Using The Smartthings Multipurpose Sensor For Garage Door

I ve tried to do the same thing in the new app too.

Using the smartthings multipurpose sensor for garage door.

Depending on your needs you may select a tilt sensor contact sensor or even a multi purpose sensor. Just using the samsung multi purpose sensor. Any advice on which piece would be better suited to which side. For basic sensing a tilt sensor is more than enough.

I set it up with the options do you want to use this sensor on a garage door set on and three axis reporting options set to disabled. I added the multipurpose sensor but there was no option to change this to garage door mode. To my knowledge the new app doesn t have that capability yet without adding your own smartapp. You say yes and it does the rest for the device type.

Is it possible to create a notification if my garage door has been left open for 30 minutes. I put a smartthings multipurpose sensor on the top of the garage door with the straight line to the right. How to set up the smartthings multipurpose sensor as a garage door open closed. So i logged into the website and updated the type to smartsense garage door multi.

I am using the new smartthings app and have a simple open close sensor on my garage door. Its main purpose is as a contact sensor so you can easily stick these slim. The following instructions apply only to the smartthings multipurpose sensor. Have it stuck to the top of the garage door.

It works in harmony with the tilt sensor on the gocontrol garage door opener. Can anyone please help. As you can see from the photo i don t have the space to install the smaller piece inside the area between the. When it goes up it sets open and when it goes down it changes to closed.

Need some suggestions on good placement for this st multipurpose sensor on my door. The are 17 today on amazon. The switch is in virtual momentary pushbutton mode. Using classic smartthings app.

As you can see i ll have to attach one piece on moulding that isn t even and obviously a piece on the door. Today i can say alexa turn on the garage door opener and it will momentary press and the door will move to the opposite of the position it s in open closed. Also i noticed that this sensor is always reporting incorrect temperature right now it is showing 808. Garage door sensor for smartthings.

I have a smartthings multipurpose sensor on my garage door and an lfm 20 z wave switch attached to the door opener. Overall there are loads of smartthings garage door sensor options available. After that it is always showing open. It asks is this a garage door.

Howdy i am using the new smartthings app. At 20 as of the time of writing the tiny samsung smartthings multipurpose sensor zigbee does a lot for very little.