I would like to know the best way to place the multipurpose sensors on the doors.
How to install smartthings multipurpose sensor on garage door.
But the reason i wanted to use the multipurpose sensor is because we.
Is there any pros and cons of both.
The smartthings multipurpose sensor is great for monitoring doors windows cabinets or any off limits area.
Garage door sensor for smartthings.
Can anyone please help.
Also i noticed that this sensor is always reporting incorrect temperature right now it is showing 808.
Do we need to place the main sensor on the moveable area of the door and the magnet on the fixed area towards the side of the door.
After that it is always showing open.
My old nyce sensor has to be mounted to an angled bracket otherwise it would only report open when the door is 90 opened.
For basic sensing a tilt sensor is more than enough.
It works in harmony with the tilt sensor on the gocontrol garage door opener.
Hello i have another newbie question.
I m reading that installing the main sensor on the main door would be able to capture the door knock.
Howdy i am using the new 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.
Depending on your needs you may select a tilt sensor contact sensor or even a multi purpose sensor.
I show how to pair this sensor device with the smartthings hub as well as the echo plus speaker hub.
With automations this sensor can trigger alerts tell the lights to turn on and off or set your thermostat based on the built in temperature sensor.
I added the multipurpose sensor but there was no option to change this to garage door mode.
Any advice on which piece would be better suited to which side.
I put a smartthings multipurpose sensor on the top of the garage door with the straight line to the right.
Need some suggestions on good placement for this st multipurpose sensor on my door.
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 have the adt smartthings panel but want to know if i get the non adt branded multi sensor if i install it on a garage door where it will report that it s opened.
In this video i explain the features of the compact smartthings multipurpose contact sensor.
