[OBSOLETE] Lowes Iris and XFinity CentraLite keypad DTH + Apps

  1. True Entry Delay honors the entry time in the Delay Profile. It changes how the delay is accomplished. Suggest not using it unless you are unable to acheive an entry delay by setting motion sensors into the delay profile. Windows are controlled by SHM not SHM Delay, and have NO delays.

  2. I’d like to remove the “Simulated sensors may be unique” it’s something left over from my original design process and causes problems for users. Also many people complained they did not want all the simulated sensors in the device list. Stick with the single simulated sensor and let SHM Delay issue its notification. However if you insist upon using it, and have no motion sensors defined in the delay profiles, it works.

Agreed, there is an overwhelming amount of information in the forums.

My keypad stopped working a while back and I stopped using it…I want to give it another go. Are the latest dth and ulm still at the top of this thread?

The DTH is the one i suggest. ULM is deprecated, it was replaced by Lock Manager.

For a comprehensive keypad solution, with entry and exit delays, user pin control, and panic key/pin support, I recently released SHM Delay version 2 Scroll down on that link, there is a section on Xfinity/Iris/Centralite Keypad Installation and TroubleShooting with links on how to reset and rejoin your keypad.

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Looks complicated. I’ll give it a shot. Is any of this stuff going to work after SmartThings transitions to Connect?

Take your time. First get the keypad functional. Then, install the SHM Delay Version 2 app or whatever you prefer. I understand it appears complicated to get it all working, however I feel the result is worth the time and effort. As I said earlier, take your time and follow the directions.

As for it, or anything, working after the “Big Transition”, I’ve read it will, but who knows.

Got everything installed and paired so far. It will probably take me a week to figure out how to setup the app properly. Fingers crossed. I really appreciate the work you guys put into this.

If only there was a weatherproof keypad that could be used to open and close garage doors!!!

I use my Iris keypad in combination w/ Lock Manager for exactly this. I can set user codes, tie to routines, etc.

Further up in this post #89, someone provided a response link to weatherproof mounting cases from Amazon. I have had mine up and running for several months issue free.

I’ve been out of the loop for a while - is this still the best Smartapp to use with this Iris keypad?

I’m trying to get it working with the Smart Alarm smartapp as suggested, but I can’t seem to do two things - successfully set a key to press or hold to arm the alarm in either state, or to be able to set a PIN to disarm. The only PIN reference is to block API access?

Any ideas?

You may want to check out my SHM Delay App, full support for Exit and Entry delays, Iris and Centralite/Xfinity keypads, simulated keypads (beta version), user pins and more.

BTW Smart Alarm was deprecated and replaced with Smart Home Monitor

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I guess this answer is still true. I tested the panic button on my Iris keypad after installing it a few days ago, and the icon in the device screen still shows it in red.

Modify the DTH not to display the panic tile

I’ve read through this thread a bunch of times now, and followed pairing directions to a T. My Iris partially pairs but does not complete pairing? Is this an issue with a newer version of the IRIS Smart Keypad? I hit the tamper switch and the rapid blinking continues for as long as I let it. The device is 5 feet from the hub.

I’m stumped…

Make sure you’ve got the device handler properly installed. It will do that if it’s using the generic “Thing” handler.

You can check with handler it’s using in the API, under my devices. Find the device, and look at the handler.

–Zack

This morning I received an alert from the ST app that my Iris keypad is reporting 0% battery. I’ve only had this thing for a couple of months. It’s functioning properly otherwise, and the battery light on the keypad itself is not lighted up, so I think the notification is wrong. When I look at the “Recently” tab for the device, it shows that yesterday from about noon to 4:30 PM the battery level kept bouncing back and forth between 80% and 0%. Sometimes there would be just a few minutes between each battery report, and sometimes it would report both percentages back-to-back in the same minute. The last battery reported was 0% as of 4:30 yesterday, so I guess that’s why it’s still showing 0% currently on the “Right Now” tab. It doesn’t update when I hit the refresh button on the Right Now tab. I’ve removed each battery one at a time from the keypad (removed one, wait a little while and put it back in, then removed the other, waited a little while, then put it back in). No change.

Any recommendations?

Zack,

Thanks for your reply… I had the DTH installed and the Iris was recognized in ST. I got frustrated with the Iris system, so I returned them and bought two centralite keypads.

Is this device handler for the Iris keypad compatible with the new ST app and the hub V3? I had it working on my V2 hub in the old app, but now I can’t get it to pair properly. it constantly says “Checking status…”

I’m not interested in using the new app so haven’t tried at all myself, but IIRC, it’s still not possible to use custom device handlers with the new app?

It has nothing to do with you. Mine are doing the same thing. Per ST Support, they made some changes on the “backend” that are affecting some non-stock DH’s which of course they don’t support. So we’re stuck unless someone can figure out how to fix the code in the DH.

I was given this fix from another thread. In the DTH, somewhere around line 387 or 391, you’ll need to change this:

result.value = Math.min(100, (int) pct * 100)

to this:

result.value = Math.min(100, (int) (pct * 100))

or this:

result.value = Math.min(100, Math.round(pct * 100))

When you’re done, save the change and publish the DTH to yourself, then refresh it in the ST app.

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