dualtronic:
I am using a contact sensor on a well float such that when it’s not “contacted”, it means I have a leak in the area. The contact sensor uses the standard Edge driver for a contact, but that prevents it from being used as a leak (leak monitor in STHM). With DTHs, I simply switched it to the closest Groovy leak sensor and it worked great. With Edge, I try to change the driver but it won’t let me select any of the leak sensor Edge drivers I have installed on the hub. Is there any way to do this without creating a custom Edge driver?
It’s because the capabilities don’t match.
You didn’t give the brand and model of the sensor you want to change. If it happens to be zwave, there is a zwave edge driver that will let one type of simple sensor pretend to be a different type. (The topic title is a clickable link.)
You have to subscribe to that channel, download the masquerade Driver, and then switch to it.
This driver allows simple z-wave devices, such as switches and binary sensors, to act as a different type of device. A typical use would be to make a z-wave contact sensor appear in the SmartThings app as a smoke detector.
Profiles are included for:
Acceleration sensors
Alarms
Carbon monoxide detectors
Contact sensors
Leak sensors
Locks
Motion sensors
Presence
Smoke detectors
Switches
Tamper alerts
Temperature alarms
Water level sensor (custom capability with low/normal/high states)
Water valves
Window shades
Use the settings menu to swap between profiles (you may need to close and reopen the app to see the new profile). A setting is also available to invert the reported status.
To use, enroll using the Channel Invitation and install the driver (choose the latest version if multiple a…
I don’t think there’s anything similar for Zigbee devices. One workaround would be to create a virtual sensor of the type you do want that also has a switch capability, then use routines to turn the virtual sensor on and off as the real sensor’s state changes.
Here is an Edge driver that will enable end-users to create virtual devices that run locally on-hub.
UPDATED JULY 2023…
Features:
Supports the following virtual device types:
A/C, air quality, alarm, Alexa switch, battery, CO2 level, contact, door, energy, fan, garage door, illuminance, Level/dimmer-only, lock, light (including RGBW), momentary button/doorbell,
motion, panic, presence, refrigerator, smoke detector, sound pressure, sound sensor, switch, switch level/dimmer, temp/humidity, TV, thermostat, video camera, water sensor, window shade
Create any number of virtual devices
Easy and fast to use: No coding or CLI required
Enables you to create 100% local automations with virtual devices
See how many devices you’ve created of a given type (inventory)
Devices include additional …
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