Shake feature, and if all else fails, you can use one of the provided mechanical keys to gain access to your home. The keypad is glove friendly and it lets you to add random digits before and after your access code to protect your pass code from prying eyes. The keypad also has a bright backlight to allow you to view it in the dark. You can control the lock with voice commands using Alexa or Google voice assistants. The four provided double A Alkaline batteries provide 3 to 6 months of battery life through regular use. You will receive a low battery notification via smart phone app. You can also use an external battery to activate your Smart Lock should the lock’s batteries expire. You can control your Ultraloq Smart Lock remotely to lock, unlock, share access. The app keeps a log of who’s entered and exactly when they each person has accessed your home. You can share a unique, onetime code remotely to your family, guests or service people. An access code can be set for either temporary or permanent access. You can also designate specific dates or periods of time. When using the provided door contact sensor, your door immediately locks when the door closes. If the optional auto unlock feature is enabled, your door will automatically unlock when you arrive at your door with your smart phone. In addition to being compatible with Samsung SmartThings, the lock is also compatible the Hubitat and Vera Z-wave Hubs. The lock is also compatible with Apple Watch. Let’s review the steps for installing the Ultraloq in the SmartThings App. Prior to installing the lock in SmartThings, first follow UltraLoq instructions to download the U-tec App from the iPhone App Store or the Google Play Store. Once you have installed the U-tec App and setup your account then you will be set to begin the installation steps in the ST App. Open your ST App, begin by tapping the "+" sign in the upper-right corner. Next tap on the word ‘Device’. Next tap on the option to search ‘By device type’ and scroll down the list of devices until you find ‘Generic Z-Wave Devices’. Tap on Generic Z-Wave Device. Tap on the word ‘Z-Wave’ and then ‘Generic Z-Wave Device’. At this point you need to open U-Tec app, and then tap on the setting gear. Now scroll down to the ‘Z-Wave Control’ setting. Tap on ‘Z-Wave Control’ and then Tap “Add to Z-Wave hub”. Tap ‘Start the Inclusion’ and the app will confirm that it is ‘Connecting to Z-Wave Hub’. Keep the U-tec App running then return to the SmartThings App. Once back in the ST App, tap the ‘Start’ button, select your Hub and Room assignments and then tap ‘Next”. During this step, be sure that you remain in the ST app until the App asks you to scan the QR code or input the PIN code. Go ahead and Scan the QR code or enter the PIN code. You can find the QR code and PIN code on the battery cover. After scanning or entering the code, tap ‘Add Device’. The App should then confirm the setup as successful. You then find and view the new device within your device list. At this point you can go back to you U-Tec app and you will find the status of Z-Wave Control reports that your lock is paired. You can now lock or unlock your Ultraloq in either the SmartThings or the U-tec app. The status of your lock will be mirrored between the two apps. As mentioned previously, one of the reported capabilities of this lock is the ability to control the lock by voice via an echo voice assistant. This sounds fantastic on the surface until you consider that it may be possible for someone outside your home to ask your voice assistant to unlock your door. Amazon has considered this possibility. If you ask your echo device to unlock your door the echo will instruct you to change to either change your lock manually or go the app and change your device’s permission settings. The device’s settings give you the ability to grant the App permission to ‘Unlock by Voice’. If you enable the “Unlock by Voice” feature, you are warned that anyone speaking to an Alexa enable device associated with your account will be able to unlock the smart lock by voice, if they have your voice confirmation code. This is obviously Amazon’s way to minimize their liability for an unintended breach of your home. So having to remember confirmation code each time you need to unlock your smart lock makes this feature a little less exciting. However, although the Amazon App requires an access code to unlock your door, the code is not required when using your voice to lock your door. So is this lock a must have smart home device? I don’t believe I have ever shared this publicly, but I have uncovered a tried a true way of discerning whether a smart device should receive a thumbs up or a thumbs down. My litmus test is whether or not my wife gets excited about a device. And I here to tell you that she has fallen in love with this smart lock. As I stated earlier, we have used it a couple of months and we both find it convenient and reliable. And you know what they say, happy wife, happy life. Hey thanks for your time an attention today. Until my next episode, keep automating and God Bless! Product, Instruction and Discount Links! Ultraloq U-bolt Pro Z-wave Plus with Fingerprint ID Use code "budssmart7" to get a 7% discount from the Ultraloq Amazon Store Ultraloq Installation Instructions Ultraloq Z-wave setup in SmartThings App PC Mag Review – Jan 2022

Before I get into the content of today’s update let me mention that I will provide you with a comprehensive list of Edge Driver information and channel links at the end of today’s article. This information will be invaluable if you have installed a lot of Custom Device Type Handlers and you need to find Edge Drivers to replicate the capabilities found in those Custom DTHs. So be sure to stay through the end of the video if this situation is applicable to you. Well SmartThings has released yet another update about the transition from the legacy Groovy IDE platform to the SmartThings Edge environment. Most notably they have moved the date for the shutdown of the Groovy IDE from October 15th to December 31, 2022. Quoting SmartThings, “Beginning September 30, 2022, we will start migrating devices and Smart Apps from legacy Groovy technology to our new technology we call SmartThings Edge. They went on to say that they have been working diligently with their partners and user community to migrate devices and they expect that a majority of supported devices to be fully migrated by December 31, 2022. I translate “Supported Devices” to mean Standard Device Type Handlers, not to be confused with Custom Device Type Handlers which I will discuss next. They then gave a reminder which was directed to users that have installed Custom Device Type Handlers. These are device handlers which you can find listed under the “My Device Handlers” tab in your Groovy IDE. Users with Custom Device Handlers are urged to take action on these devices before December 2022 to prepare them for migration and avoid any loss of features. Now if you have little or no Custom DTHs then you should not be overly concerned because most of the Standard DTHs will be seamlessly migrated. But for those of you who need to migrate several Custom device type handlers, the article provides six options for converting these devices to edge. Here is a link that Q&A article if you would like to review the provided options. I will also provide a resource link to a list of Custom Lua Edge Drivers which you can use to source available Custom Edge Drivers. SmartThings reported that there is no published schedule for when particular devices will be migrated, nor will you receive a notification that the migration has occurred. You can identify whether a device is using an Edge driver in your SmartThings app by opening your SmartThings app and selecting a device. Next, choose the More Options link in the upper right corner of your app. If your device is Edge-enabled, the dropdown menu will list the word “Driver” as an option. When you click on the Driver link you can review the driver information. The article also states that the SmartThings Groovy IDE will begin losing some of its functionality beginning on October 15, 2022. After this date, the IDE will no longer allow for the creation or debugging of Groovy DTHs and Smart Apps. SmartThings has stated that once they are confident that most users have had time to move away from legacy Groovy DTHs and Smart Apps, they plan to deprecate most features in the SmartThings Groovy IDE. After deprecation on December 31, 2022, SmartThings may allow very limited functionality in the Groovy IDE, if necessary, but will fully shut off the tool sometime in early 2023. If you need to access your SmartThings devices via a web browser after the termination of the Groovy IDE, SmartThings recommends using the SmartThings Web at my.smartthings.com. A link is provided in the description below this video. To find news and information about custom Edge drivers and integrations, ST recommends that you access the SmartThings Community and Developer Portal. I’ll provide these links in the description for these resources as well. Based on the request of my Subscribers and for my own needs, I have accrued a significant list of Edge Driver Channels and Information Sources which I will make available to you in the description below. You will find these links under the heading “Edge Driver Resources”. The first item in this list is a help guide that explains How to enroll in a shared driver channel and also provides instruction for installing the shared drivers. The next item is titled “Quick Browse Links for Edge Drivers”. This is a comprehensive list of Edge Drivers put together by community contributors to help users migrate devices with custom device handlers. In addition to these resources I provide multiple driver information links as well as Edge Driver Channel links. Included in this list are drivers for Aeotec, Dome, Inovelli, SmartThings, TAustin’s Virtual Edge Driver Creator, Xiaomi, Aqara,Tuya and Zooz Edge Drivers. And finally, at the very bottom of the Edge Driver Resource list, I have included a link to a ST Community article titled: “How to Post Requests for Edge Drivers”. This will be useful if you have a device that is not found within the resources I provided in today’s episode. I encouraged to go to the SmartThings Community, (link below) and ask for the community for guidance. I have found community members to be very responsive and helpful. I am certain that you appreciate the value in these information and resource links. That being true, give this video a quick like. Also be sure to subscribe and set notifications to ensure you receive an email about future updates. Until my next episode, keep automating and God Bless. SmartThings Article: https://tinyurl.com/2yn7tyy5 List of Custom Lua Edge Drivers: https://tinyurl.com/4fctj484 my.smartthings.com: https://my.smartthings.com/ SmartThings Community: https://community.smartthings.com/ Developer Portal: https://smartthings.developer.samsung.com/ Edge Driver Channel (Beta Program): https://tinyurl.com/3bubhvs8 Edge Driver Resources: How to Enroll a Shared Channel and Install Drivers: https://tinyurl.com/8var8k9d Quick Browse Links for Edge Drivers: https://tinyurl.com/3ncf7jke Aeotec Edge Drivers Help Desk: https://tinyurl.com/3wh5pmnw Aeotec Edge Driver Channel 1: https://tinyurl.com/yc52th4d Aeotec Edge Driver Channel 2: https://tinyurl.com/6ppy6vnu Dome Siren Information: https://tinyurl.com/58dp6k6j Dome Edge Drive Channel: https://tinyurl.com/3jmb77m5 Inovelli Driver Information: https://tinyurl.com/754hjbr3 Inovelli Edge Driver Channel: https://tinyurl.com/yc6sd3az SmartThings Driver Channel: https://tinyurl.com/3enkeaxm TAustin’s Virtual Edge Driver Creator: https://tinyurl.com/3p3kjdj5 TAustin’s Driver Channel: https://tinyurl.com/yc2p55a3 Xiaomi, Aqara,Tuya Zigbee Drivers: https://tinyurl.com/5xe4t54x Zooz Edge Driver Information: https://tinyurl.com/3atzmrnr Zooz Edge Drive Channel: https://tinyurl.com/3mkky5ce How to Post Requests for Edge Drivers: https://tinyurl.com/3jh5tsyn If this information helped you, consider buying me a coffee. 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