Ring Floodlight Cam

[bmmiller (Brandon)]

@djpinoy

Agree with @bmmiller - I just installed one of these last weekend and manual “wall-mounted” control of the lights was a sticking point.

Are other folks doing something similar? I wasn’t sure if there was a SmartThings compatible switch that could pass the electricity from “line” to “load” without interrupting it. But then maybe all I need to do is wire hardwire that part (without the switch in the way) and then power the switch by itself… but not sure how that works if there’s no load?

I haven’t done it yet, still need to buy, install, etc, but this is my plan. You use a scene controller like mentioned in this thread.

[OBSOLETE] Leviton VRCS4

I’ve created a device type for the Leviton Vizia VRCS4 Scene Controller. Because of the way the scene commands work, I essentially turned it into a 4 button remote, 3 if there is a built in relay. Setting it up is a bit of work: Note: buttons are numbered 1-4 and dim, with dim at the bottom. To associate, press and hold buttons 1 and 3 on the VRCS4 for 5 seconds, the LEDs will start to flash amber. Hold the SmartThings Hub near to the device tell the SmartThings app to connect a new device. Note: you tell the device to connect before the hub. The hub should find a ZWave Remote. This will eventually be your scene controller. If you have a load connected to the VRCS4 (hardwired): Go back to the SmartThings app dashboard. Press and hold buttons 2 and 4 on the VRCS4 for 5 seconds. The le…