FAQ: CONFIRMED: Local Processing - Working Device Handlers

[vseven (Allan)]

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Also, and @vlad can confirm this, most “generic” devices run locally so if its auto detects and calls it “Z-Wave xxxxx” it should be local. However the generic “Z-Wave Water Valve” does not run locally…my Dome water valve which comes in as just Z-Wave Water Valve says its running in the cloud which doesn’t make much sense. I put in a support request to ask why and they said they would fix it since it should run locally (using the generic device handler provided by SmartThings) but I’m not sure if that means I have to remove and re-add the device or if they just haven’t fixed it yet. They asked me to switch the device handler to the Fortrezzm as a test but its open/close action is opposite of the Dome while the generic DH works fine. Hopefully that gets fixed soon.

Super happy to report they did update the generic “Z-Wave Water Valve” device to run locally. Now all my leak sensors and my Dome water shutoff along with my Smart Home Monitor “Leaks” routine all run locally.

Really hope work is done to support other local devices, hopefully even some 3rd party ones like Konnected or ST_Anything if possible. Would put everything I own under local control (other then cloud integration of course).

EDIT: except for one KwikSet zigbee lock. The two I have using Z-Wave run local but for some reason the generic ZigBee Lock runs in the cloud. Really weird. I also have the “Arrival Sensor HA” whcih is cloud based. Again weird.