Starting out in smart things?

[sidjohn1]

@Christian_W_A_Hess

I was planning on creating a self opening and closing motorized window as a DIY project and wanted to know if and how could I go about integrating it with the SmartThings Hub, so I could, say, enable one of my rooms to go into cinema mode which closes the windows, blind, turns the AC on, etc.
Is it possible to do this?

This is just 1 way:

Open/close a casement window

Looking to try and automate a window to open and close when I run a whole house fan. I thought this would be pretty easy because almost all of my windows are casement windows that open with the hand crank. I was surprised to see that remote control casement window openers are quite expensive. The Truth Sentry II was $250. As a less expensive work around I have purchased a 12v right angle motor for $20. Going to try and see if I can mount the motor in place of the hand crank. It doesn’t take much torque to open the windows so I think my cheap motor should be sufficient. Has anyone here automated a casement window with any success?

Integrating window shades with SmartThings (Axis Gear)

Hey everyone, We’re launching a device that tackles bringing window shades into the connected and automated space without heavy modification or need to purchase new shades. We were curious what the community thought about this and how important a planned integration with SmartThings would be. You can find out a bit more about what our vision is for context here: igg.me/at/axis-gear

[BROKEN] NST Manager v5.0 (Does Not Work Anymore)

Sadly this integration is no longer functional due to Google’s stupid decisions