ADT SmartThing with 3rd Party Sensors/Controllers

[JDRoberts]

Looks like you missed the following FAQ, but the short answer is that only the dual logo smartthings/ADT sensors can trigger a call to the ADT monitoring center. They use a proprietary protocol which is not even on the same radio frequency as anything else that works with SmartThings. The user manual for your hub refers throughout to “ADT sensors.” Those are the ones they mean.

So you can use your other third-party devices in Home Automation rules, but you cannot use them to trigger the security features of the ADT model hub. ( The topic title is a clickable link)

FAQ: Will my zigbee/zwave sensors work with the new ADT/SmartThings security hub? Can I use the new dual logo sensors with the original SmartThings hub?

This question turns out to be more complicated then you would think. The new ADT/SmartThings security panel has two separate control silos, one for triggering calls to the ADT monitoring center and one for home automation rules. Only the new devices which have both the ADT logo and the SmartThings logo on the box can be used with the new ADT/SmartThings security panel to trigger alerts to the ADT monitoring center. And those are the only devices that can trigger those alerts. Those devices are not using zwave. They are not using zigbee. They use their own proprietary protocol. However, if you just want to set up home automation rules like turn the entryway light on if the contact sensor on the front door opens after sunset, then the new sensors will show up on your list of sensors when …