[OBSOLETE] Quick Device Check SmartApp

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This SmartApp helps you see a quick status of selected devices by checking to see if at least one event exists for the selected device(s). I borrowed a lot of the framework for the code from @notoriousbdg’s BatteryMonitor SmartApp, so thank you to him.

I specifically wrote this app for myself to quickly find devices that all of a sudden stopped working since the last platform upgrade, specifically my Zigbee devices. I thought I’d share with the Community to see if it benefits anyone else. I’m not a coder, so please excuse poor coding practices!

If no events are found:

  • You have a device that hasn’t been used or reported any event, like infrequently used switches. These may not have dropped from your network.
  • You have a device that may still be working, like temp, motion, or humidity sensors, but has dropped of your network for some reason.

Notes:

  • SmartThings only keeps events for 7 days if I remember right.
  • This app works best with devices that you would always expect to get some type of event - like motion, temp, humidity, Lux, battery, etc. but you personally don’t check up on that often.
  • This app also works best with devices you frequently use, like wall switches, bulbs, etc.

This is still a work in progress, and enhancements to include @bravenel’s “Notify when no events” SmartApp could also be incorporated. That app is excellent btw!

I hope someone out there finds this SmartApp useful!

GitHub code: (apologies for the formatting, but it looks OK in the ST IDE)

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/constjs/jcdevhandlers/master/smartapps/jscgs350/dashboard-device-check.src/dashboard-device-check.groovy

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Thank you for creating this SmartApp. I will check it out later, but I just wanted to thank you for your work

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Would it be possible to adjust and add Connected Smoke detectors to the list of available devices?

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Most certainly. I’m traveling at the moment, but I can add this later tonight. I’ll let you know when I’m done.

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@Toasty, I just updated the app to include Smoke/CO2 detectors. The link in the original post above will get you the latest. Sorry for the delay getting this updated. Travel took a bit longer than expected.

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Hey John,

I really like this app. But I’ve noticed that sleepy devices that check in with ST but don’t have any events to report are not being seen by the app.

Example - This device shows up in the devices not reporting events section even after this wake up.
4826f023-c80c-44ee-9695-2b95c0e0a234 3:41:22 PM EST: debug Parse 'zw device: 16, command: 8407, payload: ' returned [[descriptionText:Sump Basin Water Sensor woke up, isStateChange:false, displayed:false, linkText:Sump Basin Water Sensor], 8408]

Is there something I can do to capture this wake up in your app?

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Correct, sleepy devices that don’t generate events won’t be seen because events are only kept for 7 days.

For the example you gave above, if that message is also in the device’s event log, then my app would see it. I believe ST’s default device type for many sensors won’t push that message to the event log.

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