geko
March 12, 2017, 4:33am
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There’re multiple ways to connect a wired alarm panel to SmartThings, but all of them involve “another device” of some sort. You can’t just connect (or “piggyback” Z-Wave sensors to the alarm panel (not safely, anyway).
The simplest way I’m aware of is what this guy did:
Update July 20, 2017:
Thanks to tremendous support from this community, this alarm system integration project has evolved into a DIY kit project that we’re calling Konnected Security. Please see the latest Release Announcement here
The open-source source repo has also moved to konnected-io/konnected-security on Github
Original Post below:
The house I live in was built in the early 90s and came with a built-in home security system. I’m not interested in using the outdated alarm system panel, but I wanted to connect the contact sensors in my doors and the motion sensor in my house to SmartThings. I learned about the NodeMCU ESP8266, a small, cheap, programmable development board that has WiFi built in. I set out to connect my door and motion sensors to the NodeMCU and program it to update …