[OBSOLETE] Aeotech Multisensor 6 (gen 5 zwave plus, model ZW100-A)

[TheSmartestHouse]

Hi David,

Strips is officially supported by SmartThings: https://www.smartthings.com/works-with-smartthings/sensors/sensative-strips

[TheSmartestHouse]

Yeah, that should work for motion and glass sensors. We’ll definitely explore this idea for a future line of products. There are a few urgent projects in our pipeline for 2017 but our development team likes this concept and will be looking into it next!

[Kneemuh]

@Robert_Vandervoort

I would say the LUX and UV measurements are pretty off. And they are somewhat slow to respond as well. I own a professional color calibrator and LUX measurement device from X-Rite. I’m going to compare what it sees VS what this sensor is seeing and report later. The thing is though, being an engineer, I want accuracy, I demand it… If you have a sensor it needs to be right… scorched earth policy… hehe… but in reality, for the intended application, “dark”, “dim”, “bright” are also reasonably acceptable. What is misleading is a particular number… I had the sensor outside pointed towards the road but sitting under an awning. It was bright enough to squint a bit, but it says no UV… Now I know if I stood out there all day even under the shade, I would get sunburn, thus, there IS UV… I think perhaps a little more design time could have been spent here. One of the problems is that nearly ALL plastics filter out UV… so putting a sensor behind plastic is going to confound the reading. Then you have to think, well, what is the intended purpose of the sensor, again. Their marketing says, and I’m paraphrasing, know when UV is high which can fade your carpet, etc, etc, so you can automatically shut blinds, etc… Well, if it sits indoors, with the carpet, and always measures 0, I’m never going to shut the blinds am I? So… a little bit of fail there. I’m going to pester the guys at Aeon Labs again and see if I can get some better answers, or at least provide some suggestions for the spec on the next iteration of the product.

Thanks everyone who has been involved up to this point. Sorry if I hijacked this thread, but hey, good came out of it right? This is a really great community!

~R

Hi @Robert_Vandervoort, thanks for sharing your great code here. Just a quick question: Were you ever able to get a response from the guys at Aeon Labs about the UV sensor?

[NomadTech (Daniel Ionescu)]

@TheSmartestHouse

To our best knowledge, there’s no voltage coming to the traditional alarm door/window sensors - they’re purely mechanical and work on the basis of circuit breaks. Unless we misunderstood your idea? It’s possible though that wired motion sensors get some power

They all work off 12VDC. Motion and smoke. Roughly 2.5VDC for contacts but current limited.

[NomadTech (Daniel Ionescu)]

@Robert_Vandervoort

Why not ditch the crappy old panel and use the lines for powering Z-wave devices

What if you want/need an alarm system? This also assumes that you can locate z-wave devices in the same location.
Simpler would be integrate current alarm panels into ST (Honeywell/Ademco/DSC that I now about) and now ST has access to whatever devices your panel has. And just add z-wave devices that you need.

[Robert_Vandervoort]

I have a DSC panel and use an EVL3 to communications care over the LAN / WAN with my monitoring station. It has a simple web interface in it but they don’t provide API access. Rather, they pipe the data up to their free service. Then you can pay for monitoring through whichever company will support it. Now, I believe it’s just a matter of cobbling together some python scripts tonpull zone status off the website via ST.

Bug it just FEELS so sloppy to do that. If the EVL3 has been “hacked” I can’t say. Certainly been out long enough. It is just a little micro controller that interfaces the panels serial interface like a keypad would put to its server and the net. I’d like to access the panekndirect either through it or not without bouncing API calls and all the interdependencies and failure points etc that means.

The reason behind my suggestion of replacing motions and glassbtesks with zwave enabled ines that feed off the power is to add functionality. They could easilly add a dry contact to an otherwise zwave enabled sensor. This way the panel and thebautomation platforms could be served independently. I’m a fan of redundancy. I like my wired alarm panel, do t get me wrong. I just don’t like doubling down on sensor for the sake of automation.

Perhaps a zone board piggyback. It could wire into the zone inputs on the panel and monitor voltage on the zone to detect open close. Then you could assign each monitored zone as a door and window or motion sensor in SmartThings.

Just tossing ideas around would be easy to do on a Pi or ESP, etc, as well.

[Robert_Vandervoort]

Yeah it’s UV index and it does work. If you point it straight up towards the sky you’ll get a better reading… so… Aeotec didn’t have much to add.

[NomadTech (Daniel Ionescu)]

@Robert_Vandervoort

I have a DSC panel and use an EVL3

I have the same. But I added a TL-250 communication for monitoringover the internet. That way I freed EVL3 for my monitoring in ST through Raspberry Pi. This wouldn’t be needed had they opened up the EVL3. Also, when I installed it I ran 4 wire conductors to each sensor so I can now use them for anythins I want (including, as you suggested, power for other local sensors.

@Robert_Vandervoort

I just don’t like doubling down on sensor for the sake of automation

Neither do I. That’s why I mentioned reusing what you have through integration with ST.
And don’t get aggravated (just an assumption from your typing). There was nothing personal in my reply to you.

[Robert_Vandervoort]

no worries, just the way I talk.

Honestly, I haven’t tried anything on the alarm panel since I got it monitored. I’d love to hear more about your integration though.

[Kneemuh]

@Robert_Vandervoort: Any theories as to why I can’t seem to connect my IDE to your GitHub repo? I’d like to make sure I stay up to date on your releases, but I can’t seem to “Update From [your] Repo” like I can with others.

Thanks!

[Robert_Vandervoort]

I can’t connect my github to SmartThings because my account is linked to my company’s. On your side it’s probably because I have one repo for all my handlers. I’ve gotten requests to split them up. It’s just an effort… sorry. I’ll get to it eventually.

[Ian_Clitheroe]

Hi Robert,

ive been trying to add an aeotec garage door opener (gen5) using your code. however i keep getting the same error message.

No signature of method: script15016076246362139004068.metadata() is applicable for argument types: (script15016076246362139004068$_run_closure1) values: [script15016076246362139004068$_run_closure1@73d18380] Possible solutions: getMetadata(), getState(), setState(java.lang.Object), metaClass(groovy.lang.Closure)

and i am far to new to groovy to know what i’m looking for.

Any assistance you can offer?

[Robert_Vandervoort]

you see this in the app or in the debug logging on the ide or where? If the
app, android or iphone?

[Ian_Clitheroe]

its in the IDE. immediately after copying and pasting the code into “from code” when i save i get hat error.

1. opening IDE and logging in
2. MySmartapps
3. add new smartapp
4. from code tab
5. paste your code
6. create button

then i get that error message

[Robert_Vandervoort]

Ok there’s your issue. It’s not a smart app it’s a device handler.

[Ian_Clitheroe]

Thanks RV,
ive added the device handler and it now aooears in my iphone smarthings app.

however it shows as “garage door unknown”

and wont let me use any of the functions once pressing it.

i tried rebooting it. i tried reinstalling the DH code.

i’ve replaced the batteries.

I know you’re not the aeotek repair man, but any assistance you can give is greatly appreciated.

or even point me in the right direction for a customer service dept.

[ybeykoz]

Hello everyone, so I just received ZW100-A, and surely it is terrible as a factory default. I cannot see the version thru ST. Which handler should use to take care of the temperature to be more accurate and solve the vibration problem? It shows tempered all the time with the red tile up.
any help would be much appreciated.

[ybeykoz]

Hey Robert,
First thanks for sharing the handlers you built. I am having a small issue with your latest one, tamper clears out and shows as its moved again back to back. any idea or suggestion?

[Robert_Vandervoort]

sorry I didn’t see this reply. Did you get it fixed? You should post in the garage door handler thread… But, once you get the proper handler on the device, I would generally re-add it, or, you can hit the configure tile in the app to send the parameters over. You can get Aeotec customer service through their website.

[Robert_Vandervoort]

Hey there. I would recommend Eric Maycock’s handler over mine.

https://community.smartthings.com/t/release-aeon-multisensor-6-advanced?source_topic_id=17732

available here: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/erocm123/SmartThingsPublic/master/devicetypes/erocm123/aeon-multisensor-6-advanced.src/aeon-multisensor-6-advanced.groovy