TexAMR
April 17, 2017, 1:04am
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Existing hard wired alarm might be able to be modified to be seen by smartthings. As JD mentioned, take a look at the wiki. Here is an example of one that was done with an esp8266, which is very inexpensive.
Update July 20, 2017:
Thanks to tremendous support from this community, this alarm system integration project has evolved into a DIY kit project that we’re calling Konnected Security. Please see the latest Release Announcement here
The open-source source repo has also moved to konnected-io/konnected-security on Github
Original Post below:
The house I live in was built in the early 90s and came with a built-in home security system. I’m not interested in using the outdated alarm system panel, but I wanted to connect the contact sensors in my doors and the motion sensor in my house to SmartThings. I learned about the NodeMCU ESP8266, a small, cheap, programmable development board that has WiFi built in. I set out to connect my door and motion sensors to the NodeMCU and program it to update …