# Fibaro Universal Sensor - to read temperature

**URL:** <https://community.smartthings.com/t/fibaro-universal-sensor-to-read-temperature/83392>\
**Category:** Devices & Integrations\
**Created:** [April 1, 2017, 2:01pm UTC](https://community.smartthings.com/t/fibaro-universal-sensor-to-read-temperature/83392 "2017-04-01T14:01:27Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![ubernoob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/bc79bd/32.png) [@ubernoob](https://community.smartthings.com/u/ubernoob)\
**Post date:** [April 1, 2017, 2:01pm UTC](https://community.smartthings.com/t/fibaro-universal-sensor-to-read-temperature/83392/1 "2017-04-01T14:01:27Z")

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Hi,

I’ve purchased the above hoping to setup it up to monitor the hot water temperature in my heating system (I’ve also purchased some DS18B20 sensors, with the built in chip. I’ve got the Fibaro unit up and running, and connected to Smart Things. But I can’t seem to find a handler to record temperature. I have searched the forum and I can see handlers for connecting to PIRs and alarm systems, but not just plain old temperature measuring. Does anyone have any pointers?

Thanks in advance…

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**Author:** ![coodem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e495f1/32.png) [@coodem](https://community.smartthings.com/u/coodem)\
**Post date:** [September 20, 2018, 5:40am UTC](https://community.smartthings.com/t/fibaro-universal-sensor-to-read-temperature/83392/2 "2018-09-20T05:40:41Z")

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Did you ever manage to resolve this ? I too am trying to use the fibaro USB to measure temperature . I have connected 3 temp probes and paired to ST. But looks like ST only picking it up as a simple switch

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**Author:** ![WBM](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/d6d6ee/32.png) [@WBM](https://community.smartthings.com/u/WBM)\
**Post date:** [September 20, 2018, 5:53am UTC](https://community.smartthings.com/t/fibaro-universal-sensor-to-read-temperature/83392/3 "2018-09-20T05:53:27Z")

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This should solve your problems:

> [@\[RELEASE\] Fibaro FGBS-001 Universal Binary Sensor (UBS)](https://community.smartthings.com/t/release-fibaro-fgbs-001-universal-binary-sensor-ubs/107436):
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> Hi all, Ive been working on the Fibaro Universal Binary Sensor for a while now and have finally got it to a point where it is responsive and meets all my requirements. Main improvements: It can create two child devices for the two contact sensors and automatically updates them without a smart app (and you dont need to install extra device handlers as I use the default SmartThings testing ones). If you change the device handler for the child contact sensors to a “Simulated Motion Sensor” then the child devices will work as motion sensors instead of contact sensors. It can cope with four temperature sensors and negative temperatures but might behave erratically with Fahrenheit. - Note that temperature sensors have to be connected at the point you pair/include the UBS into SmartThings, ot…

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**Author:** ![ubernoob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/bc79bd/32.png) [@ubernoob](https://community.smartthings.com/u/ubernoob)\
**Post date:** [September 20, 2018, 6:31am UTC](https://community.smartthings.com/t/fibaro-universal-sensor-to-read-temperature/83392/4 "2018-09-20T06:31:04Z")

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Hi, not sure what you mea by USB? I managed to get hot water reading but I used the Fibaro door sensor in the end, this (bizarrely) also has a connector for the temperature probe.

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**Author:** ![cjcharles](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/smartthings/user_avatar/community.smartthings.com/cjcharles/32/45860_2.png) [@cjcharles](https://community.smartthings.com/u/cjcharles)\
**Post date:** [September 20, 2018, 9:32am UTC](https://community.smartthings.com/t/fibaro-universal-sensor-to-read-temperature/83392/5 "2018-09-20T09:32:33Z")

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Means ubs rather than usb.

This handler linked above (that I created and the SmartThings forums notified me for some reason) should give a lot more features including child devices which can make it easier to use in automations and rules.