Were any changes made to the standard DTH in conjunction with the introduction of this smartapp?
I ask because my two Yale YRD-220 doorlocks seem to have stopped reporting changes to their battery percentage.
After I initially set them up under SmartThings, the reported battery percentage has been dropping gradually. But lately I have noticed the percentages have not been dropping. This seems to roughly coincide with the release that introduced Smart Locks, but that could well be a coincidence.
Further “proof” that I have some kind of a problem is that with fresh batteries in them they are still reporting the same percentage as they were before the fresh batteries (66% & 71%).
Both are using the “Z-Wave Lock” DTH, and to the best of my recollection they have always been using that DTH - I am positive I didn’t use a custom DTH at any point.
Both locks are “ONLINE” and “Local” according to the IDE. And they both respond to lock/unlock commands and correctly report status (for the most part).
Any suggestions on what I can do to get them reporting battery correctly again? I’m reluctant to factory reset them, as I will need to re-enter the codes (although at least the new Smart Locks smartapp will make that easier )
Interesting that the official ST smartapp is not as robust as custom smartapps that predated the existence of the official app.
Obviously there would be an advantage to local processing, but that has to be balanced against overall functionality. The Lock Manager app I’m using (ethayer) functions perfectly and does exactly what I need. Two 8-digit codes stored in the lock itself, the other seven stored in the smartapp and sent to the lock only when needed… different actions in webcore based on which code opens the lock and at what time that occurs.
Is there a DTH I can use with my Schlage Connect that works with this and still provides all the functionality? It seems rather silly to have to use some super simple basic device handler just to use the built in lock manager. I want all the features my lock supports to still be available to me.
EDIT: I give up. This terrible smart app will not even work. All I can do is lock and unlock my locks with it, what an amazing set of features! /s
Maybe I am understanding this wrong, but I thought as long as my locks were set to the built-in “Z-wave Lock” device handler then it should work. But it doesn’t. Is there a different device handler I should be using?
Is this app not completed? It’s just a blank page.
Interesting setup note: I had been following the instructions for my Kwikset 910 (Z-Wave, obv.), and in my enthusiasm I set up 4 codes on the lock itself, three for family members (including myself) and one for a cleaning person. When I discovered the new Smart Locks Home Solution, I only saw the first code I had added listed under “Lock Codes”, so I tried adding to the app the codes that I had already added to the lock, and after it hung for a few seconds I got the message “The Lock Code couldn’t be created. Please try again.” every time.
So the next thing I did was add a new code for our pet sitter in the app, and I noticed I was able to add that, so to confirm my suspicions I then deleted it, and I was then able to add the code for the second family member in the app. (I documented not only the codes for each family member, but their “position” in the lock’s memory.)
For further confirmation, I tried again to add the third family member via the app, but changed the last digit of the code, and that worked, so I then deleted that entry in the app and added it back with the correct last digit, and that worked.
So to summarize, it seems the app fails to create codes if that code already exists, but if there are codes entered in the lock that are not showing in the app, the app will overwrite those codes, as it does not seem to know are there. For example, if you enter 5 codes in the lock but only 2 show up in the app, the next one you add in the app will overwrite the 3rd code entered via the lock.
So yes, it is definitely simpler to add all the codes via the app. At least now I have a master code, so no one who might have access to the house (and the back of the lock) can sneak in another code. And after going through all that, I now have push notifications of who unlocked the door and when, which is what I was really hoping for.
Hope this helps!
RBoy
(www.rboyapps.com - Making SmartThings Easy!)
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Hey @Brad_ST - would like to report an issue with the Smart Locks app (actually it may go beyond just that one app to a bug in the local processing engine)
If one uses the stock ST device handler but runs it in the cloud instead of locally on the hub, the Smart Locks app does not update the state of the lock or the dashboard.
There appears to be a bug in local processing where smart apps interacting with cloud device handlers doesn’t appear to get event notification updates. One has to manually force a page refresh or restart the app for it to “see” the event updates. ie. the event updates from device handlers running the cloud isn’t reaching the local execution smart apps.
Very easy to replicate this issue. Hopefully it’ll be an easy fix from ST’s engineers on this one.
I am pretty sure I got it by going to the Dashboard, tapping on the Smart Home Monitor, clicking the gear in the upper right, and choosing “Custom” to create a new monitoring rule. Right now under “SmartApps” for the lock it just lists “Front Door activity”, and when I tap that the config screen looks like this:
Went to the IDE and it said the codeLength is 4. Fine, probably the default is 4. Manually set the code length from the hardware (the lock itself) to 7. Even I created a new code with 7-digit successfully.
And here is the interesting part. I went to the IDE again, and it still said codeLength is 4. And I think this is why the SmartLock app can only handle 4-digit codes.
RBoy
(www.rboyapps.com - Making SmartThings Easy!)
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Yep, one of the minor quirks of the stock DTH. I think at some point in future they may add support to change the digits remotely but for now it’s better to program the digits before pairing the lock when using the stock DTH.
If you’re using the Enhanced Z-Wave lock DTH, which also works with SmartLocks, you can tap the refresh button and it’ll update all the lock parameters including the code length.
Was previously able to add/modify codes. Now get error message to try again. Expect conflict with device handlers. Please advise how to revert to Smartthings default handler. Can see other handlers in IDE and delete but still show up - says in use. Thanks
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