![]() Most of my sensors are generic zwave devices. And when I say smartthings senors, I’m talking broadly - I don’t think I own a single Samsung SmartThings sensor. I’ve been using my smartthings sensors now for over a year with zero false alarms (door sensors) and only a couple of motion detector false alarms, but I do have a large dog - and I chalk those up to him and not sensor failure. Individual sensor accuracy and reliability You could easily build one too with off the shelf electronics and a nodemcu or rpi connected to smartthings.Įxit delays are desirable, and here at our house we have a simple automation that runs when both (just me and my wife) users leave a geofenced area, or when the devices both leave the network.ĭisarming the house when your presence is detected isn’t so desirable, How do you arm your house, when your presence is detected? Also, I don’t know if I really want my alarm being deactivated JUST because my phone is at the front door. You then trigger an event (to turn on or off the alarm) when that switch is activated. you set a keypad code to turn the switch on or off. There are even companies making keypad zwave switches - i.e. If you are a tinkerer, a weekend builder, or hobbyist programmer then I can address all the same points. SmartThings.įirst thing that needs to be pointed out: If you know nothing or next to nothing about SmarThings, DTH, installing apps etc, or don’t WANT to know anything about them - then by all means buy an ADT system. Their own official product usage guidelines tell you not to use it for security. The original smartthings hub just isn’t suitable as a primary security system, and they know that. The only thing is I don’t know if that one works for self-monitoring if you are not subscribing to an ADT plan or not, it might not. The ADT model line has a built-in cellular communications module. Notifications The standard smartthings model lines require the cloud in order to send any notifications, even push notifications to your own phone. Individual sensor accuracy and reliability The dual logo Components are using a proprietary communication protocol that is just more reliable than standard home automation components. In contrast, the ADT model line has a built in entrance and exit delay, just like most security systems do. So if you hit one of those outage periods, the delay won’t work either. While the community has come up with some workarounds for this, they all rely on custom code – – and custom code Only runs in the cloud. And arm and then get out again when they leave. An entry delay allows them to use the lock code, come in, and disarm the security system. The entry delay is especially useful coming in if you have someone like a dog sitter or a cleaning service that has a key code for your smart lock But isn’t running the app on their own phone. It’s been a feature that has been requested pretty much since the system came out, and we’ve always been told that it’s coming in the future, but two years later and it still isn’t here. ![]() The original smartthings hubs assumed that everyone will be arming and disarming their systems via the Geopresence on their smart phones and so there is no way to set a separate exit delay. The ADT model line can have its security factions accessed, including arming and disarming, from the panel or the key fob without requiring the smartthings cloud. There are a Number of stories in the forums of people who had no way to keep their siren from going off during an outage except to take it completely off power, etc. That action takes place in your smartthings cloud account. ![]() If the smartthings cloud is not available (And historically there has been an outage at least once a month for the last 18 months), The regular model lines cannot be either armed or disarmed. So here are the security advantages I’m aware of. The home automation side of it is really the same as the other model lines. The ADT model line has a number of advantages specifically for security when compared to the other SmartThings hubs, but those advantages only apply to the dual logo devices used for the security functions, not to any other devices used for home automation. ![]()
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