GE 45600/45601/45631 Remotes - Need Full Integration to Operate Other Protocols and Items via ST

[jimmay3]

This is great, I knew it could be done… GE 45600’s will shoot up in price now, better grab one now…

@geko, can you bump up the device type to handle all 18 (9 + 9) button options? Note that when you press Setup button once, it acts like a Shift button to give your the upper 9…

Guess we can move all future conversations over to @geko thread at:

GE 45600 Handheld Remote as SmartThings Scene Controller (Edited: Does not work!)

Edited 01/17/15: Unfortunately, the method described here does not work. As it turns out, my remote was originally configured as a scene controller using Vera. It’s not possible to do the same using SmartThings hub (not yet at least) Original Post: There’s been a lot of discussions about using inexpensive GE 45600 Z-Wave handheld remote control with SmartThings. Up until now it could only be used as a secondary controller to control Z-Wave switches and dimmers. However, it was not possible to send button presses to the smart apps to control other devices, change mode, execute “Hello, Home” actions, etc. And now you can! This custom device handler provides capability.button and sends button events for each of the 9 remote control buttons. Note: To send button commands to …