Coming over from Iris. Just hooked up ADT Smartthings Hub and totally lost

[JDRoberts]

As far as using custom code, here is the FAQ for that. It will explain the terminology and the basic process that applies.

Note that you will have to be using the classic version of the app in order to use custom code. Which in your case will probably mean that you need to use two different versions of the SmartThings app for now. (I know, more confusion. )

[OBSOLETE] FAQ: An Overview of Using Custom Code in SmartThings (SmartThings Classic, Groovy Code)

The original FAQ information in this thread refers to the original smartthings architecture, which was in place through the end of 2022 and a little beyond. Custom code was written in the groovy programming language and ran in the smartthings cloud. As of May 2023, you can no longer add new Groovy DTH‘s or smartapps to your smartthings account. So if you came here because of a link in an old forum thread, or on another site, I’m afraid the Groovy information is no longer usable. All of this was replaced by a new architecture. Cloud to cloud integrations use the smartthings API. Hub connected devices, mostly Zigbee and zwave, now use “Edge Drivers,” written in the LUA programming language. Here’s the official announcement on those: The process for using a custom Edge Driver in the new …