[OBSOLETE] Smart Alarm is here

[rayzurbock (Brian S. Lowrance)]

I am using HADashboard and have configured a button for “Arm Away”. The mode changes in HADashboard come with a countdown timer before it’s set, giving you time to either hit “Refresh” which cancels the timer or exit if you are changing to a mode that would arm your system. In my case the “Arm Away” button counts down and then changes mode to “Away”.
It’s a bit involved to setup, but their step-by-step instructions are good.

Home Automation Dashboard (HAD)

All the lights in my house are controllable through SmartThings, but not all of them are wired up to wall switches. I do have a bunch of floor and table lamps, which are hooked up to GE receptacles and plug-in lamp modules. It’s a bit of a PITA to have to bend down to actuate the modules. Whipping out my phone to launch the SmartThings Mobile app to control the lights can be cumbersome and slow, and I’m not a big fan of the idea of having physical remotes floating around the house. I wanted a solution with the immediacy of a physical switch, but some of the flexibility of the mobile app. Here is what I came up with: [image] Hardware This is essentially a wall mounted Nexus 7 Android tablet, which I was able to acquire for cheap. I built a custom frame using a laser cut premium walnut ve…