Hi I’ve been looking for hours and can’t find a SmartApp that will perform what I think is probably a simple task. Unfortunately, I don’t know much about programing. So I’m stuck and was hoping for some kindness…
Here’s my situation:
I have a SmartThings Smart Sensor and I have a Aeotech Siren (Gen 5). Both these things have been successfully added to my SmartThings universe.
I’m trying to make a simple handheld “panic” device out of my SmartThings Smart Sensor. I want it to simply work like this:
Open the contact sensor (pull the magnets apart) and the siren goes on.
Close the contact sensor (re-join the magnets and the siren turns off.
It’d be nice to send SMS and Push messages too but I’m getting desperate.
Does anyone know of a SmartApp that will allow me to do this??
So far I’ve only found a SmartApp that will sound the alarm when the contacts are open but won’t turn the alarm off when I close them.
I’m assuming the siren is using ST’s default device handler, right? If so, the siren has switch capabilities, and that means you have a few options to choose from.
If you’re using the ST Classic app, you can create a Smart Lighting automation. Pick your siren you want to control, and the trigger would be an open/close sensor. “Turn on when” should be set to opened, and the option to turn off when closed should be enabled. You can’t send SMS/TXT messages with this though.
Also within the Classic app, you can create 2 Custom Rules within Smart Home Monitor. One rule will turn on the siren when a contact sensor is opened, and the other rule would turn it off when the contact sensor closes. This option will allow you to get SMS/TXT/Push messages.
I’m not sure how you can do the same in the new SmartThings app, but I’ll look in a few minutes and edit my post later. Right now the new app crashes on me, and I can’t do much in it right now. Smart Lighting is in the new SmartThings app, and I believe you can do it there too, but without the SMS/TXT notifications.
EDIT. Small miracle just happened. The new app stayed up long enough for me to capture a screenshot setting up a new smart lighting automation and the settings you’d need: (these are the same in the Classic app)
EDIT. The new app’s “+ Custom automation” (via Add automation) option only works to turn on the siren, so you’d need to create 2 automations. One to to turn on and one to turn off, but there’s not SMS/TXT option.
