Handling Devices (Finding by name and adding new)

[JDRoberts]

@taasss

Oh I don’t need ZigBee or zWave. I just need a Simulated Contact Sensor.

I think you might be able to do that, there are a couple of smart apps that do generate new virtual devices.

Check out SwitchMania, it creates four different kinds of virtual devices.

[OBSOLETE] SwitchMania - create 4 different kinds of virtual switches

SwitchMania - get here Create, Control, and Use virtual switches from a single Parent App. No need to use IDE. Allows you to replace dozens of SmartApps with just 1! And if you decide that you no longer need a virtual switch (and/or the link to a Routine), then SwitchMania App deletes it. SwitchMania - is the parent app. It controls 2 types of child apps: (1) My Virtual Switch Creator - which creates virtual (on/off or momentary) switches and (2) My Switch Calls Routines App - which links a switch with a Routine (Hello Home) when a switch is turned on or off. You need to install all 3 apps in the IDE. To have SwitchMania be able to create Virtual Momentary Button Device, you also need to install SmartThings’ “Momentary Button Tile” in the IDE. Instructions: The first page of …