I just reviewed the code. Everything looks in order.
Can you check and make sure you have the rule setup properly. Make sure you have the section for the Defin Criteria for Arlo Assistant Mode setup with only the the General rule option turned on. Then setup the Define Rule Set for Mode with the Switch value set for your virtual switch and the cameras you want it to record.
Under define rule set, I selected the virtual switch under âSwitchâ. If I understand your most, I am incorrect in my expectation that when the switch is toggled, it would then have the camera record, I have selected enable camera recording, clip length 30. What I wanted to do, is to have the camera take a recording when the virtual switch is turned on.
So because of a change made to how rules initialize it looks like i got everything but the general rule option to initiate properly. I just published a quick update to fix that. Because of the use of Smartapp states you will need to delete the existing mode you have setup, and then set it up again. Download the update and let me know if that doesnât fix your condition. I have tested it myself, with the latest update it is working fine for me with the updated code.
Thanks, I download the update. And it works as planned, records when virtual switch is turned on.
Heya All,
Iâve been playing (yet again for the 3rd time) to not depend on the geofence on Arlo, and move everything to SmartThings (with your awesome assistant, Thanks Mavrrick!)
Is it only me or has Arlo changed (not so long ago) that a mode HAS to have an action? (I remember you could set it to no record/no notifications), now it specifically asks you to have either record or notification for the mode to be saved.
(Not accounting for the fact that re-adding Arlo, has made it to be migrated to the new c2c (cloud 2 cloud) API integration model, which means the cameras no longer have on/off capabilities in ST.
Has anyone found a solution (that doesnt require to mute the notifications of Arlo in each phone, and that the record is controlled on ST?)
Maybe its possible on the Assistant, and I might be doing something wrong.
If you are refering to the action for the camera in a arlo mode it had depended on the camera. As i recall i had a different situtation depending on if it was the Arlo Q or the Arlo Pro 2âs i have. One of them allowed you to enable a mode with no action and the other did not.
I my case my work around was to use a email address at a host name i i had provisioned that didnât have a email server. Their system atleast at that time didnât have a way to validate the email address it was notifying.That could have change though by now. That is my suggestion with that change of events.
I havenât tried the new C2C integration though i hope they addressed some of the issues we have been complaining about. It doesnât look to promising based on the initial thread for it. I also wonder if arlo assistant actually works with the new integration.
With all that though i havenât really spent allot of time recently looking at it. I iss the days when stuff just worked and you didnât have to constantly fiddle with it becuase the company you bouth from wasnât trying to nikle and dime you to death.
Arlo assistant wonât do anything to control notifications through the Arlo Cloud.
Preliminary review looks like the record routine still works, but the setting that indicates the time to record is not working. It seems like it records 1 min pretty much all the time.
My arlo video doorbell and Arlo Pro 3 camares did show up in the app and were able to be used. Most of the cameras appear to work with the new STHM with the exception of the video doorbell
As others have stated their appears to be a lack of ability to turn off the cameras from Smartthings with the new integration.
After doing a bit of thought,comparison, soul searching with the new arlo integration I wanted to discuss what the differences are or new limitations.
First what significant changes have taken place.
I want to emphisize how importat the last option there is. The simple truth is that except for a few fring use cases this means AA is no longer needed and is obsolete. The trigger methodology that AA uses to create modes can now be done with regular and compond Automations and now you have access to newer cameras.
I am still dissapointed that the new integration doesnât have a method to control the Arlo cloud server modes and ie disabling camears when not in use, but short of that this is near perfect.
Newer alro devices that support a siren appear to also have that function supported as well. I can activate a siren on my Pro3 and Arlo Video Doorbell.
Iâm confused and feel like Iâm missing something. Iâm trying to get my Arlo Pro 3 cameras and ST to work together but Iâm not having any luck.
I can not see my cameras anywhere in ST. They are not listed under devices or in my room. The only place I see them is in SHM as sensors, BUT, when I try to select/deselect them in SHM they arenât there to chooseâŚ? Also, when I see them listed as sensors in SHM they show offline.
How am I supposed to use these in automations? What am I missing?
First thing is to confirm you are using the new app and not the classic one. You should also be using Smartthings Home Monitor and not Smart Home monitor incase you are.
If those two things are already taken care of then i would suggest you completely remove the integration and devices, and then try to start from scratch. The cameras should be visiable as devices in the room you select during the integration setup. You should also be able to create a camera group with them and stream from them.
At this point folks because everything in the Arlo backend is changed depending on your config your experience may vary significantly.
I would also ask if your Pro 3 cameras that are not working as expected are connected on paid subscription to record to the cloud. I have yet to have a successful recording on my one pro 3 camera and the only thing i can think of is that it does not have a Arlo Smart Plan.
Thanks for the reply!
Yes, I am using the new ST as well as STHM. I have removed the integration twice with the same result, no cameras are visible in devices (Keep in mind there arenât any devices for me to remove). If STHM is armed and they see movement they will set it off though!
My Pro 3 cameras are on paid subscription with Smart Notifications enabled.
I donât know where to go from hereâŚ?
I need help with Arlo devices in ST, sorry if this is not the right place to post.
I have 10 Arlo cameras, they used to work well in ST. I only used them for integration with Hue lights, for everything else I use Arlo app. Once in a while cameras would go offline for few days in ST (while being online and working in Arlo app), Iâd remove âArlo (Connect)â from linked services, add back and it would be good for few months. 2 weeks ago my Arlo base stopped working, I replaced it with smart hub. And since then cannot get cameras working in ST. I removed âArlo (Connect)â, it removed all the devices. Now I link it back, instead of âArlo (Connect)â I get âArloâ under linked services. It immediately shows all 10 cameras in ST, few of them are shown as off, others show âchecking statusâ, it never changes. If I click on âchecking statusâ devices in ST, I can see live camera views, so they are connected, and they show correct battery status. But camerasâ status never changes, so I cannot use them as triggers for lights.
Iâve emailed ST support a week ago, no help from them. Arlo cameras work fine in Arlo app, so donât expect it to be an Arlo problem. I hope you may have an idea what to do, to get cameras connecting to ST.
Thanks in advance!
Support is the best option or bring it up under the support thread for the new Arlo integration. It was completely rewrittwn recently to update it to the new APIâs.
I have Arlo Assist set to execute there is motion on one of my motion sensors, that is set in the ruleset. That works fine, however, I have set it the define Arlo Assistant Criteria, a virtual switch for mode a simulated switch in Smarthings, but Arlo Assist appears to execute regardless if the switch is off or on. What am I missing.
I just looked through code and did some testing. Some strange things are happening.
To minimize events being tracked the application doesnât listen to events until the mode is technically active. What seems to be happening is Smarttthings isnât exactly subscribing to devices as it is expected to. I have a suspicion it is a timing issue. I am going to do a little bit of a experiment to see if i can add some delays in the code and if that will fix it. I will update you when after i test the new code with the delays.
I just uploaded a update to the app to integrate a 5 second delay any time a mode resets back to off. I suspect this will take care of the issue. If it still occurs let me know.
I would also strongly suggest you look at changing to use a Smartthings Automation with the new Arlo Integration instead of Arlo Assistance. That should provide the most of the functionality of using Arlo Assistant.
I will try tonight or in the morning. I am not sure I understand your recommendation of using âSmartthings Automation with the new Arlo Integration â vice Arlo Assistant. I was attempting to use Arlo Assistant in conjunction with some of my webcore pistons. Webcore only has the ability to turn camera on and off, not to take a clip. When I am away or at night I have them turn on via WC, but also want a separate motion sensor execute a video clip, which I can not do in WC, but attempting to do with Arlo Assistant, but on when simulated switch is on, that is set my a WC piston
I may have figured it out, sort of. If I put the simulated switch on off, Arlo Assist executes, If I set the switch to On, it does not. I just flipped when I want it off, to switch on, and I am good.
Not sure I follow what you are doing to make it work. It really shouldnât require you to turn the switch off to turn on the mode.
It also sounds like instead of using a virtual switch to turn on the mode that uses triggers in smartthings you are talking about within the mode using a switch to trigger a recording.
Depending on what you are using to trigger webcore you probably shouldnât even need it. Arlo Assistant has the ability to turn the cameras on and off based on the criteria for defining them mode.
With the new Arlo integration in smartthings you can now trigger recordings from Smartthings. With automations in the new smartthings app you can configure complex criteria to determine if the recordings take place. Simply put you can create a automatoin that said the house must be in night mode and you have to be away from the house, then if motion is detected on these sensors execute recording on these cameras.
