I just did a writeup on how to do this using a Dakota Alert alarm with the built in dry contacts. Not trying to hijack the thread, but since the OP is posting a driveway alarm solution from someone else to help the group, I figured he wouldn’t mind this as well:
Quick background:
I’m new to SmartThings / home automation, but am a seasoned IT professional with a computer science degree. So to get started, I used this forum to learn about home automation and am very appreciative of the information. However, there is not any step by step guides for exactly what I was looking for, though there were several others wanting to know and only received high level answers. So I figured I will return the favor by doing a step by step tutorial… enjoy!
NOTE - I’m using a Dakota RE-4k Driveway Alarm Receiver, however, it can be done with any driveway alarm (or really ANY device for that matter) that has external dry contact terminals available. Mighty Mule and Dakota Alert are the big two out there for long distance driveway alarms. There are of course ways to…
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