Hi. Does this work with Smartthings and what is the range for the units? How can this range be extended?
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I can confirm that this does work with SmartThings. I don't know the range limit of this device, but I do know that it can be extended by having other Zwave devices between it and the hub due to the Zwave mesh network. http://www.z-wave.com/questions
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It works very well with SmartThings and for range extension you should use any of the regular wave electric switches which act as repeaters.
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I have the First Alert ZCOMBO detectors and they work great with SmartThings. You can pick them up from Lowes.
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I am currently using this in a 2600 sq ft house. Hub on second floor in front of the house and sensors on the garage and sliding door at rear of house with no issues. Lamp module is on second floor which I believe helps as a repeater. Hopefully this helps
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The remote is a direct line of sight so the remote has to point directly at the sensor. That being said mine has worked at about 4-8 feet away.
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I am not sure but there are all kinds of wiring diagrams and tutorials. I am using 2 currently with arduino uno home automation projects and they work great and good range too.
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According to the description of Smarthings , I can be used with it."The SmartThings Know and Control Kit can also be paired with additional Z-Wave or ZigBee devices, to allow users the ability to create a fully integrated dashboard that controls all of the smart devices in your home."
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I have SmartThings and unfortunately this thermostat does NOT have 7 day programming - the description is NOT accurate on Amazon. Considering sending it back after 12 hours of use - argh!
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If you connect it to a smartthings hub you can. on its own I don't think so. I have 3 and they seem to work reasonably well (about 2 months in) with smartthings so far.
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Not sure of the prior revision. The outlet units are bulky tho, and i generally connect them to a small 1 foot extension cord for outlets in a tight area or power strips. It's a reliable product and i have no problem with range. works from across my 1100-ish square foot house. i've dropped the remote plenty of times, and it hasn't broken yet. oh, and as a side note, since i have had this product, bears have not invaded my house. not sure if that helps.
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I did not have much success getting these units to pair with my SmartThings. I ended up returning them and purchased the SmartThings Multi instead. Your mileage may vary and you may be more clever, and more savvy than me so if the price differential or features are better it may be worth it. Personally, I've recently been having better success installing 3rd party items with my SmartThings so I'm hopeful, but I just couldn't get these devices to work at the time.
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I have three units. Two of them are in the house, the 3rd in my office above a detached garage. Two most distant unit are about 150' apart ... works great for two/three way communication.
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Requires a hub or some form of a device to sit in the middle that speaks the zigbee protocol to interface with. I have not seen any information about how well the smart sense gadgets play with other hubs other than their own but technically should work with any zigbee controller since that is a standard protocol. The hub is required to communicate with the sensor and then translate that via some form of software interface to your wifi or in smartthings case up to the cloud and then back down to you.
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It would be a matter of distance between the units since they are a RF device. Different rooms or parts of the house should work. Check the range in the specs
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Technically, it should. I understand the SmartThings Hub will be Z-Wave compliant and I have a Vera Lite Z-Wave controller with three of these little beatuies. Works great.
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Hi, I would say yes on the voltage. If you go that route, Make sure your Output Voltage is right (Also It's micro usb). What I would be concerned about is the Lag you would get. SmartThings is cloud based. So all communications would go from Europe to the States (Amazon Servers I think) . For a quick example. I have a motion sensor in the hallway. It has one basic function. Turn on hallway light. Even in the States, I'm sometime two or three steps in hallway when it comes on. If I was in Europe I could be at the other end when it comes on. :( Also I think Europe has different z-wave frequencies. I would wait until they get there Euro server going. Just my 2 cents. I hate it for ya, because SmartThings is so Awesome.
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Most powered devices will repeat the signal. As I recall even the motion sensor will act as a repeater if powered externally. I have phillips hues bulbs everywhere in my home and it's extended the range to about 100 feet outside of my home, my home is an 1800sq ft home.
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I purchased this item from Smartthings directly and attempted to include this with my Veralite z-wave network. I could never get it to work using the instructions on the Smartthings website. So apparently it is proprietary to their smart things hub. I had to return it to them.