Hi
I’m also new here.
I’m trying to create a piston that reacts to the status of Smart Home Monitor.
The problem is that it does nothing.
Is it because I’m doing it wrong, or is it because of the interaction between WebCore and Smart Home Monitor?
I hope anyone with a bit more knowlede to Webcore and Smart Home Monitor can enlighten me on this subject.
My piston
Logs:
No logs, since it’s no fireing.
OK first things first. Smart Home Monitor is the app associated with the Classic app. Is that the one you use?
If you are using the ‘new’ app, there is a different app called SmartThings Home Monitor which webCoRE cannot work with.
WebCoRE can not work with STHM directly but there is a work-around where you can use virtual switches/automations between webcore and STHM. Not the best solution but it is possible.
I’ve had numerous folks point that out to my posts saying the same thing.
True, and I must say I find it utterly bizarre that ST implemented access to STHM in Automations. STHM should implement its own arming and disarming automations. I know people got used to working with SHM but that was never official, that was just someone noticing the events floating around. They had a chance to get it right second time around and they threw it away. Hopefully they’ll at least limit the damage by restricting access to Automations.
Hi
Sorry I got confused trying all sorts of combinations to make it work.
I prefer to work in the ‘new’ app SmartThings home monitor.
I’ve tried to create a virtual switch and have it turn off or on, depending on the status of the SmartThings Home Monitor.
But I can’t get that to work either.
I can also see from my core that i refer to the old app, and therefor it will not work.
Can You provide info on what to refer to, to get it to work in the new SmartThings app?
Best regard
To be honest, I do not have the answer. I have never investigated the use of virtual/simulated switches between webcore and STHM. I just respond to posts on the ST forums from time to time when someone asks about using webcore with STHM. I tend to forget adding “WebCoRE can not control STHM directly. Of course, someone generally responds that it is possible with a virtual switch in the middle. You may want to ask on the ST forum how users are doing it.
For myself… I have switched to using automations for changing STHM either by time and/or location (home or away). I use webcore to manage location (home or away) and other devices such as locking/unlocking doors, closing/opening garage door, etc. I could use automations for location stuff but just haven’t switched those yet.
HOW TO Add the VSwitch
Use the IDE for Smartthings and add a new device. You will have to name it and give it a network ID. Just make one up that looks like the others but it must not match one of the other devices you have. Assign it the mandatory things like hub to tie to etc…
now in the mobile app you can create a new “Automation” that is an IF/Then style interface. IF security mode disarmed or both armed and the THEN is to turn the virtual switch on or off.
Now you add the virtual switch to your webcore actuators. From there you can poll the switch status in web core
