Device not reporting in for a set amount of time

[craig]

No problem on the namespace (although it might be a few days)

I like notifications and texts personally so I’ll add another boolean for notifications separate from the texts.

[erocm1231 (Eric M)]

Hey @craig, not trying to step on anyone’s toes, but I created a SmartApp that has some extra features and functionality. You guys can give it a shot if you would like.

[OBSOLETE] Device Monitor - Get Notified if Devices Stop Reporting

2017-06-08 - Update: Added support for new Ask Alexa features: Message Queue, message expiration, and message overwriting. 2017-03-11 - Update: Added the ability to be notified if your Hub goes offline / online. 2017-03-08 - Update: Added support for SmartThings “Health Check” capability. If the device supports it, Device Monitor will look at the online/offline status of the device. This can be more accurate than looking at events sent by the device. 2016-09-06 - Update: Added support for Ask Alexa. 2016-08-22 - Update: I have made a few changes. I am using a more accurate event detection, battery levels can be checked, and you can be notified when devices come back online. Check post 63 for more info. [image] This app checks the selected devices to determine if they are communicatin…

[keltymd (Matt)]

@erocm1231 yours is missing one real nice feature that @craig has. A time stamp of last activity from the sensor

[erocm1231 (Eric M)]

@keltymd It is there. Well, not a time stamp, but how many hours have elapsed since the last event. Where are you not seeing it? The picture below is showing that the devices last reported 3.49 & 2.39 hours ago.

Also in the app itself:

[keltymd (Matt)]

This is my config and what I get. Craigs is nice because it shows how many minutes since last report. For things like temp sensor or thermostat minutes are more important than hours IMHO

[erocm1231 (Eric M)]

Try hitting refresh or wait a few minutes for devices to start reporting.

[erocm1231 (Eric M)]

@keltymd

For things like temp sensor or thermostat minutes are more important than hours IMHO

Yes, well it does show minutes as a fraction of hours. I just do the conversion in my head.

[keltymd (Matt)]

there they came sorry false alarm

[Pleasant30]

Another feature that would be useful (at least for me) would a second configurable duration of time where if no events are posted from any device, they system is presumed to be offline and a “system down” message can be sent out. I understand that through the app the hub already does this, but I’m looking for a way to accomplish that notification with SMS outside of having to look at the app. If there is an alternative way to determine the hub is offline (through the Hub Inactive event that is reported) I would be all for it:

Monitoring if Hub is Offline

After reading through dozens of threads I’m a little worried that this may not exist… I have one goal: If my hub is offline, notify me somehow outside of needing to be on the iOS app ideally by firing a momentary switch and get an IFTTT email. The hub does have an “inactive” event that fires but on a separate thread it seemed that was not accessible by custom smart apps. Thank you everyone and if I missed a plainly easy solution to this one, my bad.

Also, events that SmartThings sensors report that are not a change in value from the previous report (the temp is the same as the last temp event) are not picked up by this app and the device appears inactive. More info about those events here:

Displayed vs. All Events for Smartthings Sensors

Hello, what is the difference between the events shown below that are grayed out vs. the events that have white background? The white background events show up under “Displayed” and the grays only when clicking “All” or “From Device.” I have an inactivity app that is only seeing the white events and not the grayed out events, making a device seem idle. Any help much appreciated, thank you. [image]