Hi @TN_Oldman
Just be careful with GroveStreams though, as it can become quite expensive depending on your plan.
Regards.
Thanks, I looked at what you sent. Seems a bit more than what I want. Also looked like you said I could accidentally run up a bill if not very careful.
I am using this to capture events.
Was just pondering a way to toss in the cycle time of my heating system to the mix. It seems it is beyond my current capability since I canāt code and I havenāt found a smart app to use to just subscribe to the thermostatOperatingState and put out a switch or contact that would follow it so grab basic on / off events.
I can just use the data provided by Ecobee (on their website) wasnāt that important. Things / ideas just pop into my head sometimes and I like to try and figure out how to do it.
Thanks for the initial answer and the follow up.
I DO appreciate everything you guys do to make things for us (that canāt code) work better, and the advice and directions when we need help this the simple/ obvious stuff.
I think the Simple Event Logger SmartApp allows you to log the thermostatOperatingState eventsā¦
Yeah, I just figured out what I was doing wrong in the app to get the operating state to log. I looked right past it several times.
Ignore me while I go beat my head against the wall for missing something soooo obvious!!! DUH!!!
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Gotta say this is pretty awesome. I love all the options in smart apps that come with it and the focus on detail. By far best device handler and smart apps for any product I have.
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By far the most thorough app /device handler for ecobee out there.
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Great app, worth the investment/donation. Would love to see a somewhat more structured user manual so as to get the most out of all the features. Thanks for your awesome work.
Edited spelling
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Hi @capt9859,
Everything is documented under the ST community wiki.
For My Ecobee device, refer to all documentation here (especially the configuration and
troubleshooting sections):
http://thingsthataresmart.wiki/index.php?title=My_Ecobee_Device
All ecobee smartapps are documented here:
http://thingsthataresmart.wiki/index.php?title=Category:Unpublished_SmartApps
Regards.
Iāve been using an earlier version (3.9) for quite awhile now and loved it. Unfortunately, I never got around to updating it the version 4ā¦or now version 5. Iāve also got some Keen vents now, so really looking forward to upgrading to the latest version and getting on one of your SmartApps to automate the vents/rooms/ecobee! Ohā¦and Ask Alexa too!
Really appreciate all your time and efforts!
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Hey @yvesracine,
Got my ecobee3 today and canāt wait to run it with your code. Iāll let everyone on this post know how it goes. Working with 3 Iris Sensors, 1 ecobee3 sensor, 2 keen vents and the ecobee3. Wiring in my house is from the 60s w/ No c-wire so wish me luck.
Regards,
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Hi,
Following the ST mobile v2.3.0 release, I sent out a new version (v5.8.5) to all my active contributors in order to correct some minor ST rendering issues (between the iOS and Android versions, some compromises have to be made sometimes)ā¦
The new version is available at my store
http://ecomatiqhomes.com/store
Regards,
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FYI for anyone who didnāt get it but usually does, check your spam filter. For some reason Google decided this and the last one were spam.
Installed My Ecobee V5 DH and the smartapp for my 2 ecobee thermostats. Now I notice I have 4 thermostats showing - the 2 originally discovered by Smartthings on installation, and the 2 in My Ecobee:
Master Suite
Main Floor
My Ecobee Master Suite
My Ecobee Main Floor.
I have a few questions.
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Can I simply delete the original thermostats in the IDE? They show as āOFFLINEā anyway. Or are they required for connection to the Ecobee server?
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Can I then rename the My Ecobee thermostats to shorter names like āMaster Suiteā? This would be easier with Ask Alexa.
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I will be adding a 3rd thermostat when it arrives. What would be a good way to integrate it to avoid the duplication? Or should I just add it as normal and then delete when I add it to My Ecobee?
Thanks
Hi, here are my answers to your questions:
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Yes, you can delete the stock ST devices.
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Yes, no problems, you can rename them to shorter names.
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You just need to re-execute MyEcobeeInit in the ST Mobile app under Automations/Smartapps and add the new thermostat along with the others.
You donāt need to use the ST stock ecobee connect at all.
Regards.
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Really enjoying this app.
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This app just made my Ecobee way more powerful and I couldnāt be happier 
Install was pretty easy (I have installed smart apps and custom device handlers before, but am by no means an expert.) I was able to hook this up to CORE very easily. I use Alexa to kick off a Smartthings routine which then sets my A/C to 68 degrees, waits 4 hours, and then resumes the regular schedule. I also have another routine that cranks it up to 74 degrees, waits 60 mins, and then resumes the regular schedule.
I am loving how this looks and works after installing.
It was working perfectly but now my ecobee remote sensors are inactive according to SmartThings. They are still working normally on my ecobee though. What do I need to do to get them working again? Thanks!
Hi,
First, Iād need to know the following:
- Where do you get the āinactiveā status?
The inactive status under the IDE (in the device list) does not mean that the sensors are not working properly.
https://graph.api.smartthings.com/device/list
Youād need instead to look at the list of events by clicking on a specifc sensor and see if the temperature is updated regularly.
https://graph.api.smartthings.com/device/list
Click on a sensor > List Of Events (Middle of the screen)
- Also, please be aware that the ecobeeās motion sensors are not updated in real time as there are some API limitations.
http://thingsthataresmart.wiki/index.php?title=Ecobee3RemoteSensorInit#Known_issues
- Finally, please make sure that you can refresh MyEcobee device by pressing the ārefreshā tile in the UI. If the values are not refreshed, you may have lost your authorization tokens (rare event now as my code has built-in mechanisms to avoid this but possible). If so, you need to re-login at ecobee using MyEcobeeInit.
See item 6 at the ST community wiki to implement some scheduling watchdogs for your ST account as most of the unauthorized issues are related to the ST scheduler (not my code).
http://thingsthataresmart.wiki/index.php?title=My_Ecobee_Device#Troubleshooting (item 6)
http://thingsthataresmart.wiki/index.php?title=Ecobee3RemoteSensorInit#Troubleshooting (item 13)
If you have any other issues, please set My Ecobee deviceās trace preference parameter to ātrueā, and PM me the logs at services@maisonsecomatiq.com.
Refer to the ST community wiki for more details on tracing (item 9):
http://thingsthataresmart.wiki/index.php?title=My_Ecobee_Device#Troubleshooting
Regards.
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Where do you get the āinactiveā status?
I was getting it from the IDE device list. When I go to the events list, it shows the exact same temperature(72) constantly every time it reports. It is reporting every 5 minutes though. At 1:53 it showed the temperature of a room was 72 but when I go to the Ecobee site, it says that same room is 65. -
I knew that they arenāt real time reports.
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I did the login using MyEcobeeInit again because the refresh button was not working to update the thermostat data either. That seems to have updated it now.
Thanks for the fix. Iāll follow your remaining instructions if I notice that this happens again.
@yvesracine Recently purchased this bundle with the Zone app. So far so good. Took part of an afternoon to get the main DTH up and running with a selection of apps. Itās definitely apparent how much work has gone into this package of apps.
Some questions I do have are related to the MonitorandSetEcobeeTemp app vs. the zone app. If I decide to utilize the zone app, is it best to remove MonitorandSetEcobeeTemp? Is there any reason to run both? Thanks in advance for your input.
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