ignacio82
October 31, 2016, 7:28pm
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I have a sensor (strip by sensative) that tells me if my door is closed or not and and smart lock (kwikset 916).
I would like to set an automation that locks the door if the door is closed and the mode is not party.
First, i’m not sure how to create a new mode “party”. Second, i’m not sure what app i should use for the automation “User Lock Manager” allows me to manage the lock, but i don’t see an option to do what i want.
Thanks for the help!
Here is the docs on Mode: (TLDR need to add it through the IDE)
As for SmartApp look for Enhanced Auto Door lock. Its to the point and you can limit what modes to run in. Under Marketplace.
You could do it in Core, but would use the official App.
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Your best bet on what smartapp to use is CoRE. You can find it and the installation instructions here.
UPDATE DEC 19 2017:
If you are still using CoRE, please update to the latest version as soon as you can. Here’s what changed:
v0.3.16e.20171219 - RC - Replaced recovery safety nets using unschedule() with a much more optimized method that does not affect ST as much as unschedule() does
This is important as CoRE has been identified as a major choke point on a certain method that it uses (ST describes that as expensive in their documentation. As it turns out, it is. With ST’s help, CoRE is now able to recover from timeouts much faster and with a lot less resources than by using its own recovery safety net. You should also consider moving on to webCoRE instead, as CoRE is no longer actively maintained and only gets critical updates.
Thank you
Continuing in the BETA process of CoRE (mil…
On how to create a new mode:
Go to https://graph-na02-useast1.api.smartthings.com and log in.
Click manage hub
Click your hub location name
Click ‘create new’ next to mode
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Recently for unknown reasons smartthings removed the ability to add a new mode through the mobile app. I find it strange, but it’s what happened.
You can still add a new mode through the IDE. Instructions are in the following thread:
on September 15, 2016, an update was released to the android and iOS smartthings mobile apps which removed the ability to add a new mode through the app. Hopefully this was just a glitch and it will be re-added soon. Meanwhile, you can still add a new mode through the IDE. Instructions in the following thread.
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Many people use modes to manage which actions are automatically triggered. To begin with, Smartthings starts you out with a few basic modes, like Home and Away.
However, many people like to add additional modes. For example, I distinguish between Night, which is when we have a lot of lights turn on when there is motion, and Asleep, when the same movement will not turn on the ceiling lights, but will turn on a soft night li…
As far as the automation, the official SmartThings features don’t really do a “while” construct. However, there is a community – created rules engine that can do exactly that.
Setup is somewhat complex, but there are many community members who will be glad to help you.
CoRE (now WebCore) is a very powerful community – created rules engine for SmartThings. It allows you to set up stacked conditionals like “If A then B but only while C and not if D.”
Setting it up can be quite complex, but there are many community members who will be glad to help you.
For example, here is a piston that one member created to notify him if the dog had already been fed twice that day and he picked up the dog bowl for a third time. He needed this because he has a large family and people didn’t always remember whose turn it was to feed the dog.
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