ADT Window Sensor communication protocol

[JDRoberts]

Are you asking about the dual logo ADT/smartthings hub? Or just an ADT device?

If it’s the dual logo device, it uses a proprietary protocol (not zwave or zigbee) for the devices that are allowed to trigger calls to the alarm center. They are not mesh. See the FAQ (this 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 …