Device to report value

Hi, there! To use a custom attribute in a SmartThings device, you need to create a Custom Capability. Unfortunately, when I added one of my devices in ActionTiles, custom capabilities were not recognized, only the stock capabilities can be selected to include them in the panel.
What you could do is:

  • Create your virtual device using stock capabilities that receive numeric values (to set the operation minutes and others), you cannot modify their labels but can be identified in the dashboard with the Device Name.
  • Create a SmartApp and subscribe to the events (heat on/off, door open/close, etc.), make the necessary calculations, and send commands to the virtual device to update its capabilities.

There’s also a post from another developer where he shared his dashboard with custom tiles:

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