You can definitely pair two switches in SmartThings any of several ways. The following may be helpful as you learn your way around:
(March 2018: All of the following applies only to the SmartThings Classic app. If you purchased your hub after March 1, 2018 and are using the new “SmartThings (Samsung Connect)” app, creating rules works differently.)
You’ve got your hub. You’ve got some devices. Now how do you schedule what happens when?
SmartThings doesn’t have a rules engine/scheduler, so there’s no one tutorial for how to do this. But it’s an open platform, and there are about 12 different ways to set up various kinds of schedules. Some require custom code, some don’t.
A “scheduler” in this context is anything that causes a networked device to perform an action, even if it’s just to toggle on or off immediately. (Network engineering definition, forgive me. )
(Note: as of April 2017, the original author of …
And specifically check out The Big Switch, #27 under Convenience in Smart Setup. This will not require a Minimote. In fact, you can pair a Z-wave switch with a zigbee device if you like, something you can’t do in most other systems.
The following is current as of Sept 9, 2015. This is a list of the officially approved SmartApps that are available for installation through the SmartThings mobile app under the SmartApps tab. In each category, you will find a combination of community contributed & SmartThings developed SmartApps.
To install any of these, open the mobile app, select the Marketplace icon ([image]), and select the SmartApps tab.
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