FAQ: When a community created device type is changed,do I have to manually update it myself?

[Sticks18 (Scott G)]

Check out this thread:

Lowe's Iris Sensors (New CentraLite models)

Continuing the discussion from Current Device Deals & Best Prices: Motion sensors were also in the process of being set out. Not sure what was in the other boxes as I didn’t want to open all of them I may pick up the motion sensor tomorrow and test that out.

There’s a custom devicetype for them in the 2nd post. You’ll want to get that installed in the IDE prior to pairing them with ST.

If you need help getting the custom code loaded, check out this FAQ:

[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 …