Smartthings as a valid security option - not quite there yet

[mattjfrank (Matt)]

@dangitbobby

ALL Local functions still work without internet or power.

You can add batteries to the V2 hub so that it will work w/out power. Keep in mind your devices that you need to work when power is out also need to be battery powered or on UPS backup.

@dangitbobby

Keypad to arm and disarm hub

The new Lowes IRIS keypad works. It doens’t it’s device type is not local yet. But there has been some mention that SmartThing is working to provide official support for the new IRIS devices.

CentraLite Keypads

Continuing the discussion from Smart Home Monitor - Feature Requests: @swindmiller I’m writing a device handler and a smart app to manage codes and SHM event subscription. It’s working out pretty well, better once I figured out what they were doing to get the keypad to show the right system state (using undocumented/non-spec commands). I need to polish the code a bit and time is tight, so hopefully this week. I purchased it from an eBay seller. It’s sold as part of the Xfinity security system. Centralite 3400-X if you’re trying to find them. I’m kind of surprised that ST didn’t have this as one of their new “Things.” It’s a very nice looking keypad, fits the ST aesthetic and would have been a good companion to SHM. Spinning this off into a new topic so as not to derail the SHM dis…

@dangitbobby

There should be a delay before arming and a delay before alarming upon intrusion

This has been requested many times, I would guess that it’s gonna come.