# Multiple zigbee sensors = 1 Device

**URL:** <https://community.smartthings.com/t/multiple-zigbee-sensors-1-device/115209>\
**Category:** Writing Device Types\
**Created:** [January 14, 2018, 11:31pm UTC](https://community.smartthings.com/t/multiple-zigbee-sensors-1-device/115209 "2018-01-14T23:31:15Z")\
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**Author:** ![GGexe](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/smartthings/user_avatar/community.smartthings.com/ggexe/32/131227_2.png) [@GGexe](https://community.smartthings.com/u/GGexe)\
**Post date:** [January 14, 2018, 11:31pm UTC](https://community.smartthings.com/t/multiple-zigbee-sensors-1-device/115209/1 "2018-01-14T23:31:15Z")

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Hello there devs, i was wondering if its possible to have 1 device holding 2 different zigbee sensors, would that be possible?

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**Author:** ![JDRoberts](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/smartthings/user_avatar/community.smartthings.com/jdroberts/32/56577_2.png) [@JDRoberts](https://community.smartthings.com/u/JDRoberts)\
**Post date:** [January 14, 2018, 11:35pm UTC](https://community.smartthings.com/t/multiple-zigbee-sensors-1-device/115209/2 "2018-01-14T23:35:28Z")

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> [@GGexe](#):
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> Hello there devs, i was wondering if its possible to have 1 device holding 2 different zigbee sensors, would that be possible?

There are many of these.

For example, the SmartThings branded multi sensor has an open/close sensor, thermometer, accelerometer, and a PIR motion sensor all in one device.

[https://shop.smartthings.com/products/samsung-smartthings-multipurpose-sensor/574](https://shop.smartthings.com/products/samsung-smartthings-multipurpose-sensor/574)

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**Author:** ![bjthomas09](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/848f3c/32.png) [@bjthomas09](https://community.smartthings.com/u/bjthomas09)\
**Post date:** [January 14, 2018, 11:49pm UTC](https://community.smartthings.com/t/multiple-zigbee-sensors-1-device/115209/3 "2018-01-14T23:49:53Z")

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If you mean virtual device that contains two sensor then that is possible as well. For example one smart app I use regularly that does this is zone motion manager. It combines several physical motion sensors into a single virtual device. Which gives you the ability to reduce false alerts etc (I.e don’t report motion on virtual sensor unless 2 out of 3 of the psysical sensors go active).

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**Author:** ![mwiseman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/50afbb/32.png) [@mwiseman](https://community.smartthings.com/u/mwiseman)\
**Post date:** [January 15, 2018, 3:53am UTC](https://community.smartthings.com/t/multiple-zigbee-sensors-1-device/115209/4 "2018-01-15T03:53:55Z")

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> [@bjthomas09](#):
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> If you mean virtual device that contains two sensor then that is possible as well. For example one smart app I use regularly that does this is zone motion manager. It combines several physical motion sensors into a single virtual device. Which gives you the ability to reduce false alerts etc (I.e don’t report motion on virtual sensor unless 2 out of 3 of the psysical sensors go active).

Are you using WebCore to make the determination and then trip the virtual sensor?

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**Author:** ![bjthomas09](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/848f3c/32.png) [@bjthomas09](https://community.smartthings.com/u/bjthomas09)\
**Post date:** [January 15, 2018, 5:57am UTC](https://community.smartthings.com/t/multiple-zigbee-sensors-1-device/115209/5 "2018-01-15T05:57:00Z")

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No zone motion manager smart app creates a virtual device that shows up in your list of things. You can then use this device in other smart apps like Smart Lighting etc. Just do a search for the zone motion manager and you can find the details on how it works.